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Detroit Tigers Pitcher Done For Season After Tommy John Surgery
Tigers reliever Bailey Horn has undergone Tommy John surgery and is expected to miss the rest of 2026 and likely most of the 2027 season.
Britain's Kerr smashes mile world record in London
Great Britain's Josh Kerr smashes the long-standing men's mile world record in a spectacular performance at the London Diamond League.
The daily pitch from Sports Editor : July 18, 2026
Jul. 18—➜ . The recent Unity graduate, who won an IHSA state title at 235 pounds this past February to complete an undefeated final season with the Rockets, will wrestle for a cha…
RB Leipzig 2-1 VSG Altglienicke: Winning start for Demichelis in pre-season
RB Leipzig started their pre-season with a narrow win over Regionalliga Northeast side VSG Altglienicke in Martin Demichelis’ touchline debut. The two-time DFB-Pokal winners will …
Honor roll The News-Gazette's Illinois Coaches of the Year
Jul. 18—YEAR COACH SPORT 2026 Brad Underwood Men's basketball 2025 Bret Bielema Football 2024 Brad Underwood Men's basketball 2023 Mike Small Men's golf 2022 Brad Unde…
Illinois Year in Review Top male athletes
Jul. 18—Another one-and-done NBA draft pick, a national champ gymnast and a standout decathlete. The list of Illinois' best male athletes in 2025-26 hits nearly every availabl…
Illinois Year in Review Female Athlete of the Year Sophia Beckmon
Jul. 18—CHAMPAIGN — Petros Kyprianou has focused his rebuild of the Illinois track and field program on international athletes. It was a specific pursuit. Kyprianou, a native of L…
F1 grid: Starting positions for Belgian Grand Prix race
F1 heads to Spa-Francorchamps for round 10, with the title race heating up between Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull
Josh Kerr breaks mile world record
Josh Kerr won silver and bronze medals in the 1500m at the last two Olympics.
Illinois Year in Review Top female athletes
Jul. 18—It was another strong year for Illinois track and field (again, mostly field) athletes, who dominate the list of top Illini female athletes. Beat writer Scott Richey spotl…
