Other Sports
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Reflections and lessons learned on anniversary of cyclist’s deathJul 15, 2024 12:48 pm - July 10 marked the second anniversary of a crash that is hard not to memorialize. Nancy Nozicka, pedaling the St. Mary’s Road shoulder near Libertyville, a frequent route for her — not even a mile from her home — was killed by a motorist drifting right.
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U.S. women’s basketball team looks to continue Olympic dominance, seeking 8th straight gold in ParisJul 11, 2024 3:34 pm - The U.S. women's basketball team is on a historic run, winning seven straight Olympic gold medals. While no one has come close to ending that streak, the rest of the worl...
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Prospect alum Erin Reese launches her way to Paris OlympicsJul 11, 2024 9:46 am - From high school state champion to Olympian, Erin Reese is ready to show her strength to the world in the hammer throw.
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Simone Biles and LeBron James are among athletes expected to bid ‘adieu’ to the Olympics in ParisJul 10, 2024 4:34 pm - Icons of their sports. Voices for equality and social justice. Elite performers. Simone Biles and LeBron James lead the list of athletes likely competing at their final ...
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Beginner pickleball leagues in MundeleinJul 09, 2024 7:07 am - Men’s and women’s beginner pickleball leagues begin at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, July 10. at Maurice Noll Park at Hampton Lane, west of Huntington Drive. The league is designe...
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The U.S. men's basketball team has two goals for Paris: win gold and see Simone Biles
Jul 08, 2024 7:09 pm - LAS VEGAS — Bam Adebayo has two primary goals to accomplish at the Paris Olympics. The first one is obvious: a gold medal. The second one: getting a picture with Simone B...
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Golf in the Olympics is starting to catch on. For Americans, the hard part is getting thereJul 06, 2024 8:11 pm - One of the best indications that golf was starting to catch on as an Olympic sport came from a player who never even made it to the podium. Rory McIlroy was part of a sev...
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USA Basketball men’s Olympic team arrives for camp in Las VegasJul 05, 2024 4:18 pm - LAS VEGAS — There's something that Kobe Bryant once said that has stuck with U.S. men's Olympic basketball coach Steve Kerr and seems especially important now. It was abo...
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‘Team USA was always the dream’: The son of immigrants, Juda proud to represent his country in the OlympicsJul 03, 2024 6:35 pm - For as long as he can remember, Deerfield resident Paul Juda has been traveling to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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New fields, parking, amenities and an eastern entrance on deck for Elgin Sports ComplexJul 02, 2024 6:51 pm - New lighted, synthetic turf fields, concessions, parking and less traffic congestion are among the improvements on deck for the Elgin Sports Complex after the city council approved a $21 million bid last week to complete the project.