Cook County Sports
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Going for Gold: Here are the suburban athletes on Team USA competing in ParisJul 25, 2024 4:58 pm - Who’s doing what and when for Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Hazardous conditions on Fox River prompt temporary ban on recreational boatingJul 19, 2024 8:12 am - High water levels and swift currents have created “conditions significantly hazardous” for boaters on large portions of the Fox River, officials reported.
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Looking at six of the area’s top high school senior football recruitsJul 19, 2024 6:00 am - Six weeks away from opening night for IHSA prep football, we’re looking at six of the area’s top senior recruits.
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Gearing up for the Grit: Criterium bike race series begins this week in suburbs, ChicagoJul 18, 2024 4:25 pm - The Chicago Grit bike racing series, formerly known as the Intelligentsia Cup, comes to 10 metropolitan locations from July 19-28.
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York’s Sloan tops list of local players drafted by Major League BaseballJul 18, 2024 1:57 pm - Here’s a rundown of local players chosen in this week’s MLB Draft, led by York right-hander Ryan Sloan in the second round.
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Schaumburg man finishes 2nd at World Series of Poker’s Main Event tableJul 17, 2024 12:14 pm - Jordan Griff, a onetime Schaumburg resident, finished second at the World Series of Poker’s No Limit Hold’em Main Event and pocketed $6 million in winnings.
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‘Like home’: Just a junior, Fremd’s O’Brien committed to NorthwesternJul 16, 2024 6:00 am - Entering his junior season at Fremd, quarterback Johnny O’Brien already is committed to Northwestern University.
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Cubs, Sox pick up Smiths; York’s Sloan selected by MarinersJul 15, 2024 3:16 pm - In the first round of Sunday’s MLB Draft, the White Sox chose Arkansas pitcher Hagen Smith, while the Cubs selected Florida State third baseman Cam Smith.
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A ‘wing-banger’ of a workout for suburban football teams at Downers Grove South’s 7-on-7Jul 13, 2024 6:32 pm - Montini gets psyched up to face larger schools at an event like Downers Grove South’s “Hit Hard” 7-on-7 on Saturday. Even with 10 returning defensive starters and eight ...
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Paris is the point: For Prospect graduate Reese, extra effort paid off in pivotal text messageJul 13, 2024 4:46 pm - Prospect graduate Erin Reese, third in the women’s hammer throw at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials, went down a long, hard road to earn her qualification onto Team USA.