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Despite Chicago Sky adding star rookies, beat writer sees tough road to WNBA playoffs
CHICAGO (CBS) – The Chicago Sky will play its second and final preseason game at home against the New York Liberty on Tuesday, which fans who won't make it to Wintrust Arena can watch on the WNBA app. The Sky will begin the 2024 regular season on May 15...
Augustana Softball closes out regular season with doubleheader sweep of Elmhurst
Augustana softball closed out the regular season with a doubleheader sweep of Elmhurst, 9-0 and 5-0. The Vikings head to the CCIW Tournament as the two seed after 14 wins in conference play under John Nelson.
The Kentucky Derby is turning 150 years old. It's survived world wars and controversies of all kinds
As a record crowd cheered, American Pharoah rallied from behind and took aim at his remaining two rivals in the stretch. The bay colt and jockey Victor Espinoza surged to the lead with a furlong to go and thundered across the finish line a length ahead in the 2015 Kentucky Derby.
Proposed basketball practice facility raises questions of student displacement
DePaul hosted a community meeting Monday, April 29, at Cortelyou Commons to update residents and students on the modifications to the proposed basketball practice facility. In his opening statement, Vice President and Director of Athletics DeWayne Peevy said DePaul athletics must return to national recognition and relevance, increasing applications and enrollment as universities nationwide struggle to continue enrolling students nationwide. Athletic performance elevates media attention, and DePaul’s athletes can’t perform well with its current facilities “in disrepair,” according to Peevy.
NASCAR STEAM Fest Engages 550 CPS Students in Motorsports Careers
The 2nd Annual STEAM FEST took place at the Field Museum (Photo courtesy of NASCAR). Students from nearly 50 Chicago Public Schools gathered for the Second Annual STEAM Fest at The Field Museum. The event, which aims to engage and inspire students while highlighting career opportunities in motorsports, was hosted...
Northwestern sweeps Midland to win GPAC Softball Tournament title
ORANGE CITY, IA (Dakota News Now) - In a rematch of last year’s GPAC championship series and last weekend’s regular season finale, No. 9 Northwestern took down 12th-ranked Midland in two games on Saturday. “It’s a great time to be a Red Raider! We have an amazing group of powerful women who want to go 1-0 each time they take the field,” head coach Shane Bouman said.
Baseball Recap: Lake View triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Aiden Rodriguez
Lake View won the last time they faced Clemente, and things went their way on Friday too. The Lake View Wildcats came out on top against the Clemente Wildcats by a score of 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lake View. Aiden Rodriguez tossed a big game, tossing...
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