Lori Nickel

After years without exercise, 51-year-old Wisconsin quilter takes up kickboxing

June 5, 2018 at 1:46 a.m.

Twice a year, Jeannie Neldner and her friends head up to Primitive Gatherings Quilt Shop in Menasha for their quilting retreat. It's a relaxing escape for the 51-year-old nurse to...

When it comes to energy drinks and supplements, look for a few seals of approval on the package to indicate your are investing in a higher quality product.

New to supplements? Here’s what you need to know

June 5, 2018 at 2:47 a.m.

I've always despised diet pills, energy drinks and supplements. The diet drug fen-phen ruined a loved one's heart valve and led to open heart surgery, so I've never wanted to...

Most runners believe that investing both the time and the money for the right shoe is not just worthwhile, it's necessary.

A great running shoe makes a difference

June 6, 2019 at 5:24 p.m.

Shoes can make or break a run. The right shoe allows us to focus on the climate, the elevation, our strategy and on the beauty of the route. The wrong...

10-year-old boy’s distance running feats raise questions

June 17, 2018 at 5:59 p.m.

Noah Bliss is a running phenom. Just 10 1/2 years old, the Kenosha boy ran two half-marathons in May, setting a record in one and nearly matching it in the...

IRISH ON CRUSADE AS

August 11, 2021 at 2:32 p.m.

TENNESSEE STANDS IN WAY OF REDEMPTION FOR CONFERENCE It seems that every other league except the Southeastern Conference is fighting for more recognition. The Big East sent just two teams...

ILLINI WILL `GO AFTER IT’ AGAINST NO. 1 UCONN

August 11, 2021 at 5:26 p.m.

Connecticut dominated Iowa Monday night, the same Iowa that defeated Illinois just two weeks ago in the Big Ten tournament championship game. The Huskies, even without freshman guard Shea Ralph,...

NO VACANCY FOR ILLINOIS’ RIVALS

August 11, 2021 at 1:26 p.m.

The entire city of Champaign is booked. There isn't this much going on in Chicago this weekend. First, there's the computer fair "Cyberfest" in Champaign. Then there are open houses...

It's only fitting that Northeastern Illinois (18-7) will play Valparaiso in the first round of the Mid-Continent Conference tournament in Buffalo Thursday because they didn't play when they were supposed...

HOT STREAK HELPS WILDCATS MAKE RUN AT NCAA BERTH

August 11, 2021 at 3:51 p.m.

Northwestern senior guard Michele Ratay missed playing in the NCAA Tournament in 1993 after a stress fracture in her shin forced her to redshirt. Northwestern hasn't been to the tournament...

NO. 4 MARSHALL SLAMS AUSTIN, 74-19

August 11, 2021 at 11:52 a.m.

Marshall 74, Austin 19: The fourth-ranked Commandos (17-4, 9-0) had little trouble in the Public Red West as Christina Evans scored 18 points and Sabrina Minter added 12. Young 74,...