John Lemon
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Father-son, coach-player — Beebes share several tight-knit bondsDec 07, 2020 12:00 am - Second of two parts If Don Beebe had his way, his son might never have known that he had a 9-year NFL career as a wide receiver. Those highlights of Beebe's 23 touchdown...
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Aurora Christian grad Beebe makes his 1st NFL TD especially memorableDec 05, 2020 12:00 am - • First of two parts If anyone isn't going to give up when all hope looks lost, it's Chad Beebe. Now 26, the third-year NFL wide receiver has overcome serious injuries h...
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Illini learn lessons in loss to No. 2 BaylorDec 03, 2020 12:00 am - While the scoreboard showed Illinois came away with an 82-69 loss to Baylor on Wednesday at the Jimmy V Classic in Indianapolis, in many ways it was a win-win scenario. ...
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Geneva grad McDowell heading into key stretch for Olympic hopesDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - Editor's note: Three Geneva High School graduates since 2007 - Tyler Hickey, Kevin McDowell and Eric Young - all have become Olympic-level athletes. We're looking back a...
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What we learned from Illinois' 82-69 loss to No. 2 BaylorDec 02, 2020 12:00 am - A few takeaways following No. 5 Illinois' 82-69 loss to No. 2 Baylor at the Jimmy V Classic in Indianapolis Wednesday night. Three moments that mattered 1. Stars di...
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Cycling proves the right sport for Geneva grad YoungDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - Editor's note: Three Geneva High School graduates since 2007 who all ran track for the Vikings - Tyler Hickey, Kevin McDowell and Eric Young - all have become Olympic-le...
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Making Olympic bobsled team a dream Geneva grad Hickey is chasingNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - Editor's note: Three Geneva High School graduates since 2007 who all ran track for the Vikings - Tyler Hickey, Kevin McDowell and Eric Young - all have become Olympic-le...
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Girls gymnastics: Gymnasts face uncertainty with season put on pauseNov 28, 2020 12:00 am - Lake Zurich senior gymnast Kayla Bailey missed most of her junior season because of bulging discs in her back, returning the last few weeks to peak at the state meet. Sh...
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Late start doesn't stop Hernandez from reaching new heightsNov 25, 2020 12:00 am - Growing up, Justina Hernandez found herself in cheer and gymnastics, enjoying every minute of it. She got to sixth grade, and her parents told her she was going to try b...
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After abrupt end to 2020 season, Illinois and NIU try to sustain momentumNov 24, 2020 12:00 am - Not that there ever was a good time for a worldwide pandemic to shut down the sports world, but the timing couldn't have been worse for college basketball programs in ea...