Wearing green on the green promotes environment at WM Phoenix Open
By Diana Giambona Medill Reorts The WM Phoenix Open 2023 organized the “All day green out” initiative, through which, for every person who wore green Feb. 11, money was donated to nonprofit organizations with a sustainable focus, such as Waste Not, Change the Course and Tribal Renewable Energy Fund. For every fan, volunteer, player and […]
Players’ entrance to 16th hole is favorite place for fans to take selfies at WM Phoenix Open
By Diana Giambona Medill Reports Of the more than 7,000 yards of TPC Scottsdale, a course with beautiful landscapes, lakes, mountains and typical Arizona vegetation, the favorite place for fans to take a selfie is the players’ entrance to the 16th hole. Few fans walk by without stopping and taking a picture in front of […]
Chicago Public Red South Conference winners make history
By Max Olsan Medill Reports The Kenwood High School men’s basketball team is having one of its most successful seasons in recent history. They beat powerhouse Simeon for the first time in school history and even won the Red South Conference. Yet the job is not finished, as they still feel they have more to […]
‘You can just hop right on your phone’: Arizona sees gambling boom during Super Bowl week
By Zain Bando Medill Reports PHOENIX – The FanDuel Sportsbook was quiet. Hours before Super Bowl LVII between Kansas City and Philadelphia, bettors sat in comfy chairs. Several television screens showed various games across college basketball and the NBA, including an upset with No. 1 Purdue falling to Northwestern. Before September 2019, sports gambling was […]
Welcome to the Tree House, the Chicago shelter where ‘every cat thrives’
By Isabelle Paquette Medill Reports “When I got in here, and I met the team and met the cats, saw how much work we do here — we’re so much more than a shelter,” said Hannah Ottenfeld, 23, a staff member at Tree House Humane Society in Rogers Park. Ottenfeld has been at Tree House […]
‘I’m enjoying what I’m doing’: Kansas City coach Andy Reid discusses future in NFL, Chiefs’ ‘church mode’ strategy in Monday presser
By John Riker Medill Reports PHOENIX – Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid stepped to the Phoenix Convention Center stage and lifted the Vince Lombardi Trophy one last time in Arizona, before reiterating his desire to contend for more titles during a news conference Monday morning. Asked about his plans to continue coaching, Reid […]
Whiskey Girl Tavern offers safe, inclusive space to consume women’s sports, cocktails and more
By Tristan Tucker Medill Reports Chicago’s Whiskey Girl Tavern on North Clark Street is one of the only bars in the country where you can regularly catch women’s sports on the big screens along with a drink with friends. Owners Heather and Christina Roberts aim to make the space inclusive for everyone and try to […]
Andy Reid’s playcalling, full-circle moments propel Chiefs to Super Bowl LVII victory
By Tristan Tucker Medill Reports GLENDALE, Ariz. — For the Kansas City Chiefs, winning Super Bowl LVII didn’t come down to a last-second penalty; the real difference-maker was head coach Andy Reid. In many ways, Reid’s coaching master class signaled a full-circle moment for the 24-year NFL head coach. Reid, the all-time wins leader for […]
Super Bowl Experience employees, Phoenix residents call Super Bowl 57 week the ‘craziest’ in city
By Elena Shklyar Medill Reports PHOENIX — Alongside the blocked-off street stood a lengthy line of fans wearing an abundance of NFL jerseys representing almost all 32 teams awaiting to be let inside the Phoenix Convention Center doors for Day 5 of the Super Bowl Experience. It was 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, just a mere […]
Families gather to celebrate Year of the Rabbit in Chinatown
By Antonia Mufarech Medill Reports Video Transcript: Alexander Wong, Seven Star Lion Dance Group dancer: I think lion dancing means family. You know, for Chinese people it’s a very warming thing, you know. For like New Year’s, it brings people together. ALTHOUGH THE COMMUNITY MOURNS THE LOSS OF THOSE IN CALIFORNIA, THE YEAR OF THE […]