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Home » Sports

Tag: Sports

Posted inSports

On the south side, a quest to keep Black baseball alive

by Matthew Ritchie July 21, 2022July 23, 2022

As the game’s popularity declines nationwide, the Morgan Park Mustangs are a beacon for the future of the sport

Posted inSports

Bring Brittney home

by Maya Goldberg-Safir July 21, 2022July 28, 2022

Brittney Griner, imprisoned in Russia, was honored at the All-Star Weekend.

Posted inNews & Politics

Let them play

by Adam M. Rhodes March 16, 2022March 16, 2022

A bill to prevent trans children from sports teams that align with their gender identities stalled in the state assembly last year, but advocates warn the threat still looms large.

Posted inMusic

Beach Bunny jump straight to the championship round

by Jack Riedy February 11, 2020August 18, 2021

Lili Trifilio and her indie-punk band have climbed from Chicago’s DIY scene to stages most musicians never reach, and their first studio album, Honeymoon, comes out just this week.

Posted inFilm

Sprinter

by Andrea Gronvall August 22, 2019August 23, 2021

1 hour 54 min • 2018

Posted inFilm

Golden Sting

by Chicago Reader June 13, 2019August 23, 2021

1 hour 46 min • 2018

Posted inCity Life

For the win

by Isa Giallorenzo May 2, 2019August 18, 2021

Clean style, full heart, can’t lose

Posted inFilm

Sparring

by Chicago Reader March 21, 2019August 23, 2021

1 hour 35 min • 2017

Posted inNews & Politics

Bouncing back

by Patrick Z. McGavin March 8, 2019August 18, 2021

Hometown basketball phenom Markese Jacobs was poised to bring glory to DePaul—until he heard a pop in his knee.

Posted inFilm

High Flying Bird

by Andrea Gronvall February 7, 2019August 23, 2021

1 hour 30 min • 2019

Posted inNews & Politics

The surprising Chicago origins of indoor baseball

by Jeff Nichols January 30, 2019August 18, 2021

From humble and hilarious beginnings on the south side in 1887, the sport grew into a favorite pastime for women and the working class.

Posted inNews & Politics

America, start bowling again

by Ryan Smith September 19, 2018August 18, 2021

Fall is all about those spares, splits, and strikes.

Posted inNews & Politics

The perfect storm, or the two weeks in October when sports are king

by Kevin Warwick September 19, 2018August 18, 2021

Chicago’s fall frenzy makes fairweather fandom fun.

Posted inFilm

High & Outside: A Baseball Noir

by Dmitry Samarov September 6, 2018August 23, 2021

1 hour 38 min • 2017

Posted inMusic

The Growing Concerns Poetry Collective celebrate their debut again—this time on vinyl

by J.R. Nelson and Leor Galil January 23, 2018August 18, 2021

The Growing Concerns Poetry Collective celebrate their debut again (this time on vinyl), power-pop four-piece Gal Gun drop their first full-length, and more.

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