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Chicago kids get revved up for NASCAR Street Race
CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago kids are getting their turn in the driver's seat ahead of this weekend's NASCAR Chicago Street Race with driving simulators to a Boys and Girls Club on the near West Side.The need for speed comes naturally to nine-year-old Aiden Marshall."I don't know. I just like them," Marshall said. He tries his hand at racing inside the Boys and Girls Club gym on the near West Side. NASCAR teamed up with the organization to give more than 150 kids a turn behind the wheel."Now turn really hard to this side," Marshall said. Even a couple of young pro drivers are...
Brookfield softball continues its winning ways
Three years ago, Nena Melendez and her Brookfield softball all-star teammates started to wear their hair in braids for games. “Ever since we wore braids, we were on a winning streak,” Melendez said. “I just think of that in my head every time they ask what hair style we should do.”
Pressing Points | Windy City Updates
Philadelphia Union is back on the road, heading midwest for a match against Chicago Fire on Wednesday. Before they took off for their trip, Head Coach Jim Curtin met with the media, previewing the match to come. Learning From Mistakes. The midweek match marks the team’s second contest this week;...
York High School star pitcher Ryan Sloan could be headed for MLB Draft
BENSENVILLE, Ill. (CBS) -- Ryan Sloan recently finished a stellar career at York Community High School in Elmhurst—and was named Gatorade Player of the Year for Illinois.Sloan, one of the top pitching prospects in country, is now busy preparing for the next level—and could likely hear his name called in the first round of the MLB DraftSloan finished his senior season at York with a .30 ERA. The 6-foot 4-inch right-hander gave up 2 earned runs and struck out 90 batters through 46 innings with five walks—stats that could be credited in part to his even-keel attitude."You know, I always...
Angel Reese makes WNBA history in Sunday loss to the Lynx
CHICAGO - The Chicago Sky's star rookie has made WNBA history in what's become a historic season. Angel Reese set the WNBA record for most consecutive double-doubles in a single WNBA season with her 10th-straight double-double in the Sky's 70-62 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on Sunday. Candace Parker held...
Four Men's Gymnasts to Represent Big Ten at Paris Olympics
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference will be well represented when the U.S. men’s gymnastics team begins competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, as four athletes with ties to the conference have been selected to the team. Michigan’s Paul Juda and Fred Richard will join former Nittany...
River Forest’s Cathy Adduci finishes 6th in world championships
Most people travel to Nice, France, on the French Riviera to visit the Vieux Nice or the Promenade de Anglaise, or to experience the food, the beaches or the nightlife. Cathy Adduci of River Forest went there last month for a workout – not just any workout, but to participate in the Hyrox World Championships, which organizers call “the world series of fitness racing.”
Lynx vs Sky: Best Bets, Player Props & Computer Picks – June 30
Pick the Lynx (-7.5) to Cover. The Lynx have covered the spread 12 times in 17 games with a set spread. The Sky have registered a 6-10-0 record against the spread this season. The Lynx have an ATS record of 3-3 when playing as at least 7.5-point favorites. The Sky...
Tigers, Whitecaps Post Sunday Wins; Chicago’s Teams Lose
UNDATED (WHTC-AM/FM, July 1, 2024) – The Tigers needed Carson Kelly’s three-run homer in the fifth inning as they nearly threw away a 7-1 lead before holding on to edge the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim yesterday, 7-6. Detroit meets the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis tomorrow evening, with broadcast time at 7:15 PM on 99 7/1450 WHTC.
AUTO RACING: NASCAR looks for drier time on Chicago streets, Formula 1 heads to Britain
Schedule: Saturday practice, 12:30 p.m., qualifying, 1:30 p.m.; Sunday race, 4:30 p.m. (NBC). Track: Chicago Street Course. Race distance: 75 laps, 165 miles. Last year: New Zealand’s Shane Van Gisbergen made NASCAR history when he became the first to win his Cup Series debut since Johnny Rutherford in 1963 when he won a rain-shortened event at Chicago. The race went just 78 of the scheduled 100 laps because of a late start and impending darkness. Justin Haley finished second with Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch rounding out the top five.
Five-Star Guard Decommits From B1G School, Set To Reclassify
A top 15 recruit in the 2025 class, Jeremiah Fears, a point guard out of Chicago, announced that he had re-opened his recruitment and will re-classify to the 2024 class:. Fears, who originally picked the Illini over Providence, Kansas, and Michigan, could be one to watch. The 6-foot-3, guard is also the brother of Michigan State’s Jeremy Fears:
Arlington Heights Awaits Bear Response to Racetrack Tax Proposal
The Arlington Heights Daily Herald reported a response was submitted by the Bears to a proposed solution for the tax standoff over the racetrack, which might mean a shift in the stadium outlook.
Risk vs. reward runs high in Chicago
NASCAR Cup Series drivers came away with two major learnings from last year’s Chicago Street Race — one, that the strict demands of street-circuit racing presented a challenge, and two, how much Shane van Gisbergen was up for it. Cup Series regulars — and the defending race winner...
Big Ten Recognizes 110th Medal of Honor Class
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference is celebrating its 110th class of recipients who earned the Big Ten Medal of Honor from their respective institutions during the 2023-24 academic year. Established in 1915, the Big Ten Medal of Honor is the conference’s most prestigious award. It was the first award in intercollegiate athletics to demonstrate support for the educational emphasis placed on athletics.
2024 NASCAR Chicago Street Race: What to know about the 2.2-mile course around the city
NASCAR is back in Chicago. For a second straight year, the city will transform the Grant Park environs into a racetrack for Saturday’s The Loop 110 (Xfinity Series) and Sunday’s Grant Park 165 (Cup Series). The televised event on NBC-5 will have NASCAR drivers weaving through the park on closed-off streets lined with temporary fences, grandstands and what promoters hope will be thousands of ...
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