Other Sports
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Tears flow at a poignant figure skating event in Washington benefiting victims of the DC plane crash
Mar 02, 2025 4:53 pm - WASHINGTON — A star-studded group of some of the best U.S. figure skaters of the past and present took the ice Sunday in the nation’s capital to remember and raise money ...
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Transport strike affecting Olympic test event underscores risks facing Milan-Cortina Games
Feb 18, 2025 7:40 pm - ROME — A transport strike during an official test event for the Milan-Cortina Olympics highlighted why organizers are negotiating with trade unions to avoid a similar sce...
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NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon ready to partner with Tom Cruise on ‘Days of Thunder’ sequel
Feb 17, 2025 1:22 pm - NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon wants a “Days of Thunder” sequel and said at Daytona International Speedway that he’s been in touch with Tom Cruise about making the project come to life.
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It's not just Shiffrin and Vonn. The US Ski Team has multiple medal contenders for the Olympics
Feb 16, 2025 6:57 pm - SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — A year before the Winter Olympics, the U.S. Ski Team just had a performance to remember. The women’s squad won medals in four out of five ...
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Special Olympics torch run ‘nothing for the faint of heart’Jan 31, 2025 2:51 pm - The Algonquin police chief and a West Chicago detective join a global police team trekking the Special Olympics Flame of Hope from Greece to Turin, Italy.
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Libertyville native only woman representing Illinois on USA Team at Special Olympics World Games in ItalyJan 31, 2025 1:30 pm - From the Midwest prairie land to the Italian Alps, Libertyville native Mallory Marvin is blazing a trail one snowshoe at a time. Marvin, 28, will compete in the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy this March.
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14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club
Jan 30, 2025 5:42 pm - Passengers aboard the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army helicopter and crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River included teen figure skaters, their mothers and Russian coaches.
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Man killed by stray weight at Colorado track and field meet remembered as dedicated husband, dad
Jan 28, 2025 8:06 pm - A spectator killed by an errant weight in a hammer throw event at a youth track and field meet was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives s...
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Barrington golf academy expandsJan 27, 2025 12:44 pm - Barrington-based Northwest Golf Academy and Performance Center has expanded, adding two new Trackman digital teaching and practice bays.
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World champ Ilia Malinin lands 6 quad jumps, cruises to his third straight US Figure Skating title
Jan 26, 2025 5:35 pm - Ilia Malinin laid in the middle of the ice at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday as everyone else stood in ovation. He has that effect on people. In another ...