Olympics
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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
Feb 21, 2022 12:00 am - Associated Press BEIJING - Warnings to use disposable "burner" phones and laptops. Privacy-protecting software. Concerns about a security flaw in an official Games smart...
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Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost.
Feb 21, 2022 12:00 am - ZHANGJIAKOU, China - When three-time Olympian Gus Kenworthy took the remarkable, perhaps even brave decision to speak out against "human rights atrocities" while still i...
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US men's hockey team gets noise complaint after Olympic loss
Feb 19, 2022 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Members of the U.S. men's hockey team were involved in a noisy late-night party at the Olympic athletes village that prompted a conversation between the U...
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Bolshunov wins 3rd gold of Beijing Olympics in 30K race
Feb 19, 2022 12:00 am - Associated Press ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) - The windy conditions played right into the hands - and skis - of Alexander Bolshunov. The Russian earned his third gold medal ...