Sports Stories from June 9, 2014 (Change date)
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Brazil grapples with joy, frustration of World CupJun 10, 2014 10:44 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - It's a tale of the two World Cups - one on a field and one playing out on this country's streets. As Brazilians raise the curtain this week on what's a...
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Attorney: Donald Sterling says no deal, lawsuit is onJun 10, 2014 9:07 pm - LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling has pulled his support from a deal to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and will pursue his $1...
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Sox stop slide with 6-5 win over TigersJun 09, 2014 11:47 pm - Jose Abreu hit a two-run homer in Chicago's three-run fifth inning, and the White Sox snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-5 home victory over the Detroit Tigers ...
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Kings on brink of winning Stanley CupJun 10, 2014 7:48 pm - NEW YORK - Jonathan Quick and the Los Angeles Kings are finishing off the New York Rangers in a big hurry. The Connecticut native, who grew up a fan of the Rangers and 1...
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Jablonsky, Prairie Ridge jolt MundeleinJun 11, 2014 10:41 pm - ROCKFORD - The pinch hitter needs to be pinched. For a high school baseball player, it doesn't get any more "pinch-me-is-it-real" magical than what Timothy Jablonsky did...
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Olympic star Van Dyken severs spine in accidentJun 10, 2014 9:07 pm - SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Six-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Amy Van Dyken severed her spine in an all-terrain vehicle accident over the weekend, and she told emergency wo...
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Dopart, Glenbard North going to stateJun 11, 2014 10:41 pm - Glenbard North got timely hits and a strong pitching effort from Cece Dopart to defeat the Oak Park-River Forest 4-0 in the Class 4A supersectional on a chilly Monday ni...
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Softball: Monday, June 9 resultsJun 10, 2014 12:50 am - Monday's results * Class 4A supersectional at Barrington, Fields of Dreams Warren 3, Barrington 1 Warren 000 120 0 -3-7-2 Barrington 000 100 0 -1-5-0 2B: War: Vasen; WP:...
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Antioch's DeJong earns scholar-athlete acclaimJun 09, 2014 8:24 pm - Former Antioch standout Paul DeJong has excelled in the classroom and on the diamond during his collegiate career in Normal. His efforts have hardly gone unrecognized, a...
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Montini falls in bottom of 7thJun 11, 2014 10:41 pm - St. Ignatius did what few teams could do this season: slow Montini hitters. The Wolfpack came from behind at the Class 3A Rosemont softball supersectional to defeat Mont...