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Sky signs head coach Pokey Chatman to multiyear contract Feb 12, 2013 12:00 AM
The Chicago Sky today announced the team has signed head coach and general manager Pokey Chatman to a multiyear contract extension.
Sky’s Young steps up on Girls in Sports Day Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
It's all about the shoes! Women's Watch checks in on a neat Sky charitable event on National Women and Girls in Sports Day.
Vonn to have surgery in US next week after crash Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Lindsey Vonn will head home for surgery in Colorado next week after tearing two ligaments in her right knee and breaking a bone in her lower leg in a crash at the world championships.
Red Stars add 3 players to NWSL roster Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
The Chicago Red Stars have added three more free agents for the upcoming NWSL season. Former Olympic team captain Lori Chalupny, Taryn Hemmings, and Ella Masar will join the women's pro soccer club, which signed Olympic veteran Leslie Osborne last week.
Her knee shredded, Lindsey Vonn done for season Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Lindsey Vonn will miss the rest of the ski season after tearing knee ligaments and breaking a bone in her leg in a high-speed crash Tuesday at the world championships. The U.S. team expects her to return for the next World Cup season and the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Veteran NPF catcher Doepking retires Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
eteran catcher Shannon Doepking will retire from National Pro Fastpitch after five seasons, the Chicago Bandits announced Monday. "This is an announcement we were not looking forward to make," Bandits general manager Aaron M. Moore said in a statement released to the media. "Doepking came in and managed not only Monica (Abbott), but the entire pitching staff so effectively.
Red Stars add U.S. veteran Osborne to NWSL rosterFeb 1, 2013 12:00 AM
The Chicago Red Stars have added former U.S. National Team veteran Leslie Osborne to their roster for the 2013 National Women’s Soccer League season. Osborne, a Brookfield, Wis., native, earned 59 caps with the U.S. Women’s Soccer team and most recently played with the Boston Breakers in the WPS and WPSL-Elite leagues, where she served as team captain.
Arlington releases stakes race schedule Jan 29, 2013 12:00 AM
The International Festival of Racing will return to Arlington International Racecourse on Aug. 17 with the 31st running of the Grade I Arlington Million. Track officials released a 2013 thoroughbred racing schedule Tuesday that includes 25 stakes races worth $5.5 million.
World-class golfers returning to Rich Harvest Farms Jan 24, 2013 12:00 AM
The Ladies PGA Tour is returning to Chicago — but it won't be until 2016. And then it will be for the staging of an extraordinary new team event, the International Crown. Mike Whan, the LPGA commissioner, announced Thursday the tournament will make its debut in Owings Mills, Md., in 2014, and the second staging will be in the summer of 2016 at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove. Jerry Rich, owner and designer of the Rich Harvest private facility that hosted the record-setting 2009 Solheim Cup matches, was a leader in making the new event happen.
Chicago Marathon sets signup date, fees for 2013 race Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
While the 26.2-mile Chicago Marathon course remains attractively flat for runners and its popularity rises with each year, entry fees will climb for the 2013 race. Organizers for the 2013 Bank of America Chicago Marathon will open online registration at noon Feb. 19 at www.chicagomarathon.com, and the 36th annual event next fall is expected to hit its maximum of 45,000 runners.
Serena Williams out of Australian Open Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Serena Williams is out of the Australian Open after losing her quarterfinal match 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to 19-year-old American Sloane Stephens. Williams appeared to hurt her lower back while attempting to pull up short of the net during the eighth game of the second set. She called for a trainer after the ninth game with the score 5-4 and on serve.
Red Stars draft UCLA’s Bywaters with No. 1 pick Jan 21, 2013 12:00 AM
The Chicago Red Stars went on the attack mode in the first National Women's Soccer League college draft, taking Pac-12 Player of the Year Zakiya Bywaters of UCLA with the No. 1 overall pick. The club also picked up two college soccer stars with suburban connections: defender Rachel Quon on Lake Forest and goalkeeper Taylor Vancil of South Elgin.
Azarenka advances in Australian Open Jan 18, 2013 12:00 AM
Defending champion Victoria Azarenka struggled to hold off injured American Jamie Hampton 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 on Saturday before advancing to the fourth round of the Australian Open.
Serena Williams romps on bad ankle in Australia Jan 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Flat on her back, her sore right ankle raised and her hands covering her face, Serena Williams tried to block out thoughts that her bid for a third straight Grand Slam title might be ruined.
New women’s soccer league plans to get it right Jan 11, 2013 12:00 AM
Women's Watch explores the relaunch of a women's professional soccer league in the United States, and talks with Chicago Red Stars head coach Rory Dames about the business model behind the new National Women's Soccer League.
Chicago Bandits bring back catcher Butler Jan 10, 2013 12:00 AM
The Chicago Bandits of the National Pro Fastpitch league have re-signed catcher Kristen Butler for the 2013 season, team officials announced this week.“We are happy to have Kristen back with us,” Bandits general manager Aaron M. Moore said. “Kristen provides some much-needed pop from the right side of the plate for us and she also brings a nice veteran presence. We’re looking for her to at least duplicate what she did in 2012. If she does that, our lineup will continue to get stronger.”
Running down the top women’s stories of 2012 Dec 28, 2012 12:00 AM
Women's Watch takes a look back at the top national and local women's sports stories of 2012.
New look for women’s soccer league Dec 17, 2012 12:00 AM
It will be called the National Women's Soccer League, and the U.S. Soccer Federation will help finance and direct the eight-team league, which will include the Chicago Red Stars franchise. The USSF unveil its new logo and the name of the league Saturday night as the women's national team wrapped up its season with a closing victory over China. The NWSL will start play next spring and replaces the Women's Professional Soccer league, which folded in May after three seasons. Its predecessor, Women's United Soccer Association, lasted only three seasons, from 2001-03.
2 local golfers take different pro tour paths Dec 7, 2012 12:00 AM
Rarely does a Chicago golfer get through a qualifying school for any of the professional tours. This year, though, two did — and their roads to success couldn't be much more different. Len Ziehm shares the success stories of Wilmette's Eric Meierdierks, a 27-year-old with only one PGA start to his credit, and Berwyn's Nicole Jeray, 42, who has made it back to the LPGA Tour for the 19th time.
Arlington Park sues state board over simulcast dates Nov 28, 2012 12:00 AM
The Illinois horse racing industry took yet another swerve this month with Arlington Park officials filing a lawsuit against the Illinois Racing Board over losing 18 simulcast host days in early 2013, a loss the Daily Racing Form estimates will cost the track $1 million in revenue.