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Blackhawks Look to Finish Rivalry With the Red Wings
The Chicago Blackhawks started this shortened season with the best record the NHL has seen in over 20 years. It seemed the lack of turnover in their player personnel really helped the Blackhawks establish the mid-season play that many of the NHL teams lacked as a result of the grueling lockout schedule. Coach Joel Quenneville [...]
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Joakim Noah and Bulls Leave It All on the Court
Entering the playoffs, the Chicago Bulls was already a depleted team. The injury bug bit players hard and refused to let go throughout the first round match-up with Brooklyn. The Bulls took a commanding 3-1 lead through four games and seemed like they would wrap up the first round playoff series with a few days [...]
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Chicago Blackhawks Vie for Stanley Cup
Men, it’s time to grow out those beards again. As is ritual, when the Chicago Blackhawks enter the playoffs, the razors go into the trash. This year, it seems like those beards will grow quite long, as the Blackhawks are highly favored to score their way up to the Stanley Cup finals. During the [...]
Little League Baseball Returns to Little Village
Neighborhood organizations like Beyond the Ball, Enlace Chicago and New Life Centers of Chicagoland teamed up with the Chicago Park District to bring the Little League Baseball back to one of the neighborhood’s local parks. The league will be under the umbrella of Neighborhood Sports Little Village along with other sponsors. Games will run from [...]
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The End of an Era
Brian Urlacher’s departure from the Chicago Bears leaves a void for city sports fans Brian Urlacher was the Chicago Bears. Each time someone would talk about that stout Chicago Bear defense it always began with the guy in the middle calling the plays, making tackles, and chasing down quarterbacks. On Sundays, number 54 jerseys [...]
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PlayStreets Kicks Off New Season (PHOTOS)
A program that promotes healthy activities for youth and safe spaces to play in neighborhoods around the city is back for another season The block of 3000 South Hamlin Avenue near the Gary/Ortiz Elementary School campus in Little Village isn’t usually a place where you’d find children playing on the street. There’s too much traffic. [...]
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Is a Return Worth It?
Derrick Rose has been cleared by doctors to return to the court, but will he? Ten months after tearing his ACL, Derrick Rose has been cleared to return to the court this season. But whether or not he will, remains an uncertainty. While fans are eager to see the star player back in his Chicago [...]
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Pilsen Basketball Tournament Shows Off Youth Skills
Youth from elementary schools in Pilsen came together for a day filled with basketball. Students went head to head during a friendly tournament at Cristo Rey High School. Middle school students from Walsh, Perez, Orozco, Whittier and Pilsen Academy gathered on Saturday, Feb. 23 to compete against members of Anaya Basketball Clinic (ABC)-Pilsen, a basketball [...]
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Chicago Blackhawks Unlocked
Shorter NHL season doesn’t stop team from showing promise for another Stanley Cup win With their 12 game, 22 point record the Blackhawks are already giving fans hope for another Stanley Cup. A considerably shorter NHL season, the aftermath of the NHL lockout, certainly gives an advantage to a team like the Hawks, who are [...]
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Deng, Noah Will Play in NBA All-Star Game
Two Chicago Bulls are slated to be on the roster at the 2012-13 NBA All-Star game in Houston. Luol Deng and Joakim Noah were named All-Stars this season, making it Deng’s second consecutive appearance as an All Star and Noah’s first. Noah, the first Bulls center to be named an All-Star since Artis Gilmore in [...]
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