Humphrey makes U.S. team
Hales Franciscan graduate Matt Humphrey has made the 12-member USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team after participating in trials and a training camp in Washington. The 6-foot-5-inch guard, who has...
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Hornets, Paul reach new deal
Chris Paul agreed to a three-year, $68 million extension with the Hornets. ... Michael Beasley returned to practice with the Heat a day after suffering a chest bruise from an...
The best and brightest
In a sports world where windmill dunks, touchdowns and long home runs garner the most attention, it often is easy to overlook the most important aspect of high school athletics--the...
Touching lives around world
This was the school year that seemingly knew no bounds, one in which prep sports, that most local of pursuits, broadened its horizons as it opened its heart. It was...
Huskies’ Golz is tough act to follow
Drew Golz doesn't like doing anything the easy way. He has proved it by starring in two sports at Oak Park, getting nothing but A's in four years there and...
Schaumburg star not DePaul bound
Schaumburg basketball star Cully Payne, who accepted a scholarship offer from DePaul two months before he entered high school, is back on the market. The 6-foot-1-inch junior guard, a Tribune...
Schaumburg’s Payne rescinds commitment to DePaul
Schaumburg basketball star Cully Payne, who accepted a scholarship offer from DePaul two months before he entered high school, is back on the market. The 6-foot-1-inch guard, who will be...
Specialization a special worry
Doug Chickering is worried about the future of high school sports. Tom Farrey believes he should be. Chickering, the executive director of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, fears that non-interscholastic...
Finally ready for the big leagues
It looks like it will happen this time. Tyler Ladendorf certainly hopes so. He has dreamed of playing professional baseball almost since he could swing a bat, and the amateur...
Pistorius ruling will reverberate
Oscar Pistorius won the race of his life without stepping on a track. He wasn't competing just for himself. The decision that has allowed the South African double-amputee sprinter to...