Olympics
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Swimming: Barrington's Jacobsen joins the show in OmahaJun 23, 2016 1:00 am - For a third consecutive time, what Barrington Swim Club coach Rob Emary refers to as "The Circus" is descending on Omaha, Neb. The U.S. Swimming Olympic Trials begin Sun...
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Wheaton's Thomas Jaeschke on USA Olympic volleyball teamJun 21, 2016 1:00 am - Thomas Jaeschke already has a state title and NCAA championship trophy to his credit in volleyball, and now the Wheaton native has a chance for an Olympic medal this sum...
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North: Will this Olympics be remembered for who doesn't go?Jun 14, 2016 5:19 am - The U.S. Olympic Committee has to be concerned that some athletes aren't focusing on the dream of winning a gold medal in Rio, but more about coming back home safe and d...
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Constable: '36 Olympic swimming champ still swimming in WadsworthJun 12, 2016 7:15 am - His 98th birthday just two weeks away, Adolph Kiefer slowly swings his stiff, worn body out of his wheelchair and lowers himself precariously close to the edge of the sw...
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Part 2: Our 2001 interview with Muhammad AliJun 03, 2016 1:00 am - This Muhammad Ali story by Lindsey Willhite first ran in May 2001. Second of two parts BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich. -If there is such a thing as paradise in the Midwest,...
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Part 1: Our 2001 interview with Muhammad AliJun 03, 2016 1:00 am - This Muhammad Ali story by Lindsey Willhite first ran in May 2001. First of two parts. BERRIEN SPRINGS, Mich.- Muhammad Ali lowers himself into a kitchen chair an...
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Tickets on sale for Judson's leaders forum with Mary Lou RettonMay 31, 2016 1:00 am - Tickets are on sale for Judson University's World Leaders Forum Inspirational Series Oct. 10 featuring Olympic gold medalist gymnast Mary Lou Retton. At the 1984 Olympic...
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Rozner: Just imagine the Olympics in ChicagoMay 30, 2016 1:00 am - Illinois doesn't get lucky very often. Well, there was the time Carmelo Anthony didn't sign here, but mostly it's just bad. Bridges crumbling, roads falling apart, mass ...
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Jacobs alum prepping for Rio OlympicsMay 16, 2016 5:39 am - Veteran track athlete Evan Jager is 27, at the top of his game and a clear favorite to win an Olympic medal this year. The Jacobs High School alumnus, formerly of Algonq...
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Babcock McGraw: Too much drama in women's basketballApr 29, 2016 1:00 am - It's difficult to keep up with all the drama in women's basketball. On the college front, there seems to be an epidemic occurring with multiple coaches under fire for al...