Articles filed under Sports
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Southern Illinois blanks Nicholls 35-0 in FCS playoff openerNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - CARBONDALE - Ro Elliott rushed for two touchdowns, including a 60-yarder, and Nic Baker threw for two scores as Southern Illinois shut out Nicholls 35-0 Saturday in the ...
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Baseball Way Back: A screwball Cinderella storyNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - It is tempting to ponder how the 1984 Cubs would have fared if the team hadn't traded Willie Hernandez to the Phillies for Dick Ruthven the year before. But the Cubs alr...
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Downers North falls behind early, loses to Mt. Carmel in 7A finalNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - NORMAL - The tears welling in Downers Grove North senior linebacker Cael Brezina's eyes could tell the story of the journey on their own. The 2023 Downers Grove North ta...
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Nazareth rides dominant second half to stun JCA 38-20 in IHSA Class 5A state championshipNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - NORMAL - Logan Malachuk could finally exhale after the frantic sprint to the finish line. He could smile a bit, too. Nazareth was moments removed from pulling off the se...
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Wheaton, Aurora fall in second round of DIII football playoffsNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - Wheaton College's football team fell 49-42 Saturday at UW-Whitewater in the second round of the NCAA Division III football playoffs. The Warhawks (11-1) advance to next ...
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Waubonsie Valley smothers Batavia to win Windmill ClassicNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - Batavia found Waubonsie Valley's ball press defense suffocating, relentless and stifling Saturday night in the final game of the 48th annual Ken Peddy Windmill Classic h...
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Cary-Grove tops East St. Louis for another 6A titleNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - NORMAL - Cary-Grove's defensive players watched anxiously from the sideline as their offensive counterparts took over early in the fourth quarter. East St. Louis had jus...
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Maine South quiets Libertyville to win Bison ClassicNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - It was appropriate Maine South head softball coach Emmy Pasier sat on the bench as an assistant to Hawks six-year girls basketball coach Jeff Hamann on Saturday afternoo...
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Northwestern beats Illinois, ends Illini's bowl hopesNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Ben Bryant completed 24 of 32 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for a score, and Cam Johnson caught seven passes for 124 yards and a touch...
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Wolves fall to San DiegoNov 25, 2023 12:00 am - The Chicago Wolves wrapped up a two-game series against the San Diego Gulls on Saturday night in Southern California. Rocco Grimaldi scored for the Wolves but it wasn't ...