Column: Finding mecca, a journey into Chicago’s basketball culture
In order to find mecca, one must take a journey. For four Wednesdays this summer, fans in the flyest pairs of sneakers and trendiest fashions lined up at a high...
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Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr. — a projected first-round NFL pick in 2024 — didn’t always dream of being a football star
Despite not playing in the Big Ten championship game last season, Ohio State managed to make it into the College Football Playoff thanks to the selection committee. In the closing...
Column: Context is crucial in roster construction and relationships. But that doesn’t soften the blow.
The days leading up to the MLB trade deadline can be an exciting time if your team is a buyer — or you're just really into the drama of the...
Dwyane Wade looks to bring creative thinking as a member of Chicago Sky ownership: ‘It just feels like the time’
In his first appearance at Wintrust Arena since the Chicago Sky announced he joined the team's ownership group, Dwyane Wade sat with Mayor Brandon Johnson and other Sky owners in...
Column: Double Duty Classic players get a history lesson while living out their dreams
Under the lights Tuesday at Guaranteed Rate Field, 30 of the nation's most elite Black and brown high school baseball players lined up along the first- and third-base lines for...
Will Northwestern football recruits stay or decommit? ‘College football coaches and teams are opportunistic.’
Amid fallout from the report of an outside investigation into hazing within Northwestern's football program, recruits have started to reassess their commitments. Northwestern fired football coach Pat Fitzgerald on Monday...
Column: How the Double Duty Classic connects Chicago’s rich baseball past with its future
It's commonplace for Chicagoans to claim our importance in American history. And yes, that's exactly what I'm doing now as it pertains to Black baseball. When the story of organized...
How Alanna Smith fought ‘an uphill battle’ through injuries and early struggles to become an impact player for the Chicago Sky
When Chicago Sky forward Alanna Smith looked to attend college and play basketball, going outside Australia wasn't really popular. There were a few athletes from the country at U.S. colleges,...
Column: With breakups in life and in sports, ‘it’s not what you do but how you do it’
Breakups happen to the best of us. Different kinds of 'ships — relationships, situationships, friendships, championship teams — eventually come to an end. But when that end catches us off...
Column: NASCAR brings out new fans in Chicago, from a ‘cultural exchange’ at South Side museum to jumping over puddles at Grant Park
NASCAR arrived in Chicago this past week — and with it, opinions on the historic street race. Some were excited about it, others were skeptical. In the days leading up...