Sports Stories from June 29, 2012 (Change date)
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Rookie Dillon rides No. 3 to Nationwide victoryJun 29, 2012 8:19 pm - SPARTA, Ky. -- Austin Dillon lived up to the legend of the No. 3 car, then had his victory called into question Friday night. No one had regularly driven the No. 3 since...
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Thibodeau thinks Deng might be ready for season openerJun 29, 2012 8:10 pm - The Bulls won’t formally introduce guard Marquis Teague until Monday, so in the meantime, team personnel made the rounds on radio. During a visit to WMVP’s “Waddle and S...
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No rush for Cubs to take Dempster off DLJun 29, 2012 8:00 pm - The Cubs' starting rotation will remain in flux until after the all-star break. No. 1 starter Ryan Dempster played catch Friday and will see how his sore right lat musc...
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Hubbard gets surprise from PurdueJun 29, 2012 7:29 pm - Megan Hubbard received a surprise on a recent visit to the office of Purdue softball coach Kim Maher. While in West Lafayette, Ind., to register for classes, the Fremd g...
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Jacobs coach knew Olympian had something specialJun 29, 2012 7:00 pm - From local high school distance runner to the Olympics in five short years. Evan Jager, a 2007 graduate of Algonquin's Jacobs High School, qualified Thursday for the U....
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Down 2 sets, Federer comes back, wins at WimbledonJun 29, 2012 7:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England — A day after Rafael Nadal's stunning exit at Wimbledon, the only other men who have won the tournament since 2003 — six-time champion Roger Federer ...
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Nazos among Batavia’s new coachesJun 29, 2012 5:54 pm - In one fell swoop, Batavia High School announced it has filled three coaching positions this week. The Bulldogs will install former Wheaton North coach Jim Nazos as boys...
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Bees waxed by CougarsJun 29, 2012 4:12 pm - A five-run third inning was the beginning of the end for the visiting Burlington Bees on Friday night at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark as the Kane County Cougars (39-39, 5-3...
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Maholm leads Cubs past Astros 4-0Jun 29, 2012 4:00 pm - Paul Maholm pitched into the ninth inning to earn his first win in seven weeks and the Cubs hit three homers in a 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday. Maholm (...
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These Pioneers blaze a trail in baseballJun 29, 2012 2:13 pm - Despite being one of the better catchers and second basemen in her age group, 13-year-old Anna Perona didn’t always assume she would be rewarded for it. “I expected I’d ...