Articles filed under Sports
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South Carolina finishes perfect season with NCAA championship, beating Clark and IowaApr 07, 2024 6:16 pm - CLEVELAND — Dawn Staley and South Carolina completed their perfect season, ending Caitlin Clark’s historic college career with an 87-75 win over Iowa in the NCAA champion...
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Byron leads Hendrick Motorsports to 1-2-3 finish at Martinsville on anniversary weekendApr 07, 2024 6:04 pm - William Byron took the lead with 73 laps to go and held onto it during a two-lap overtime finish Sunday to enhance Hendrick Motorsports' celebration of its 40-year annive...
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Jim O'Donnell: Will Iowa-South Carolina provide the fairy tale ending so much of America wants?Apr 07, 2024 6:15 am - DID ANYONE REALLY EXPECT the headline to read: “Controversial foul call dooms Caitlin, Iowa in NCAA semifinal loss to UConn?” Fairy tales don't play out that way. Esp...
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Baseball Way Back: A walk down memory lane with WimpyApr 07, 2024 6:15 am - As Joe Garagiola used to remind us, baseball is a funny game. Few lived up to that adage the way Tom Paciorek did.
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What makes Caleb Williams good? Our scouting report is hereApr 07, 2024 6:00 am - By now, just about the entire NFL world has penciled in Caleb Williams as the No. 1 overall pick by the Bears when the NFL Draft begins April 25. And for good reason, many consider Williams the best quarterback prospect in this year’s draft. He has been the favorite to go No. 1 overall since his Heisman Trophy season at USC in 2022.
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Counsell may have something special brewing for CubsApr 07, 2024 6:00 am - What made Craig Counsell a coveted manager in the Cubs’ eyes? His history in Milwaukee tells part of the story.
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Women’s basketball has joined the general silliness of March MadnessApr 07, 2024 6:00 am - The decision that allowed women to be Mad in March is marked as progress and happily coincidental with Caitlin Clark, who plays basketball. In fact, Clark managed to become the face of March Madness, much like, for entirely different and absurd reasons, Taylor Swift became the face of the Super Bowl.
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Led by Castle and Clingan, defending champ UConn returns to NCAA title game, beating Alabama 86-72Apr 06, 2024 10:43 pm - UConn kept its bid to repeat as national champion intact by surviving its first true test of the NCAA Tournament, getting 21 points from freshman Stephon Castle while clamping down defensively in the second half of an 86-72 win over Alabama in the Final Four on Saturday night.
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Melendez’s 2-run homer backs Wacha in Royals’ 3-0 shutout over White SoxApr 06, 2024 10:24 pm - Michael Wacha threw seven innings of two-hit ball and MJ Melendez launched a two-run homer as the Kansas City Royals beat the slumping White Sox 3-0 on Saturday night.
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Boys track and field: The life of Riley just got longerApr 06, 2024 8:52 pm - Illinois’ fastest short sprinter this boys indoor track season rediscovered how demanding even a 100-meter dash can be outdoors, Saturday at Wheaton North’s Best 4. “It’s...