Lucas Museum location lawsuit continues (Video)

By Kierra Gray Last week’s approval by the City Council to sanction the lakefront site for the Lucas Museum is not stopping Friends of the Parks from pursuing the group’s lawsuit against the Chicago Park District and the city. So controversy over the site continues even after the city and the Chicago Bears franchise negotiated […]

Daryl Morey on stats, surprises and shutdown defense

Rockets GM Daryl Morey talks to star center Dwight Howard

By Nick Zazulia You rarely hear basketball fans praise a missed shot by their favorite team. You will if you talk to Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. In a telephone interview before the season started last week, ​Morey used that as an example of how the game has changed in recent years. As the […]

Northwestern football’s turnaround a matter of time

NU Penn State

By Jordan Ray In Northwestern’s first five games, it allowed only 35 points. The Wildcats gave up 106 in their three games since. The defense that carried the Wildcats to a 5-0 start and No. 13 ranking in the Associated Press poll unraveled down the stretch as the team lost two straight and almost a […]

Workout fanatics take it to the barre

By Ariana LaBarrie The newest workout trend takes cues from ballerinas, but you don’t have to be a dancer to tone up and build lean muscle. Turnouts, plies – the barre workout is derived from these ballet movements and others.  Participants use the ballet barre for balance, resistance and to perfect form. Small, isometric movements […]