Articles filed under Sports
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Chicago Sky can’t handle the truth — Angel Reese suspension exposes deeper franchise issuesSep 06, 2025 10:00 am - The Chicago Sky doesn’t have the appetite for a rebuild. All of the moves it made last off-season indicate a certain level of impatience. However, on Friday, the Sky punished its star player for espousing those same views.
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Lincicome: Even the national dunderheads know, these Bears are not Super Bowl contendersSep 06, 2025 9:00 am - Super Bowl contenders? Not these Bears, who would be thrilled to make the playoffs. This is a seven-win team, writes columnist Bernie Lincicome.
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O’Donnell: Ben & Caleb are fine — but J.J. McCarthy does nothing but winSep 06, 2025 9:00 am - Bears fans can’t wait to see new coach Ben Johnson and second-year quarterback Caleb Williams work together for the first time in a regular-season game Monday night, but Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy, a product of the Chicago suburbs, just doesn’t lose very often, writes columnist Jim O’Donnell.
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Schaumburg Boomers beat Lake Erie, sweep playoff seriesSep 05, 2025 10:35 pm - Nick Podkul hit a 2-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Schaumburg Boomers rallied to a 5-3 win over the Lake Erie Crushers to sweep the Frontier ...
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Herbert outduels Mahomes to help the Chargers beat the Chiefs 27-21 in BrazilSep 05, 2025 10:32 pm - Justin Herbert threw for 318 yards and three touchdowns in outdueling Patrick Mahomes, and the Los Angeles Chargers beat Kansas City 27-21 on Friday night in Sao Paulo, snapping a seven-game skid to the Chiefs.
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New QB Preston Stone, Northwestern roll to 42-7 rout over Western IllinoisSep 05, 2025 10:15 pm - New quarterback Preston Stone passed for 245 yards and his first three touchdowns with Northwestern, leading the Wildcats to a 42-7 rout of Western Illinois on Friday night.
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Washington’s big 4th-down throw helps Maryland put away Northern Illinois in a 20-9 winSep 05, 2025 9:56 pm - Malik Washington threw a 42-yard touchdown pass to Shaleak Knotts on fourth down, and Maryland held off Northern Illinois 20-9 on Friday night.
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Mitchell scores 20, Howard 18 as Fever beat Sky 97-77 and move closer to securing playoff berthSep 05, 2025 9:39 pm - Kelsey Mitchell scored 20 points, Natasha Howard added 18 and the Indiana Fever moved closer to securing a playoff berth with a 97-77 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night in a matchup that was missing both teams' marquee players.
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Kane County Cougars lose to Milwaukee; playoff series to be decided Saturday night in GenevaSep 05, 2025 9:35 pm - In the second game of this playoff matchup between the Milwaukee Milkmen and Kane County Cougars, the Milkmen got the job done with a 12-0 win to even the series Friday night at Northwestern Medicine Field.
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Montgomery homers, drives in 4 runs as White Sox win 6th straightSep 05, 2025 8:58 pm - Colson Montgomery homered and drove in four runs as the Chicago White Sox extended their winning streak to a season-best six games with a 7-5 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.