As the game’s popularity declines nationwide, the Morgan Park Mustangs are a beacon for the future of the sport
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Bring Brittney home
Brittney Griner, imprisoned in Russia, was honored at the All-Star Weekend.
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Sports & Recreation poll winners
The people, places, and things voted Chicago’s best—and runners-up: professional women’s sports team, professional men’s sports team, sports facility, athlete, sports TV or radio announcer, lake swimming spot, canoe or kayak rentals, neighborhood park, dog park, and more
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Best of Chicago 2020: Sports & Recreation
Best of Chicago 2020 is presented by Sponsored in part by
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Sports & Recreation poll winners
From Brianna Wellen’s introduction, “Losses and gains: Best of Chicago 2020”: Some business to get out of the way: the reader poll results were determined by you, the readers! If […]
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Inside the basketball card boom
Over the past year, basketball cards—and sports cards overall—have seen their popularity and worth increase exponentially. Will it last?
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Combating racism and sexism in Major League Soccer
Supporter groups the Plastics and the Black Fires are demanding change.
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Freelance Wrestling goes to the mat for independent talent
The monthly show features local and traveling wrestlers looking for their big break.
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Born to run
How I ran away from my failing body and straight into the Chicago Marathon.
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Chicago Muay Thai
The smell of menthol oil and the whine of traditional Thai instrumental music pierce the humid July air of the Cicero Stadium on fight night. Though it’s best known for […]
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In 2020, the White Sox get to play the Yankees in a cornfield in Iowa
Once again, Sox fans get screwed.
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Project sWish uses basketball to keep young people on the south and west sides safe in the summer
“We want to provide an opportunity for these kids to be off the streets during these times, in these neighborhoods.”