Daniel Libit

Daniel, editor-at-large for ChicagoSide, has been a staff writer covering politics at Politico and The Daily. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Columbia Journalism Review, Washington Post Magazine, Chicago magazine and Deadspin, among other publications, and has been acknowledged in the anthologies, "Best American Sports Writing 2005" and "Best American Science and Nature Writing 2010."

2:52 pm | Apr. 12

EXCLUSIVE: Pierre Pierce Talks Steve Alford, Iowa, And ‘Moving Forward’

The former Westmont High School (and University of Iowa) basketball player, back in the spotlight after the hiring of Alford by UCLA, talks about his past and future.

8:15 am | Apr. 3

Talking Economic Fairness With The McDonald’s All-Americans

There’s no more appropriate venue to explore the NCAA’s labor system than at the McDonald’s All-American game.

12:01 am | Mar. 21

The Problem With President Obama’s March Madness Charade

There was something semi-refreshing the first time Obama filled out his NCAA bracket on ESPN. But five years later, it’s time to move on.

12:01 am | Feb. 18

Brian Scalabrine Keeps The Bench Warm In Retirement

Unlike the model benchwarmer, Scalabrine always seemed to be in on the joke. Newly retired and working as a color analyst, Scal will leverage that awareness to write his second act.

8:09 am | Feb. 12

Larry Butler, Who Once Ruled Chicago Club Basketball, Ponders A Return

From the early 1990s through the aughts, Butler served as the comptroller of youth basketball talent in Chicago. After a stormy departure, is he on his way back?

12:47 am | Feb. 1

Hoops & Consequences: The High Drama Of Mooseheart’s Sudanese Ballers

It wasn’t the craziest experiment ever conducted in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago – where the Fermilab has been humming since 1967 – but it was perhaps one of its most combustible.

5:35 pm | Jan. 25

Owner of Twitter-Rattling “Cubs NL Champs 2003″ Hat Explains

A sickly-sweet and deeply weird image re-tweeted many times across the Interwebs Friday, after being flagged by ESPN business reporter Darren Rovell: The Cubs won the NLCS in 2003? Well, if the hat says so… But, alas, we had to …

8:14 am | Jan. 23

Flame Out? UIC Tries To Prove It Was No Fluke

After compiling a nine-game winning streak in the pre-conference season, the University of Illinois at Chicago men’s basketball program has dropped seven out of its last nine games. Needless to say, it’s kind of spoiling the storyline. I was among …

12:01 am | Jan. 9

Full Circle: Coach Howard Moore’s Quest To Revive UIC Basketball

The prospect of winning hoops at UIC, thanks to their homegrown coach, has the school eager to lay claim to something larger—a deed to the title of “Chicago’s team.”