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20th century American culture through a baseball lens
Noah Gittell, a film critic, sportswriter, and author, joins John Williams to highlight his new book, Baseball: The Movie. Noah talks with John about classic baseball movies mentioned in the book and how they connect with American lifestyle throughout history.
Archer Matt Stutzman searched ‘how to teach an armless man how to shoot a bow’ at start of Paralympic career
(NEXSTAR) – Known for his sense of humor, Paralympic archer Matt Stutzman jokes that the lack of results when he searched for someone with a similar situation is the reason he’s on his way to his fourth Paralympics. “Nothing came up,” Stutzman said. “I was like, oh, this is going to be fun. but I […]
Report: State lawmakers won’t act on Bears or White Sox stadium funding requests in waning spring session
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Lawmakers are still working on the state budget after Democrats in charge of the House and Senate went through their self-imposed deadline last week Friday. So, according to a Chicago Tribune report this weekend, state lawmakers won’t be taking any action on public funding requests by either the Bears or the White […]
In the early 20th century, the Chicago River Swim was an annual event that drew thousands of spectators
On Sept. 22, some 500 participants are expected to jump in downtown waters for the Chicago River Swim, 116 years after a similar event prompted the Tribune headline: “Germs Of Chicago River Mere Bagatelle To Girl.” “Regardless of the fact that the Chicago River is said to contain the most dangerous of germs, seventy-one swimmers of more or less fame in western aquatic circles will line up at ...
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