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U.S. women’s volleyball quest for first Olympic gold ends

May 22, 2019 at 8:18 a.m.

RIO DE JANEIRO — The U.S. women's volleyball team's quest for its first Olympic gold ended Thursday with a five-set loss to Serbia. The Americans went down to 2-1 before...

Olympic pin traders market their goods Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, before the start of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Olympics’ unofficial currency finally catches on

May 22, 2019 at 8:17 a.m.

Timm Jamieson was worried at first. After collecting Olympic pins for more than 30 years, he arrived in Rio to find little interest in one of the Games' most enduring...

Lockport graduate Haley Augello, right, wrestles Mongolia's Zhuldyz Eshimova on Wednesday.

Local roundup: Close loss ends medal hopes for Lockport’s Haley Augello

June 10, 2018 at 8:54 a.m.

U.S. wrestler Haley Augello was eliminated from Olympic medal contention Wednesday following a controversial penalty call in her 3-2 bout against Zhuldyz Eshimova of Kazakhstan. Augello was penalized for stalling...

Lockport wrestler Haley Augello’s medal hopes end on controversial call

May 22, 2019 at 8:15 a.m.

RIO DE JANEIRO – Lockport wrestler Haley Augello was eliminated from medal contention Wednesday following a controversial penalty call in her 3-2 bout against Zhuldyz Eshimova of Kazakhstan. But even...

Kent Farrington rides Voyeur at the Olympic Equestrian Centre on August 17, 2016.

Chicago’s Kent Farrington leads U.S. equestrian to silver

May 22, 2019 at 8:14 a.m.

RIO DE JANEIRO – Led by Chicago native Kent Farrington, the U.S. equestrian team won the silver medal in team show jumping Wednesday despite the last-minute scratch of a veteran...

Haley Augello reacts diromg her loss Wednesday in the 48kg freestyle wrestling match to Mongolia's Zhuldyz Eshimova on Aug. 17, 2016 at Carioca Arena 2 in Rio de Janeiro.

Lockport wrestler Haley Augello’s medal hopes end on controversial call

May 22, 2019 at 8:14 a.m.

Lockport wrestler Haley Augello was eliminated from medal contention Wednesday following a controversial penalty call in her 3-2 bout against Zhuldyz Eshimova of Kazakhstan. Augello was penalized for stalling early...

Jordan Wilimovsky competes in the 10,000-meter marathon swim and finished fifth on Tuesday.

Furious finish foils NU swimmer Jordan Wilimovsky

May 22, 2019 at 8:11 a.m.

Northwestern's Jordan Wilimovsky swam in the waters off Fort Copacabana for nearly two hours Tuesday, only to miss the medal stand in the men's swimming marathon by three mad-capped seconds....

Kent Farrington of the U.S. on Voyeur competes during on Tuesday.

U.S. equestrian team tied for first

May 22, 2019 at 8:12 a.m.

RIO DE JANEIRO – Led by Chicago native Kent Farrington, the U.S. equestrian team is in a four-way tie for first heading into Wednesday's show jumping final. Farrington, a Latin...

Jay Cutler looks to make a pass against the Vikings during the first half on Oct. 31, 2016 at Soldier Field.

Aimee Boorman, Simone Biles’ coach, defends Jay Cutler

May 22, 2019 at 8:11 a.m.

Jay Cutler may have his detractors, but Aimee Boorman -- the Chicago native who coaches Olympic champion Simone Biles -- isn't among them. An avid Bears fan, Boorman believes Cutler...

USA's Kent Farrington rides Voyeur in equestrian jumping qualifying on Aug. 14, 2016 at the Olympic Equestrian Center in Rio de Janeiro.

Olympic equestrian’s ride started with Old Town carriage horses

May 22, 2019 at 8:10 a.m.

When Kent Farrington announced his plans to become a professional show jumper after graduating from Chicago's elite Latin School in 1999, his parents were bemused. "My mom was supportive because...

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