A feeling they’d like to bottle
WINDSOR, England — After capturing the gold medal four years ago in Beijing, the U.S. women's eight boat filled a bottle with water from the rowing venue and brought it...
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Itasca’s Sarah Zelenka, partner finish fourth in Olympic rowing
ETON DORNEY, England -- Itasca's Sarah Zelenka and her partner Sara Hendershot finished fourth in the women's pair rowing event Wednesday, narrowly missing out on a medal in the Olympic...
4th place: ‘a horrible nightmare’
WINDSOR, England — Sarah Zelenka had a dream a few nights ago in which she and her partner finished fourth in the women's pair event. The Itasca rower woke instantly,...
U.S. stuns Argentina — again
LONDON — From the moment the U.S. women's field hockey team earned an Olympic berth with a stunning upset over Argentina in the Pan American Games last year, coach Lee...
U.S. crew featuring DeKalb twins finishes fourth in men’s rowing
ETON DORNEY -- The United States finished fourth Wednesday in the men's eight rowing competition, the event long considered the crown jewel of the Olympic rowing regatta. The American crew...
Stacy Peterson to have only minor role in Drew Peterson murder case
If Stacy Peterson hadn't vanished, the past few years would have turned out much differently for her husband. It was her suspicious disappearance that made national headlines, turned her much-older...
DeKalb’s James brothers advance to rowing finals
LONDON -- The United States won its heat in the men's eight on the first day of the Olympic rowing regatta, advancing to Wednesday's final where a seemingly indomitable German...
Itasca rower headed to Olympic finals
LONDON -- Itasca's Sarah Zelenka and her partner Sara Hendershot are headed to the finals in women's Olympic rowing competition following a strong performance in their preliminary heat. The U.S....
Whatever it is, there’s a lot of it going on
LONDON — Shortly before 9:30 a.m., Barbara Mulroney settles into her seat at the ExCeL Centre and thumbs through her souvenir table tennis program. Inside the booklet, the native Londoner...
Illinois rowers give Games a paddlin’
LONDON — The U.S. rowing team marked a solid start to the Olympic Regatta Saturday with performances that kept three local rowers in medal contention going into Wednesday's finals. The...