Articles filed under Sports
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Cubs' Steele gets reflective about first all-star selectionJul 03, 2023 11:00 am - MILWAUKEE - By the end of Sunday's game at Wrigley Field, several hours passed between the time Justin Steele found out he would be a first-time all-star and when he tal...
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Top 25 most important Bears in 2023: No. 17 Dominique RobinsonJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - Shaw Local is counting down the top 25 most important Bears for the 2023 season. What makes one player more important than another? That's subjective, of course. But for...
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If there's pressure on Bedard, the Blackhawks' 17-year-old rookie isn't feeling itJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - Seventeen. Such a pivotal time in our lives. You're preparing for senior year or perhaps going off to college; spending the summer with friends while also holding down a...
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Boomers win on walk-off 3-run homer in front of largest crowd in franchise historyJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - On the day he was named to the Frontier League's West Division All-Star team, Blake Grant-Parks smashed a 3-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give ...
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Madrigal leaves game, Cubs may need a roster moveJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - MILWAUKEE - Nick Madrigal tried to ignore reality when he first felt a twinge in his right hamstring. But then he felt it again and remembered missing most of the 2021 s...
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Sox prospect Colas is rolling at AAA Charlotte. Next stop: Guaranteed Rate Field?Jul 03, 2023 1:00 am - Back in 2017-18 and the first part of 2019, the White Sox were piling up losses during a full-blown rebuild. For much of the painful stretch, minor-league prospects were...
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Ziehm: John Deere Classic has some new features, familiar namesJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - The John Deere Classic tees off for the 52nd time on Thursday with a new tournament director, a pro-am with a celebrity participant whose fame comes in basketball, a pai...
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Churchill Downs extends trainer Bob Baffert's ban through 2024Jul 03, 2023 1:00 am - Churchill Downs is extending Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's suspension through 2024, keeping the two-time Triple Crown winner from entering horses in the Kentucky De...
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Venus Williams falls early in first match at Wimbledon, losing to SvitolinaJul 03, 2023 1:00 am - WIMBLEDON, England - As Venus Williams entered Centre Court for her 24th Wimbledon appearance at age 43, greeted by a standing ovation, she held a green exercise band ov...
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Cubs' Stroman, Swanson, Steele, White Sox's OF Robert chosen for All-Star GameJul 02, 2023 2:00 pm - Marcus Stroman walked out to greet reporters Sunday wearing a 2019 All-Star Game hat and a Muggsy Bogues T-shirt. They both fit, since Stroman was one of three Cubs sele...