Lyons Township's football team's schedule has been released. The Lions, who went 8-1 in the regular season last year, open up at home against Sandburg Aug. 29.

Brookfield Babe Ruth Baseball will host its registration for the 2008 Fall Ball baseball season on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Lyons Township's annual Alumni Community Fun Run will be held Aug. 23 at the school's south campus.

Ultimate Swimming, a new swim team based in the western suburbs, will host an Open House on Aug. 26 and 28 for those interested in joining the team.

The Lyons Township Blazers will be holding open tryouts for all ages (12-and-Under through 18-and-Under) in the upcoming weeks.

The need for speed is something that is spoken about quite regularly, but unless you’re a racing fan or just someone who likes to go really fast on the Eisenhower, you might not fully understand that need.

The Athlete Within and Illinois Old School will host a 2008 Fall Exposure League and Skill Enhancement Program.

The Lyons Township Blazers Fast Pitch Softball team is holding upcoming tryouts for all ages (12U thru 18U) at the Hodgkins Park District (8997 Lyons Street).

The Lyons Township Blazers will be holding open tryouts for all ages (12-and-under through 18-and-under in the upcoming weeks.

The Hinsdale Cobras 12-and-under baseball team will hold tryouts for the 2009 traveling season from 4 to 6 p.m. the next two Sundays, Aug. 3 and 10.

He’s gone from the Big Apple to the big leagues (roomed with former Chicago Cub Bobby Hill, also had Pat Burrell and Aubrey Huff as teammates) to working in a small (Athens, pop. 13,334) Tennessee town.

Billy Rosinia of Flagg Creek Golf Course in Countryside competed in the U.S. Senior Open last weekend.

The DuPage Lady Travelers 12U traveling softball team will be holding tryouts for its 2009 season from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 16, at East End #1 field (next to East End pool) in Elmhurst. A rain date is set up from 10 a.m. to noon on Aug. 17.

The Northfield Football League, the premiere adult men’s flag football league is searching for teams and players for the upcoming fall season.

In the movie Field Of Dreams, there’s a scene where Shoeless Joe Jackson asks farmer Ray Kinsella, “is this heaven?” In one of the best cinematic lines of all time, Kinsella’s answer was, “no, it’s Iowa.”