Olympics
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'It's competing the way sports should be': Suburban Special Olympians competing in USA GamesJun 04, 2022 1:00 am - As a kid, Ryan Gronowski of Naperville had fun playing sports with his neighborhood friends and school classmates. But as he grew, Gronowski no longer was welcome on the...
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Constable: Schaumburg's Mondo on track with mental health film about athletes and fansMay 19, 2022 5:20 am - Athletes ranging from Olympians to teens at Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove, Hersey, Wheeling and other suburban high schools perform on tracks and sports flooring made by Mond...
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With a year of eligibility remaining, Compher will cap NCAA career at WisconsinApr 20, 2022 1:00 am - Northbrook's Jesse Compher will conclude her collegiate hockey career in the 2022-23 season with the Wisconsin Badgers. The Wisconsin women's hockey program made that an...
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Olympic skaters return home to inspire the next generationApr 10, 2022 1:00 am - Olympic speed skater Ethan Cepuran and three teammates greeted fans and supporters, and shared some keys to their success, during a visit Sunday to his hometown of Glen ...
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Kendall Coyne-Schofield dishes on new book, 2022 Olympics and growing appetite for women's hockeyMar 12, 2022 12:00 am - The 2022 Winter Olympics - and the lead-up up to the Games - were an experience like no other for Kendall Coyne-Schofield and the U.S. women's hockey team. Because of CO...
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Buffalo Grove honors hometown Olympic heroMar 11, 2022 5:00 am - Olympian Megan Bozek may live in Canada, but she will always belong to Buffalo Grove. The village board held a special meeting last week to honor Bozek, one of the commu...
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Olympians Caeleb Dressel and Katie Ledecky make a splash at Westmont swim meetMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - Much has changed for the two faces of American swimming since the Tokyo Games. Stanford grad Katie Ledecky moved her training base to the University of Florida. The dist...
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Buffalo Grove's Bozek returns home to celebrate silver medal with fans, supportersFeb 27, 2022 12:00 am - Megan Bozek may be an Olympic athlete who's competed on the world stage, but her ties to her hometown of Buffalo Grove remain strong. An estimated 500 of her local fans ...
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Analysis: China's bubble Olympics kept reality at a distance
Feb 21, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - They did it - that much seems obvious. But what, exactly, was the "it" that they did? China pulled off a logistically adept Olympics with very few mechani...
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At Olympics, cybersecurity worries linger in background