Despite the international controversy and fears relating to Covid-19, it looks like the 2020 Olympics will finally happen in Tokyo, Japan — albeit one year later —from July 23–August 8. The events will be held with a few modifications to ensure safety: Athletes will be tested daily, media members will be advised to eat takeout […]
With all the restrictions for group gatherings and outdoor activities during the Covid-19 pandemic, the sport of golf has been a silver lining, having experienced a strong resurgence in participation due to sprawling, socially distanced playing fields. Whether newcomers or seasoned veterans of the game, San Francisco Bay Area golfers are gifted with a treasure chest […]
You know it when you see it, the colorful sails splashed against the city skyline as hundreds of boats and thousands of sailors and crew gather on the water near Navy Pier. It’s one of the the signature events of the Chicago calendar — the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac — and the race is […]
Arshay Cooper knows first-hand how rowing can offer a lifeline to kids in challenging circumstances. Cooper and his teammates from Chicago’s Manley High School made history in the 1990s as the country’s first all-Black high school rowing team. Their story inspired the 2020 documentary film “A Most Beautiful Thing” produced by rapper-actor Common and retired […]
Arshay Cooper knows first-hand how rowing can offer a lifeline to kids in challenging circumstances. Cooper and his teammates from Chicago’s Manley High School made history in the 1990s as the country’s first all-Black high school rowing team. Their story inspired the 2020 documentary film “A Most Beautiful Thing” produced by rapper-actor Common and retired […]
Arshay Cooper knows first-hand how rowing can offer a lifeline to kids in challenging circumstances. Cooper and his teammates from Chicago’s Manley High School made history in the 1990s as the country’s first all-Black high school rowing team. Their story inspired the 2020 documentary film “A Most Beautiful Thing” produced by rapper-actor Common and retired […]
The basketball nun is back. Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the 101-year-old chaplain of Loyola University Chicago’s men’s basketball team, made headlines last weekend for her pregame prayer. If it sounded more like a scouting report, that’s because it was. “As we play the Fighting Illini, we ask for special help to overcome this team and […]
Athletes Who Use Their Platform to Advocate for Social Change
Athletes Who Use Their Platform to Advocate for Social Change
The Chicago sports scene ramps up as new talent signs on.
