RECREATION AND NATURE

Sports

  Baseball Reference
Reference, stats, and a good general reference site all about baseball. 
   
  CBS Sportsline
Leading sports site - scores, fantasy sports, news, stats, team pages, including a great index. 
   
  ESPN SportsZone
More great sports information from “The Worldwide Leader in Sports.” 
   
  Golf Stars
“...your fan guide to the top US and international golf stars and the tournaments they play in.” 
   
  Hockey Database
   
  Major League Baseball
Official Site for Major League Baseball – news, teams, players, statistics. 
   
  NASCAR
Official Site - “providing up-to-the-minute coverage on a 24-hour basis, NASCAR.COM delivers news, statistics and information on races, drivers, teams and industry events.” 
   
  NBA
Official Site – news, teams, players, statistics. 
   
  NFL
Official Site – news, teams, players, statistics. 
   
  Science of Cycling
A variety of information about the science of cycling. 
   
  Sports Nutrition 
   
  The Tennis Server
“…the Nation's #1 source for tennis equipment including racquets, strings, shoes, grips and racquet bags.” 

Outdoors

  DuPage County Bikeways and Trails
“this website provides information on all bicycle and pedestrian activities undertaken by the DuPage County Department of Economic Development and Planning and the DuPage County Division of Transportation.” 
   
  DuPage County Forest Preserves 
   
  National Park Service 
   
  Recreation.gov
Opportunities for recreation on federal land 

Pets and Animal Issues

  Pet Issues
Dedicated to pet and animal issues. 
   
  The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 
   
  DuPage County area animal shelter related sites:
Protect DuPage
Adopt a Pet 
   
  Pet Education
“Your complete source for complete pet information.” 
   
  Adopt-a-greyhound.org 
   
  The Horse Source
“The industry's only all-breed, all-discipline directory of products, services, and organizations.” 
   
  American Animal Hospital Association
“Dedicated to veterinary excellence.” 
   
  Missing Pet Network
“The MPN is a group of volunteers sponsored by the USDA Animal Care Office, who help people find missing pet animals.” 
   
  

American Veterinary Medical Association
“…to advance the science and art of veterinary medicine, including its relationship to public health, biological science, and agriculture.”

Weather

  Chicago Tribune Weather
Leading Chicago media resource on weather. 
   
  National Earthquake Information Center
   
  Waterwatch
“Maps and graphs of current water resources conditions.”