Natalie Coughlin

With the London Olympics in full swing, even those of us whose usual activity level consists of pressing buttons on the remote may get inspired to become more active. And to get started, it wouldn't hurt to look the part....

The two national high school records Olivia Smoliga set at the girls state swimming meet in November were only three weeks old, but Smoliga wasn't an Illinois high school swimmer anymore. She was at the Short Course World Swimming Championships in...

Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell has joined the cast of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars".  Liddell joins entertainer Donny Osmond; singers Mya, Macy Gray and Aaron Carter; actors Melissa Joan Hart, Debi Mazar a...

In less than a five-month span, Olivia Smoliga went from the "Pool of Tears" to pumping her fists amidst a standing ovation following two national record-breaking performances. In between, the Glenbrook South senior had to rebuild herself following a...

One of the customers in Fox's "Hell's Kitchen" on the episode tonight at 8 p.m. is a twelve-time Olympic medalist and three-time America swimmer of the year, and Parkland grad and Hall of Fame swimmer Jessica Lewis couldn't be more......

Staying focused and under the radar, Parkland grad Jessica Lewis has remained safe after the second episode of Fox's "Hell's Kitchen." At the start of the episode the chefs are awakened by a group of soldiers for the next challenge,......

As swimmers go for the gold at the London Olympics, swimwear companies are ready to sell the latest Olympic-themed swimsuits back home. Recreational and competitive swimmers alike can benefit from the same technologies swimsuit manufacturers are using to...

Who was that swimmer in the far lane, finishing fourth and failing to medal? A sluggish-looking Michael Phelps launched his final Olympics Saturday night in uncharacteristic fashion, leaving the pool without a stop at the medal platform after a fourth-...

BASKETBALL Women Group A China 66, Czech Republic 57 Turkey 72, Angola 50 United States 81, Croatia 56 Group B Russia 58, Canada 53 France 73, Brazil 58 Australia 74, Britain 58 SOCCER Women Group E Brazil 1, New Zealand 0...

Who was that swimmer in the far lane, finishing fourth and failing to medal? A sluggish-looking Michael Phelps launched his final Olympics Saturday night in uncharacteristic fashion, leaving the pool without a stop at the medal platform after a fourth-...

Michael Phelps barely slipped into Saturday night's final for the 400-meter individual medley, coming in eighth in the morning preliminary heats that launched the first full day of Olympic competition -- and his own fourth and final Games. "The only...

There has been one full day of competition in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, plus some Day 2 events have started across the pond. So what's the medal count so far?...