Olympics
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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...
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Sources: Candace Parker left off Rio rosterApr 25, 2016 1:00 am - NEW YORK - People familiar with the decision said two-time Olympic gold medalist and former Naperville Central graduate Candace Parker will not be on the women's basketb...
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Fox Lake celebrates hometown Olympian, proud wrestling traditionApr 24, 2016 1:00 am - Not everyone from Fox Lake will be able to fly down to Rio de Janeiro this summer to cheer on Grant High School graduate Daniel Dennis as he grapples for Olympic gold. S...
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Wrestling: Low-profile Dennis accorded high honors at GrantApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - A 5-foot-4 man kept it short. Daniel Dennis, a giant in wrestling, albeit not literally, graciously accepted the microphone from his former high school wrestling coach, ...