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Sycamore fall practices The Sycamore High School athletic department released the start dates for the upcoming fall season. Football: Aug. 13 (practice at the high school starting at 8 a.m.). Girls tennis: Aug. 13 (practice at the tennis courts from 8-9:30 a.m. and 3-5 p.m.). Golf: Aug. 13 (practice at the Sycamore Park District Golf Course from 7 a.m. until 1p.m.). Volleyball: Aug. 13 (practice at the high school at 8 a.m.). Boys/girls cross country: Aug. 13 (practice at Sycamore Park at 6 a.m.). Girls swimming: Aug. 11 (3 p.m. in the DeKalb High School pool lobby for a meeting); Aug. 13 (practice time TBA). Boys soccer: Aug. 13 (practice at the high school from 9 a.m. until noon).

Sycamore football tickets The Sycamore Sports Boosters offers reserved seating for the upcoming Sycamore High School football home games. Tickets will be on sale on Aug. 13. Reserved seating tickets are $16 per seat ($4 per home game) with a $25 donation to the Sycamore Sports Boosters. Pick up tickets at the Sycamore High School Athletic Office.

Telling number 10 Strikeouts for Cubs pitcher Rich Harden, who made his debut with the team on Saturday. Harden threw 96 pitches in 5 1/3 innings in the Cubs' 8-7 win in 11 innings.

They said it “It'll be different for some of those guys at that first practice, kind of a shock to the system only because they haven't done it for so long.”

- Northern Illinois strength and conditioning coach Eric Klein on the returning players who were recovering from injury this offseason

Klitschko stops Thompson BERLIN (AP) - Wladimir Klitschko knocked out former sparring partner Tony Thompson in the 11th round to successfully defend his IBF and minor WBO and IBO heavyweight titles on Saturday. Klitschko (51-3, 45 knockouts) turned boos to cheers as the American pitched to the canvas off his right shot 1:38 into the 11th. He redeemed an ugly 10th in which he pushed Thompson to the canvas and fell upon him. Klitschko's ninth straight win was tougher than expected, as he had to survive a second-round head-butt that left both fighters bleeding at the right eye.