Olympics
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How local Olympians fared: Quadruple sculls in tough spotJul 23, 2021 1:00 am - If the U.S. women's quadruple sculls rowing team wants a shot at a medal in Tokyo, it will have to get there through essentially the consolation bracket. The Americans, ...
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Suburban Olympians: When and where to see their debuts in TokyoJul 21, 2021 5:30 am - Here's where you can find our local Olympians and when they'll make their TV debuts in Tokyo: Women's soccer Casey Krueger, Naperville TV debut: Wednesday, July 21,...
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Wondering who to cheer for? Here are your North Shore (and nearby) Olympians!Jul 21, 2021 1:00 am - Here are some of the Olympic athletes with ties to the North Shore and nearby suburbs. Rowing Alie Rusher, Glenview, St. Paul's (NH) '14, Stanford '18 Sailing Maggie She...
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Feder: NBC 5's Michelle Relerford follows Olympic hopefuls to TokyoJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - Calling it "the biggest assignment of my career," WMAQ-Channel 5 morning news anchor Michelle Relerford arrived in Tokyo Tuesday to cover the 2020 Olympic Games for the ...
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'Tragedy, love, fierceness': Olympian weighs in on her unique sport - rhythmic gymnasticsJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - Editor's note: Evita Griskenas, who trains at the North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center in Prospect Heights - recognized as one of the top training facilities in North ...
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U.S. women's soccer team falls to SwedenJul 21, 2021 1:00 am - If no one saw it, did it even really happen? Well, yes, the U.S. women's soccer team did, in fact, lose a game Wednesday, getting shut out 3-0 by Sweden in an empty Toky...
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She played for Northwestern and now lives in Buffalo Grove, but she'll play for Italy in OlympicsJul 20, 2021 1:00 am - A star softball player at Northwestern, Buffalo Grove resident Andrea Filler got the opportunity to play professionally in Italy after she graduated about five years ago...
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LaVine's trip to Tokyo delayed by health protocolsJul 19, 2021 11:00 am - USA Basketball announced that Bulls guard Zach LaVine has been placed in health and safety protocols and would not travel with the team to Tokyo on Monday for the Olympi...
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Olympic athletes test positive in Tokyo days before Games
Jul 19, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - A third athlete at the Olympic Village in Tokyo has tested positive for COVID-19, with the Czech Republic team reporting the case Monday of a beach volleyball pl...
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Lightweight wrestler Domenic Munaretto of Barrington has heavy impact on national sceneJul 18, 2021 1:00 am - The big trophies drew in the extra small 5-year-old. That, and Domenic Munaretto's extra big sense of competitiveness. Barely old enough to be in kindergarten, Munaretto...