Turning empty big box stores into pickleball facilities
More suburbs could empty big box stores turned into indoor pickleball facilities: Photo by Anna Tarazevich on Pexels.com The Picklr, which has seven corporate-owned facilities, is accelerating its...
View ArticleTrying to maintain hope in the pep band with a HS football team that wins 4...
I recently saw the football team at the high school I attended has a chance to make the playoffs for the first time in over two decades. This brought back memories…of lots of football losses. Photo by...
View ArticleTrying to diversify a city economy through sports
Las Vegas has gambling and all that goes with it, including significant recent investments in sports: Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com In under a decade’s time, the desert city long known for its...
View ArticleNaperville is the equivalent of 4th and 29 for a Bears opponent
Naperville is a highly-ranked suburb but is rarely described in sports terms. On the Fox broadcast of Bears-Lions yesterday, play-by-play announcer Adam Amin invoked Naperville in a difficult...
View ArticleWho can use space in the United States? FOIAed emails and pickleball
One journalist finds in emails that there is a lot of reaction to pickleball in American communities as well as concerted efforts by pickleball enthusiasts to play: Photo by Mason Tuttle on Pexels.com...
View ArticleHighlighting “suburbanites” at a Bulls game
I could not tell exactly what was happening because I caught this recently on TV but I was still interested to see what was on the scoreboard at the United Center during a Bulls game: Was this a...
View ArticleBaseball stadiums in relation to downtowns
The Chicago White Sox have had recent talks about the possibility of a new stadium closer to Chicago’s downtown. This would move them closer to the Loop and downtown activity. How does this compare to...
View ArticleThe most important sporting event in the world will take place…in an American...
The World Cup final in 2026 will be played in East Rutherford, New Jersey: Photo by Riccardo on Pexels.com The 2026 World Cup final will be held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on...
View ArticleMaking the sacred profane and the profane sacred at the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl itself may qualify as a religious event given all of its pageantry and symbolism. But, yesterday’s game included at least a few more explicit mentions of religion beyond the patriotism,...
View ArticleStopping (Illinois legislative) time to get a sports team owner their...
As the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bears argue for public money or lower taxes, I was reminded of the 1988 legislative deal that made sure taxpayers helped the White Sox stay in Chicago: The White...
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