2018 Winter Games
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Babcock McGraw: Suburban mom ready to tackle Chicago Marathon, eyes Olympics
Oct 7, 2018 6:00 AM - Attention women: Just because you're in your late 30s and have kids (even as many as 4 kids), your competitive athletic life isn't over. Suburban runner Jeannie Sullivan, a mom of four kids under age 9, will be running the Chicago Marathon on Sunday and is flirting with a qualifying time for the 2020 Olympic Trials.
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These senior woman are still ballers on the court
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Constable: As Empowering Girls show begins in Rosemont, recall women's struggle in the '70s
Aug 4, 2018 5:25 PM - The Empowering Girls for Life conference coming next weekend to Rosemont features softball greats Jennie Finch and Jessica Mendoza, Olympic gold-medal gymnast Laurie Hernandez and 34 more talented speakers. But to really appreciate the concept of "empowering girls," listen to the pre-Title IX stories from Carol Hutchins, the winningest coach in college softball.
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Ex-Olympic skier Bode Miller 'beyond devastated' after death of 19-month-old daughter
Jun 12, 2018 7:48 AM - Bode Miller said he and his wife are "beyond devastated" by the death of their 19-month-old daughter, Emeline. The toddler died in a drowning accident on Sunday.
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Olympic trio visits Norge, where ski jump dreams began
Apr 14, 2018 9:17 PM - Even with his "USA" backpack, 21-year-old Wauconda native Kevin Bickner looks like just another person in Fox River Grove, trudging his way through the cold, wet wind. That changes the moment Bickner walks into the Norge Ski Club, where the Olympic ski jumper is hailed as a hero, signs autographs and poses for photographs. -
Local athletes help USA Sled Hockey Team earn another gold medal
Mar 20, 2018 5:13 PM - Two hockey players with Illinois connections helped Team USA win another gold medal in Sled Hockey at the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games in South Korea. The two athletes, forward Brody Roybal and goalie Jen Lee, are also members of the Chicago Blackhawks Sled Hockey Team. -
Carpentersville Olympian Bradie Tennell the highlight of East Dundee parade
Mar 10, 2018 3:45 PM - Olympian Bradie Tennell was the highlight of Saturday's Thom McNamee Memorial St. Patrick's Day Parade in East Dundee, where she rode on a Carpentersville fire truck along with family and friends. -
Naperville Central alum helps coach German men's team to Olympic hockey silver
Feb 25, 2018 9:02 PM - Naperville Central alum Matt McIlvane helps coach Germany's men's hockey team to an Olympic silver. -
John Shuster was leveled by the sport he loved. Then he got back up and won gold.
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America's gay Olympians hope that in 20 years 'gay Olympians' won't be a thing
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