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|  | Biden announces diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Olympics
2021-12-07
The Biden administration will not send an official U.S. delegation to the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing, starting a "diplomatic boycott" aimed at criticizing China over what the United States said is the Asian ...
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| | Chicago Red Stars sign multiyear contracts with U.S. Women's National Team players
2021-12-06
--From a press release - CHICAGO, IL. (Dec. 6, 2021) — United States Women's National Team (USWNT) players Tierna Davidson, Casey Krueger, Alyssa Naeher and Mallory Pugh have signed multi-year contracts with the Chicago Red Stars. All players will be par ...
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| | SPORTS Bears fall to Cardinals; Blackhawks win
2021-12-06
—The Chicago Bears fell to 4-8, thanks to a 33-22 loss to the Arizona Cardinals at Soldier Field on Dec. 5. The Bears offense committed turnovers on its first two possessions and the defense allowed touchdowns ...
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| | Minoso elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
2021-12-06
On Dec. 5, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced that Chicago White Sox legend Minnie Minoso was one of four players the Golden Days Era Committee selected for induction, NBC Chicago noted. Along with Minoso (1925-2015), ...
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| | SPORTS Bulls, Blackhawks victorious in Dec. 2 games
2021-12-03
—DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points as the Chicago Bulls improved to 15-8 with a 119-115 win over the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic each added 27 as the Bulls ...
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| | Chicago Red Stars announce roster moves ahead of expansion draft
2021-12-02
--From a press release - CHICAGO, IL. (Dec. 2, 2021)—The Chicago Red Stars announced a number of roster moves ahead of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) expansion draft. The moves prioritize and honor the wishes of select players, while also ...
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| | Billie Jean King to receive Muhammad Ali Award on Dec. 7
2021-12-02
Tennis icon Billie Jean King will be honored with the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award presented by Alkaline88 at the 2021 Sports Illustrated Awards on Tuesday, Dec. 7. The honor celebrates individuals whose dedication to the ideals ...
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| | AIDS Garden Chicago supporters, CDPH official commemorate World AIDS Day with event
2021-12-01
AIDS Garden Chicago supporters and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) commemorated the 34th annual World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 at the Belmont Yacht Club with a sneak preview of the garden. The 2.5-acre ...
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| | Director Paris Barclay talks about virtual reading of 'The Normal Heart'
2021-12-01
The seminal Larry Kramer play The Normal Heart—which focuses on the rise of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in New York City in the early 1980s, through the perspective of the character Ned Weeks—is the subject of a ...
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| | SPORTS Bulls improve to 14-8 with latest win
2021-11-30
The Chicago Bulls took the latest battle of the Ball brothers (Chicago's Lonzo versus Charlotte's LaMelo), riding a stellar performance by Nikola Vucevic to a 133-119 victory over the Charlotte Hornets at the United Center, ESPN.com ...
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| | SPORTS Red Stars defender loaned to Australian team
2021-11-30
The Chicago Red Stars announced the loan of defender Kayla Sharples to Adelaide United Football Club of the Australian A-League Women. The Naperville native will be with the Australian club until March 28, 2022, after which ...
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| | WORLD Queer mountaineers, race-car driver, Australian bill, German reforms
2021-11-28
At the end of this year's mountaineering season, a group of climbers raised LGBTQ+ symbols on top of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Western Europe, as part of the Pink Summits campaign, a press release ...
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| | Bulls lose to Miami 107-104
2021-11-28
A day after crushing the Orlando Magic in Florida by more than 40 points, the Chicago Bulls (13-8) lost to the Miami Heat (13-7) at the United Center 107-104. The Bulls committed 23 turnovers, with Miami ...
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| | froSkate creates safe space for BIPOC queer skaters to 'fall, laugh, shake it off'
2021-11-27
The organization froSkate—which hosts skate park meet-ups for the "non-traditional skate community"—launched in spring 2019 after a group chat of BIPOC queer skateboarders "got too big," according to founder Karlie ...
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| | SPORTS Bulls, 'Hawks win; former Bear arrested
2021-11-27
—The Chicago Bulls (13-7) got back on the winning track—and remained in first place in the NBA's Central Division—with a 123-88 victory over the Orlando Magic on Nov. 27 in Florida. DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points ...
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