Other Sports
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The US dominated figure skating's world championships. It may face the Russians at the Olympics
Mar 30, 2025 8:17 pm - BOSTON — It's hard to imagine a better world championships for the American figure skating team, which captured gold in three of the four disciplines over the weekend for...
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How pickleball is revitalizing vacant big-box spaces across suburbsMar 26, 2025 9:13 am - When big-box stores like Toys R Us or Buy Buy Baby close, they leave behind tens of thousands of empty square feet — spaces that can be difficult to fill. One unlikely contender —pickleball — is breathing new life into these cavernous retail spaces.
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Mundelein baseball facility could relocate and expandMar 25, 2025 1:28 pm - A private youth baseball training facility in Mundelein could relocate to the village’s northwest side and expand its amenities.
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‘End of an era’: Oak Brook Polo Club to close after more than 100 yearsMar 17, 2025 7:11 pm - The retirement of its 83-year-old president Jim Drury leads the iconic Oak Brook Polo Club, founded in 1922, to close for a second straight season after a history of hosting polo greats.
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NBC and IOC sign $3B Olympic media rights deal through 2036 including Salt Lake City Winter Games
Mar 13, 2025 7:39 pm - LAUSANNE, Switzerland — NBC will now be the champion of Olympic broadcasting in the United States through at least 2036. The IOC said Thursday it signed its long-time Uni...
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Mikaela Shiffrin sets World Cup podiums record with 3rd place in a slalom won by Katharina Truppe
Mar 09, 2025 4:43 pm - ARE, Sweden — Mikaela Shiffrin set an all-time World Cup record Sunday with her 156th podium finish though she let victory slip away in a slalom. Racing through steadily...
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Park district and Go Green Glen Ellyn hosting ‘Sportswap’ gear exchange, saleMar 07, 2025 10:12 am - The Glen Ellyn Park District and an environmental organization called Go Green Glen Ellyn are offering a “Sportswap” equipment exchange and sale this Sunday.
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How local skaters are coming together to honor D.C. plane crash victimsMar 06, 2025 12:05 pm - Local figure skaters on Friday will honor the 28 people killed in a plane crash after the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. The skaters will perform in a memorial exhibition to raise money for victims' families.
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Figure skating event in Washington benefiting victims of the DC plane crash raises $1.2 million
Mar 03, 2025 9:21 pm - WASHINGTON — Organizers of a figure skating benefit event in Washington said they have already raised $1.2 million for victims of the D.C. plane crash and first responder...
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Jimmy Johnson announces retirement after being part of Fox’s NFL coverage for 31 years
Mar 03, 2025 1:07 pm - Jimmy Johnson, who won two Super Bowls and a national championship as a coach, has announced his retirement from Fox Sports after being a part of its NFL coverage for 31 years.