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Column: Illinois commit Liam Kelly caps off wild February with state title for Mount Carmel. ‘Roller coaster.’
2+ week, 6+ day ago (827+ words) CHAMPAIGN " Mount Carmel's Liam Kelly found himself in overtime with a state championship on the line. A pressure situation? Sure. But compared to the first half of the month, when Kelly's ability to compete was up to lawyers and judges,…...
‘Now I want to be here’: Alysa Liu thrives for the US at the Olympics with a new outlook on life
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (475+ words) MILAN " Alysa Liu is back at the Olympics on her own terms, and she's thriving on the U.S. team. Four years ago, Liu went to the COVID-hit Beijing Olympics as a 16-year-old who despised how skating and endless hours of practice…...
Alysa Liu walked away from skating. Her fresh outlook when she returned helped her win Olympic gold.
3+ week, 2+ day ago (971+ words) MILAN " Alysa Liu probably cared the least of all the women in figure skating at the Milan Cortina Olympics about winning the gold medal. Maybe that is why she won it. The 20-year-old with the striped hair, prominent frenulum piercing…...
Can Alysa Liu end a 24-year drought for US women in Olympic figure skating? ‘Free range, no rules.’
3+ week, 3+ day ago (782+ words) MILAN " Alysa Liu will try to end a 24-year drought for American women in Olympic figure skating on Thursday night when the "Blade Angel" attempts to chase down Japanese rivals Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto in the free skate at…...
Pope, an avid athlete, extols physical and spiritual benefits of sport in Olympic message
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (706+ words) Pope Leo XIV, an avid tennis player and sports fan, marked the start of the Winter Games on Friday by extolling the positive values of sport and fair play while warning that the pursuit of profits and performance risked corrupting…...
From Montreal to Milan: Christina Carreira’s journey to US citizenship — and skating at the Olympics
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (825+ words) Christina Carreira made the trip across the Blue Water Bridge separating Port Huron in southeast Michigan from the Canadian town of Sarnia so many times that border officials came to know her by name. They would ask how practice went....
Two months after injury, Andrew’s Nadeem Haleem returns to win regional title. Next goal? ‘Be a state champ.’
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (650+ words) After missing nearly two months with a knee injury, Andrew's Nadeem Haleem was ready to step back on the mat just in time for the postseason. But Haleem, a senior 138-pounder who finished sixth in the state last season, was…...
Dulce Hernandez comes from a big family. For her, Mundelein’s success is ‘more rewarding’ than hers.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (521+ words) To be successful, teams need players like Mundelein senior forward Dulce Hernandez. One of seven siblings ranging in age from 13 to 26, Hernandez is used to putting others first. "When it came to things I wanted or even sometimes needed, I…...
No. 5 Nebraska’s loss ended the nation’s longest winning streak in 5 years. Next up: No. 9 Illinois.
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (759+ words) Major college basketball's longest winning streak ended at 24 games Tuesday night with No. 5 Nebraska's 75-72 loss at No. 3 Michigan. "To beat Michigan, you have to play almost perfect, and we had a lapse at the end," Cornhuskers guard Sam Hoiberg said....
No. 3 Michigan hands No. 5 Nebraska its first loss, 75-72, on Trey McKenney’s go-ahead layup
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (187+ words) ANN ARBOR, Mich. " Trey McKenney made a tiebreaking layup with 1:07 left and No. 3 Michigan rallied past No. 5 Nebraska 75-72 on Tuesday night to hand the Cornhuskers their first loss this season. Morez Johnson Jr. had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Wolverines…...