Other Sports
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LeBron James scores final 11 points for U.S. in 92-88 win over Germany as pre-Olympic tour ends
Jul 22, 2024 6:39 pm - On Friday, LeBron James will carry the U.S. flag. But first, he carried the U.S. men's basketball team. Again. James scored the final 11 points for the Americans down the...
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Bicycle racers whiz through Mundelein in the Chicago Grit seriesJul 22, 2024 3:39 pm - The fourth in a series of 10 consecutive days of high-speed bicycle racing drew competitors from around the world to Mundelein Monday. The Chicago Grit, formerly named t...
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U.S. women's Olympic basketball knows it has work to do after loss to WNBA team
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The wake-up call for the U.S. men's basketball team arrives with the Paris Olympics a few days away
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Olympic success or failure can hinge on the snap of a finger, a tiny wobble or even a gust of windJul 19, 2024 4:23 pm - In a sport embedded inside an Olympic world where gold medals can be won and careers can be made by the most minuscule of fractions — of seconds or inches or centimeters — what toppled Conley's hopes had nothing to do with a measuring tape.
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Hazardous conditions on Fox River prompt temporary ban on recreational boating
Jul 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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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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USA hoops is sending an ‘A’ team to Paris. What if it’s not good enough?
Jul 18, 2024 3:28 pm - If you’re feeling frisky and blasphemous, you can carry on believing this U.S. men’s basketball roster is better than the Dream Team. Recency bias is a helluva drug. Howe...
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Diana Taurasi set for Paris Olympics, trying to become first basketball player to win 6 gold medals
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In and on the water, French troops secure the River Seine for the Paris Olympics opening ceremonyJul 17, 2024 4:54 pm - PARIS — French soldiers and police are being deployed both in and along the River Seine to make it safe during the grandiose opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, when ...