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The Sky added plenty of star power in the WNBA draft with Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese
CHICAGO (AP) — Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese took South Carolina and LSU to the highest heights and helped spark a surge in women’s basketball. No wonder the Chicago Sky were beaming. They landed two of the biggest stars not named Caitlin Clark in a loaded WNBA draft on Monday.
St. Laurence’s Declan Musil, who throws no-hitter, finds baseball answers on golf course. ‘Just went out and played.’
Senior right-hander Declan Musil has always had a strong pitching repertoire, but the results weren’t always there earlier in his career for St. Laurence. Musil confirmed that immaturity and an inability to keep his cool on the mound hurt him in the past. He felt he started to find the answer last fall, but not on the baseball field. On the golf course. “People might not believe me, but I ...
Rudy Ruettiger coming to Midwestern University in Downers Grove
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — “Rudy,” the iconic movie, is the inspiring story of the little guy finishing first. It’s a true story about an aspiring football player who made his dream come true at Notre Dame. That movie released more than 30 years ago is based on the real story for a Joliet native, Rudy […]
‘His heart was bigger than his bat’
It’s one thing for a high school student-athlete to have a positive impact on the field, court, mat, or in the pool. But when you make an even greater impact with the way you conduct yourself away from competition, it speaks volumes. The death of Oak Park and River...
Davis, Huskies on track for better state returns
Oak Park and River Forest High School senior Brianne Davis was elated to qualify for her first Class 3A girls track and field state meet in 2023. All three of her discus throws in prelims were out of the sector, giving her no mark but valuable experience. “It was so...
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