Skate America marks sport’s major return to Chicago area
The Chicago Arena in Streeterville is long gone, sold in 1954 to become a "television city" for CBS Chicago, sold again when CBS moved to North State Street in 2008,...
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U.S. women gearing up for World Cup vs. Guatemala
This looked like a walkover. Team USA would stroll past regional competition it long has dominated on the way to qualifying for the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada, an...
Historic win for Joliet Catholic’s Murphy
Joliet Catholic grad Kelly Murphy of Wilmington had a big part as the U.S. women's volleyball team made history by winning the world title Sunday in Milan, Italy. It was...
Illini pals McFadden, George wheelchair champs
Tatyana McFadden and Joshua George grew up wheelchair racing together in Washington, D.C., before training together at the University of Illinois. They found themselves together again Sunday, this time on...
Chicago Marathon: Eliud Kipchoge wins men’s crown
At a news conference two days before Sunday's Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya vowed he would be running his own race, that he was competing with...
Marathoner balances 2 pursuits: running, politics
There have been two big changes in Wesley Korir's life since he last ran the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, finishing fifth with a personal-best time in 2012. He and...
Kenenisa Bekele wants impressive marathon time
Kenenisa Bekele was dragging. The two day, 23-hour trip from Ethiopia to Chicago with his wife and their three-children, ages 7 to 11/2, had left the fastest track distance runner...
At 33, Jeptoo is in her prime as she prepares to defend her Chicago title
Rita Jeptoo is in the third stage of her marathoning career. Stage one, when she was in a Kenya-based training group directed by Italian coach Renato Canova, started with her...
Women’s marathon mark looks untouchable
Ten days ago, Kenyan Dennis Kimetto became the third runner to break the men's marathon world record in the past four years — the sixth such record-setting performance by five...
USA Triathlon treasurer resigns under pressure
At a time of intense focus on domestic violence, the treasurer of USA Triathlon has resigned under pressure from that position but remains on the organization's board of directors after...