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Local NFL draft picks savor a special moment

Local NFL draft picks savor a special moment

Schmit: Before the real work begins, our local alums selected last week in the NFL draft are enjoying a brief window of celebration.

 
Home run-hitting Munetaka Murakami is making the White Sox look pretty smart

Home run-hitting Munetaka Murakami is making the White Sox look pretty smart

As we head into May, Munetaka Murakami is tied for the major-league lead with 12 home runs, and you couldn’t blame White Sox general manager Chris Getz for texting everyone in his address book whenever the Japanese slugger sends one to the bleachers.

 
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What we’re hearing about the Cubs: Is Pete Crow-Armstrong finally heating up?

What we’re hearing about the Cubs: Is Pete Crow-Armstrong finally heating up?

The Cubs have been waiting for a spark — while still marveling at his Gold Glove defense in center field — because they have seen Pete Crow-Armstrong perform at an MVP level. Maybe this is a turning point, the same way it was during last season’s April West Coast trip that created the momentum that carried him to the All-Star Game.

 
How the Cubs are scoring more runs by swinging less

How the Cubs are scoring more runs by swinging less

The Chicago Cubs rank third in the majors in runs per game. They’re doing it without a dominant slugger. And they’re doing it in somewhat of an unusual manner, swinging a...

 
Silvy: A Bears draft grade? It lines up as an incomplete

Silvy: A Bears draft grade? It lines up as an incomplete

Columnist Marc Silverman writes about the Bears and the NFL draft.

 
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Softball: Fremd’s Kanupke carries on family tradition, throws gem to beat Prospect

Softball: Fremd’s Kanupke carries on family tradition, throws gem to beat Prospect

Karen Stewart Kanupke had one of the strongest arms the Mid-Suburban League has seen when she played shortstop for Hersey High School in the 1990s. Her daughter's arm isn...

 
Softball: Rain gets the best of Glenbard South, Glenbard East

Softball: Rain gets the best of Glenbard South, Glenbard East

Glenbard South took a 3-0 lead in the first inning before rain washed out the rest of the Raiders’ Upstate Eight Conference game against visiting Glenbard East on Thursda...

 
High school scores for April 30

High school scores for April 30

Baseball Barrington 6, Jacobs 5 Bartlett 5, Riverside-Brookfield 2 Elmwood Park 4, West Aurora 3 Fenton 5, Elgin 3 Highland Park 11, Maine West 4 Lakes 3, Grayslake ...

 
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Wolves stop Stars in OT to even playoff series heading home

Wolves stop Stars in OT to even playoff series heading home

The Chicago Wolves rallied from three separate deficits to stun the Texas Stars 5-4 in overtime in Game 2 of the Central Division Semifinals on Thursday night in Cedar Pa...

 
Softball: McHenry duo too much for Cary-Grove

Softball: McHenry duo too much for Cary-Grove

Blink and you’ll miss McHenry‘s Danica McCarthy and Charlee Cape at the top of the Warriors’ lineup. The left-handed sophomore duo continued their season-long tear on Th...

 

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