Olympics
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Chicago Bulls guard Jimmy Butler makes U.S. Olympic basketball teamJun 27, 2016 2:00 pm - With so many stars opting to drop out of contention for the Olympic team, USA Basketball announced a final 12-man roster on Monday, nearly a month before training camp o...
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Olympic qualifying: Plenty to cheer about as Illinois' best compete at swimming trialsJun 24, 2016 1:00 am - There will be no shortage of swimmers with Illinois roots as the top U.S. swimmers compete for spots on the national team for the Rio Games. The U.S. Olympic Trials begi...
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Glen Ellyn teen heading to Paralympics swimming trialsJun 24, 2016 1:00 am - Ahalya Lettenberger always has been a fierce competitor. She played soccer and she played softball, but ultimately her disability made it difficult to continue either. ...
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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...