Aurora University Football starts practice
Aurora University opened football practice last week on Vago Field.
Aurora University Soccer training
Aurora University’s men’s soccer team works out Saturday, Aug. 17 in preparation for its season/home opener against Loras College on Friday, Aug. 30
Little League Baseball offers fresh perspective
Notes in the whirl of sports: •The fresh tonic that is Little League baseball with the enthusiasm of 12-year-olds will draw to a conclusion in the up-coming weekend and the television coverage has provided several thoughts. The young boys play hard and are not bothered by the television cameras. Their
Olympic spirit serves as our example
The Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France for two weeks and four days, concluded Sunday, Aug. 11, and was an enormous success. There are comments in sports on page 9. Here is a bit of history, understanding, and reasons to hold the Modern Day Olympic Games. These modern games were
Mexiquense Jr captures Cup championship
A dozen soccer teams comprising 108 players from the Aurora area converged on Montgomery Saturday, Aug. 10, for the inaugural 7 on 7 Fox Valley Christian Cup soccer tourney. St. Luke’s Lutheran Church was host to the day-long competition on the Church grounds. Iglesia San Pablo, an Aurora church, was
Northern Illinois seeks repeat of football success
By Woodrow Carroll Last season was a good one for the Northern Illinois University football program. It finish strong and fans likely will remember the team fondly. Ten games into the 2023 schedule, Northern Illinois was 4-6 and struggling after opening the campaign with a big road victory at Boston
JD Beach proves his worth
By Steve Groth The run July 28 in Peoria proved to be another great day of flat track bike racing. It was spectacular to see JD Beach step in for the injured Dallas Daniels after a year off from flat track racing, in the tourist track racing. Beach took second
High School football: West Aurora practice
Among Illinois high schools this season, West Aurora’s varsity football practices opened Monday this week.
Summer Olympic 2024 medal totals
Country Total Gold Slvr BrnzUnited States 126 40 44 42China 91 40 27 24Great Britain 65 14 22 29France 64 16 26 22Australia 53 18 19 16Japan 45 20 12 13Italy 40 12 13 15Netherlands 34 15 7 12Germany 33 12 13 8Korea 32 13 9 10Canada 27 9 7
Summer Olympic top medaling countries
Year Country Total Gold Slvr Brnz2024 USA 126 40 44 422021 USA 113 39 41 332016 USA 121 46 37 382012 USA 104 48 26 302008 USA 112 36 39 372004 USA 101 36 39 262000 USA 93 37 24 321996 USA 101 44 32 251992 EUN* 112 45 38
Successful Olympics; 50-year IHSA milestones
Preparation for high school Fall sports, comments on the recently-concluded and successful Olympic Games, the start of the Chicago Bears preseason with two victories in two games, revival of thoughts on the two Major League Baseball teams in Chicago, and the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) 50th anniversary of both
Denmark kayak practices for Olympic Games in Florida
By Steve Groth While in Florida last Winter, I met athletes from Denmark who were part of the Danish national canoe team. They came to Satellite Beach, Fla., for eight weeks, February through March to prepare for the Summer Olympic Games. I met Rasmus Knudsen, one of the athletes, at
US Open tennis Women’s singles champions
2023 Coco Gauff2022 Iga Swiatek2021 Emma Raducanu2020 Naomi Osaka2019 Bianca Andreescu2018 Naomi Osaka2017 Sloane Stephens2016 Angelique Kerber2015 Flavia Pennetta2014 Serena Williams2013 Serena Williams2012 Serena Williams2011 Samantha Stosur2010 Kim Clijsters2009 Kim Clijsters2008 Serena Williams2007 Justine Henin2006 Maria Sharapova2005 Kim Clijsters2004 Svetlana Kuznetsova2003 Justine Henin2002 Serena Williams2001 Venus Williams2000 Venus Williams1999 Serena
Humble White Sox precede the football season
Winning streaks and losing streaks are a part of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Chicago White Sox lost to Oakland, 5-1, Monday, Aug. 5 to tie the American League consecutive losses record at 21, set by the Baltimore Orioles in 1988 to start the season. The Major League Baseball record
Kyle Larson wins Brickyard 400 in two overtimes
By John Schutt NASCAR Cup Series, The Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Ind., Sunday, July 21. The first stage was won by Denny Hamlin ahead of Kyle Larson. But Kyle Larson, through two overtime restarts, pulled off an exciting win at the very end! In second was Tyler Reddick,
Lakers, Grizzlies, Jazz, names out of place
By Woodrow Carroll A look at the names of many of the sports teams around the country, there can be wonder how the names, or more rightly the nicknames applied to the teams originated. For starters, the NBA (National Basketball Association) has three teams with names that seem a bit
Modern Summer Olympic Sites
Athens, Greece, 1896Paris, France, 1900St. Louis, Mo., U.S.A., 1904London, United Kingdom, 1908Stockholm, Sweden, 1912Berlin, Germany, 1916 (canceled)Antwerp, Belgium, 1920Chamonix, France, 1924Paris, France, 1924St. Moritz, Switzerland, 1928Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1928Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.A., 1932Berlin, Germany, 1936Cancelled due to WWII, 1940, 1944London, United Kingdom, 1948Helsinki, Finland, 1952Melbourne, Australia, 1956Rome, Italy, 1960Tokyo, Japan, 1964Mexico