Bob Foltman

As the losses mounted, one after another until they numbered 25 straight, the morale of North Chicago's football team stayed high. "We just take it stride by stride, those games...

The long-delayed final of the U.S. Open Cup is once again in doubt, not because of weather, but because one of the competitors might refuse to play. The match between...

The Fire's quest for its first trophy is still on hold. Hurricane Bonnie slammed into North Carolina on Wednesday, when the U.S. Open Cup championship match between the Fire and...

Before Sandra Hunt, Nancy Lay, Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer, there was Pam Postema. Unlike her basketball and soccer counterparts, Postema, a baseball umpire, never reached the pinnacle of her...

The search for a new U.S. national soccer team coach has narrowed to two men, according to the executive director of the United States Soccer Federation. Hank Steinbrecher said Friday...

An already busy schedule for the Fire got busier Wednesday night. The team advanced to the U.S. Open Cup semifinals with a penalty-kick victory over the San Jose Clash at...

6 p.m. Waiting. Professional athletes do a lot of it. Waiting for the bus to the airport, waiting at the airport, waiting on the plane, waiting in the hotel for...

One down, four to go and second place, at least, is looking more secure for the Fire. The Fire (13-5) made it 11 in row overall and three in a...

Rodman wannabe: Los Angeles goalkeeper Kevin Hartman dyed his hair recently. What color? "Lagoon blue," said Hartman.

Corynne Cooper's dream of ending her high school gymnastics career with three straight state titles is over. The Rich Central senior, the only gymnast other than Fremd's MaryAnne Kelley to...