Kerber wins Pan Am rhythmic title
Highland Park's Jazzy Kerber won the individual all-around and led the U.S. team to the gold medal at the Pan American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships Thursday in Toronto. Kerber, 17, a...
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Mo’ne Davis: Is she great only by defeating boys?
In five days, Mo'ne Davis went from a statistical footnote in Little League history to the title character in the most captivating U.S. sports story of the summer – maybe...
Grevers dunks demons on way to Australia
IRVINE, Calif. -- The pool brought back bad memories. It was the place where Matt Grevers saw his swimming career go dead in the water at exactly the same point...
Mo’ne Davis a cover girl — for Sports Illustrated
Mo'ne Davis has made publishing history, too. She is the first active Little Leaguer on the cover of Sports Illustrated. The magazine's decision to put Davis on the front of...
In training for Chicago race, Bekele a thoroughly modern marathoner
If a man sets a goal of breaking the course record in his first run over a marathon course, it would be wise for him to learn about the terrain...
Chicago area rhythmic gymnasts dominate U.S. team for worlds
New national all-around champion Jazzy Kerber of Highland Park and six other women who train at the North Shore Rhythmic Gymnastics Center have been named to the 10-member U.S. team...
Rio’s Olympic design: Color us confused
Rio's "Look of the Games" logo for the 2016 Olympics was revealed last week, on the day marking two years to go before the Opening Ceremony. The Rio 2016 organizing...
Ethiopia’s Bekele to run Chicago Marathon
Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele, the greatest track distance runner of the 21st Century, will compete compete in this year's Bank of America Chicago Marathon, race officials announced Tuesday. It will be...
Evans, a swim legend, sees her old competitive style in Ledecky
IRVINE, Calif. -- Janet Evans was in Frankfurt, Germany airport when she learned Katie Ledecky had broken the 400-meter freestyle world record Saturday at the U.S. Championships, becoming the first...
Conor Dwyer gets up to speed
IRVINE, Calif. – Like all the elite swimmers at this U.S. Championships, Winnetka's Conor Dwyer faced a dilemma because of the unusual selection process to which results from this meet...