Brittney Griner, imprisoned in Russia, was honored at the All-Star Weekend.
Tag: basketball
Posted inCity Life
House music, Midsummer parties, and Queer Pride
Here’s some events and activities to close out the month of June and start the summer right.
Posted inNews & Politics
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?
Posted inNews & Politics
A case of disappearing hoops in gentrifying neighborhoods
In the last decade the Chicago Park District has removed 12 of 16 basketball courts from neighborhoods that have doubled and tripled in value, further marginalizing communities facing displacement.
Posted inMusic
Dead Rider come home to push a queasy new single at the Hideout
Dead Rider come home to push a queasy new single at the Hideout, Artie Do Good drops an EP of delicate indie pop and oddball boom-bap, and more.
Posted inNews & Politics
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.”
Posted inNews & Politics
Bouncing back
Hometown basketball phenom Markese Jacobs was poised to bring glory to DePaul—until he heard a pop in his knee.
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Five challengers take on 46th Ward alderman Cappleman from the left
Gentrifying Uptown may be ready for the return of Helen Shiller’s spirit.
Posted inFilm
State basketball powerhouse Orr Academy’s incredible rise to glory bared in gripping new film
Shot in the Dark, executive produced by Chance the Rapper, spends two and a half eventful years at Orr Academy.
Posted inBlogs
J.B. Pritzker, Pat Quinn win top spots on March 2018 primary ballot, and other Chicago news
Also, the state senate plans public hearings on Illinois Veterans Home deaths.
Posted inBlogs
Chicago went six days without a murder for the first time since 2012, and other news
Also, even New York mayor Bill de Blasio is sick of Trump’s obsession with Chicago violence.
Posted inNews & Politics
Did the NBA blacklist former Chicago Bulls player Craig Hodges because of his political beliefs?
In his new book, Long Shot: The Struggles and Triumphs of an NBA Freedom Fighter, the legendary three-point shooter recounts how his on-court success was stopped short by his outspokenness.
Posted inArts & Culture
‘Hoop Dreams’ amid the game of life
Adam Jason Cohen’s snapshots of basketball courts in Chicago’s overlooked communities offer a plea for investment in the city’s youth.
Posted inBlogs
Top cop calls Fourth of July gun violence reduction ‘progress’ but ‘not success,’ and other Chicago news
And, Sheryl Swoopes’s exit as Loyola’s women’s basketball coach.