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An Oct. 4 trial date has been set in the federal sexual harassment case brought by two Chicago-area women against University of North Carolina women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance. Plaintiffs...

Marco Pantani didn't set out to be anyone's mentor, but the one-time Tour de France winner who died Saturday had something to do with the evolution of Lance Armstrong. Over...

Double Pan American Games karate gold medalist John Fonseca of Chicago is among a dozen athletes nominated for the Amateur Athletic Union's prestigious Sullivan Award this year to be announced...

Lance Armstrong will make what he termed a risky but worthwhile departure from his habitual training pattern this year as he aims for a record sixth consecutive Tour de France...

Lemont native Christian Vande Velde will jump from the U.S. Postal Service cycling team to the new Liberty Seguros team, joining two-time Tour of Spain winner Roberto Heras. The Spanish...

The gangly 2-year-old collie-shepherd mix looks equal parts wary and hopeful as the man eases into the room with her. The dog's name is Kathryn. All the new arrivals at...

Arlington Heights' Jonathan Spector made his debut for Manchester United's under-19 squad Saturday, starting at left back against Liverpool in a 0-0 draw. "I had anticipated that moment for quite...

Special White Sox adviser and former general manager Roland Hemond received baseball's equivalent of the lifetime achievement Oscar last weekend: the 12th annual Branch Rickey Award, honoring "individuals in baseball...

Matt Clement had his spikes on and his pants legs pulled up Wednesday night. "That's how I get ready," he said. But while Marlins manager Jack McKeon opted to use...

Billy Williams, who fielded a few tough chances in Wrigley Field himself, said he thought Moises Alou would have caught Luis Castillo's foul ball Tuesday night had a fan not...