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Midway Madness Teaching the Right Way
Aspiring sports writers Mackinley Salk and Chris Gasper were in the dugout of Columbia College Chicago’s club baseball team, The Renegades, when they realized that to continue writing about sports after graduating was going to require they take matters into their own hands. “Not wanting to get paid nothing for years while not covering the […]
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Mayweather-Pacquiao brings Revenue but not Action
May 26, 2015 Comments Off on Mayweather-Pacquiao brings Revenue but not Action
With boxing’s popularity waning, both the sport and its fans were waiting for the megafight that would bring interest back to boxing. After five years of back and forth, the fight everyone had been waiting for finally happened. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao fought on May 2nd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las […]
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It’s been more than 50 years since Chicago hosted the NFL Draft, but the city had the opportunity to host again in 2015. Fans from all over the world came to the three-day event, which was held from April 30-May 2 in Grant Park. Chicago Bears fans, along with fans from many other teams were […]
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Sports can make you famous. Sports can morph a faceless person into a local celebrity or even an icon. A future is almost guaranteed for athletes who are good enough to separate themselves from the pack. Robert Wash was on that path until it all went away with a single pitch. Before enrolling at Columbia […]
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Imagine you are 15-years old with your whole life ahead of you, except you can’t play any contact sports and you are already contemplating the best options for knee-replacement surgery. For Sam Solis, now 22, that is what he was confronted with seven years after suffering a devastating knee injury. Solis grew up in Chicago […]
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Blackhawks’ Success Brings New Fans
May 16, 2015 Comments Off on Blackhawks’ Success Brings New Fans
When Danny Miller watches the Blackhawks kick off game one of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday against the Anaheim Ducks, he will be watching on a TV that is decorated in Blackhawks memorabilia. “I have a Hawks ball cap that doesn’t quite fit me, two pucks in cases, autographed by Ray Emery and Viktor […]
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Cook County Leaders Attend Forum on Criminal Justice
May 16, 2015 Comments Off on Cook County Leaders Attend Forum on Criminal Justice
Overcrowding in Cook County’s criminal justice system has for years been a hot-button issue and recently four area leaders spoke at the City Club of Chicago and addressed the high number of incarcerated low-level offenders and offenders with mental health issues. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, who oversees Cook County Jail, said in the forum […]
