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Youth sports participation on the rise, while pickleball continues setting the pace for adults

By Brendan Preisman
Apr 26, 2025 1:02 pm - In 2024, for the third year in a row, pickleball saw the largest increase in participation. This is the third consecutive time that the NSGA’s Sports Participation in the U.S. report has tracked a growth in pickleball participation of at least 50% year-over-year.
Simone Biles undecided on competing at LA Olympics, says 2028 'seems so far away'

By The Associated Press
Apr 22, 2025 8:53 pm - PARIS — Simone Biles is unsure whether she will compete at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. For now, the most decorated gymnast of all-time has other priorities and is l...
The US dominated figure skating's world championships. It may face the Russians at the Olympics

By DAVE SKRETTA
Mar 30, 2025 8:17 pm - BOSTON — It's hard to imagine a better world championships for the American figure skating team, which captured gold in three of the four disciplines over the weekend for...
How pickleball is revitalizing vacant big-box spaces across suburbs

By Vincent Pierri
Mar 26, 2025 9:13 am - When big-box stores like Toys R Us or Buy Buy Baby close, they leave behind tens of thousands of empty square feet — spaces that can be difficult to fill. One unlikely contender —pickleball — is breathing new life into these cavernous retail spaces.
Mundelein baseball facility could relocate and expand

By Russell Lissau
Mar 25, 2025 1:28 pm - A private youth baseball training facility in Mundelein could relocate to the village’s northwest side and expand its amenities.
‘End of an era’: Oak Brook Polo Club to close after more than 100 years

By Dave Oberhelman
Mar 17, 2025 7:11 pm - The retirement of its 83-year-old president Jim Drury leads the iconic Oak Brook Polo Club, founded in 1922, to close for a second straight season after a history of hosting polo greats.
NBC and IOC sign $3B Olympic media rights deal through 2036 including Salt Lake City Winter Games

By The Associated Press
Mar 13, 2025 7:39 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland — NBC will now be the champion of Olympic broadcasting in the United States through at least 2036. The IOC said Thursday it signed its long-time Uni...
Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup podiums record with 3rd place in a slalom won by Katharina Truppe

By The Associated Press
Mar 09, 2025 4:43 pm - ARE, Sweden — Mikaela Shiffrin set an all-time World Cup record Sunday with her 156th podium finish though she let victory slip away in a slalom. Racing through steadily...
Park district and Go Green Glen Ellyn hosting ‘Sportswap’ gear exchange, sale

Daily Herald report
Mar 07, 2025 10:12 am - The Glen Ellyn Park District and an environmental organization called Go Green Glen Ellyn are offering a “Sportswap” equipment exchange and sale this Sunday.
How local skaters are coming together to honor D.C. plane crash victims

By Dave Oberhelman
Mar 06, 2025 12:05 pm - Local figure skaters on Friday will honor the 28 people killed in a plane crash after the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The skaters will perform in a memorial exhibition to raise money for victims' families.

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