JackHammers to give shirts off their backs
On July 30, the Joliet JackHammers baseball team will give the local fans more than just a great night at the ballpark. They will be giving the jerseys off their backs in a fundraising effort to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).

Camp about 'having a good time'
In between small bites of hot dogs and hamburgers, a group of kids revealed the best part of the Chris Brown Football Camp last weekend at Calvary Church in Naperville.

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Tigers win Major Division

Kyle Busch shines underJoliet lights
Kyle Busch started the second half of the NASCAR season the same way he ended the first -- standing on the hood of his car, pumping his fists, and then basking in the glow of a celebration in Victory Lane at Chicagoland Speedway Friday night.

Rain pours on NASCAR at Chicagoland
Soon after heavy rains sent everyone scurrying for cover, talk turned to the trickle-down effect. With Tony Stewart set to depart one NASCAR Sprint Cup series team and become a part-owner and driver for another, the race to fill his seat in the No. 20 car already has begun, and one name keeps popping up.

'The King' and his NASCAR castle
They call him "The King." Everywhere he goes.

Tiger's swing offers advice to area golfers
A lot of things come easily to Hank Haney.

Stewart unveils new future at Chicagoland Speedway
Tony Stewart, one of NASCAR's most reputable drivers for the past decade, on Thursday officially announced an ownership deal with one of NASCAR's fledgling operations. The announcement that Stewart will launch a new operation called Stewart-Haas Racing has been rumored in the garage for weeks.

The King of NASCAR coming to Chicagoland
Richard Petty, known to NASCAR fans as simply "The King", will be at the center of attention this weekend as the world's greatest stock car racers battle it out in Saturday night's LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.

Major attitude adjustment
The T-shirts they wore summed up their approach for both the present and the future: "New Era, New Attitude."

Student-athlete dies on court
Zamarri Doby told his mother to leave the McDonald's double cheeseburger and crispy chicken sandwich in the microwave - he would eat it once he returned home June 22.

Tournament showcases area baseball talent
More than 60 college coaches and professional scouts descended on Plainfield South High School's baseball diamonds June 21.