Tag Archives: chicago
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7:46 am | Apr. 17‘Girls on the Run’ Gets Chicago Kids Moving In The Right Direction
Girls on the Run is a non-profit program that encourages girls to run, and teaches them that feeling good about themselves is a choice they get to make for themselves.
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2:52 pm | Apr. 12EXCLUSIVE: 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.
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12:01 am | Apr. 4101 Reasons Why Chicago Is America’s Best Baseball Town
From Spalding’s gloves to Veeck’s scoreboards, the game of baseball is at home in Chicago.
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9:04 am | Mar. 28Bear Down… Arizona Wildcats? Chicago’s Pac-12 Team!
Chicago, you have a new cheering section to consider in the NCAA tournament, and you’ll like the sound of their song.
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12:01 am | Mar. 7Is Stan Bowman The Best General Manager In Chicago Sports?
With the team on a record streak, and thanks to his stockpiling of young talent, it seems the haters owe Bowman some love.
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12:01 am | Feb. 28It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Boxer, Chicagoan & Friend, Omar Henry
A classmate and admirer, Kaberon remembers the boy and boxer Omar Henry — who he was, and who he could’ve been.
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12:01 am | Feb. 22The Contrarian’s Marathon
It’s not about the runners or the pain or the boredom or the long hours of training. It’s about Eig, plain and simple. He doesn’t like to go with the crowd.
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12:01 am | Feb. 1965 Years Ago Today, The Lakers And Globetrotters Made History in Chicago
In the early days of professional basketball, the Minneapolis Lakers ruled. But 65 years ago to the day, on Feb. 19, 1948, Mikan’s team faced a test like nothing they’d ever faced before.
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8:33 am | Jan. 28Detroit Sucks (Really, They Do This Time)
The 2013 season could mark the beginning of the end for Hockeytown, USA. The question is: If they slip, will it still be fun to abuse them?
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12:01 am | Jan. 4The Corner Man: Chicago’s Greatest Boxing Trainer, Sam Colonna
Chicago’s pre-eminent boxing trainer, Sam Colonna, reckons he has been in ring corners for “thousands of fights” over the past 27 years—enough to know winning isn’t everything.
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8:33 am | Nov. 28I’m A Black Man. I’m A Hockey Fan.
Evan Moore has been a Chicago Blackhawks fan for as long as he can remember. He’s been black for as long as he can remember, too.
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5:26 pm | Nov. 19ChicagoSide 2012 Cubs-White Sox Awards
Now that the traditional MLB awards have been announced—Cabrera, Trout, Dickey, etc.—it’s time for the first-annual ChicagoSide Sox-Cubs awards. You’re welcome.
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10:27 pm | Nov. 8Bears By The Numbers Week 10 v. Texans: A Football Outsiders Breakdown
Face it, Bears fans, you can’t be objective. But Football Outsiders can help. Each week, FO’s Robert Weintraub offers a look at the Bears game, with help of FO’s advanced metrics.
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7:04 am | Nov. 1The Audacity of a White Sox Fan: Why Chicago Sports Matter to President Obama
As election day nears and everything begins to feel like politics, Chicago fans might be inclined to wonder: Is he really a die-hard Chicago sports fan? And does it matter?
