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As the only African-American in the Democratic field of presidential contenders, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was the subject of much adulation at the NAACP annual convention. Delegates speak about an African-American running for president who has a chance to win.

As the temperature – and the wine-producing competition – heats up, Spanish winemakers, Torres wine, have headed for the cooler fields of the Pyrenees Mountains to grow grapes that can withstand changes in climate and the wine industry.

In the wake of an NFL report that the New England Patriots deflated footballs, Boston-based sports blogger Ben Rohrbach says he's come up with examples of cheating - including use of performance-enhancing drugs - for all the other NFL teams.

New youth and high school lacrosse programs are being created across the state, as one of the fastest growing sports in Illinois expands. A Bloomington-Normal program is trying to grow the sport locally after participation dropped during the pandemic.

Much of the NFL integrated in the 1940s. The Washington Redskins held out until 1962. In a new book, historian Thomas G. Smith writes about how it took an ultimatum from the Kennedy administration to allow blacks into pro football in the nation's capital.

Last weekend, English soccer fans were looking forward to a sporting feast. They ended up taking part in a nationwide communal vigil, focused on an African-born player's fight for life.

These cluster maps give us a two-dimensional look at the complex arguments Americans posted on the topic of net neutrality. One theme in the comments had to do with the American dream.

YouthBuild McLean County — a school serving low-income youth and adolescents — is getting $180,000 through the Lowe’s Homegrants program to transform two acres of its “backyard” into a sanctuary for staff and students, complete with recreational space, garden plots and a goose habitat.

The men’s team captured Americans’ hearts with a bronze medal in the team all-around final on Monday. But in the individual event, U.S. gymnasts Frederick Richard and Paul Juda couldn't keep up.

In a post shared widely on social media, Jennifer Carter gave her account about what it took to keep her students safe at the Georgia school where four people died this week.