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Chicago Cubs' Alex Bregman celebrates after a one-run single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)

Cubs 3B Alex Bregman taken to hospital after being hit in the face by a foul ball

CINCINNATI — Chicago Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman was taken to the hospital for tests after being struck in the face by a foul ball while standing in the grass several...

Packers’ Jayden Reed, a Naperville Central graduate, hospitalized, ‘doing much better’

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed has movement in his extremities after injuring his neck early against the New York Jets and being take...

Antioch assistant coach Del Pechauer, third from right and posing with his family, recently was honored for 50 years of coaching with the Sequoits. (Erin Schine)

No quit in them: Saluting the ultra-veteran coaches, with 50-plus years in high school football

Here’s a look at several area high school football coaches with at least 50 years on the sidelines, sometimes at a single school.

FILE — Newly named New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi answers a question after a news conference at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Jan. 8, 1998. (AP Photo/Mike Derer, File)

Longtime NFL executive Ernie Accorsi dies at 84

NEW YORK — Longtime NFL executive Ernie Accorsi, who built the New York Giants core that won the Super Bowl twice after his retirement has died. He was 84. The Giants and...

Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles stands on the court during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the New York Liberty, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Olivia Miles breaks Caitlin Clark’s WNBA rookie points record by scoring 770th point

UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Olivia Miles broke Caitlin Clark's WNBA record for points by a rookie in a season on Sunday in the Minnesota Lynx's game against the Connecticut Sun. ...

The Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong celebrates a home run against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday in Chicago. (Melissa Tamez/AP)

Billy Williams salutes PCA’s evolution during historic Cubs season

Cubs Hall of Famer Billy Williams let out a gregarious laugh, a mix of amazement and incredulousness, when trying to describe what it has been like watching Pete Crow-Armstrong’s stellar season.

Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd follows through on a delivery during Saturday’s win over the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati. (Kareem Elgazzar/AP)

Boyd ends 6-start winless streak, Cubs beat Reds 5-2 to close on playoff berth

CINCINNATI — Matthew Boyd ended a six-start winless streak, Dansby Swanson hit his first home run since coming off the injured list and the Cubs moved closer to their sec...