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Zanesville High School students were once against cap and gowns, in favor of formal dress for graduation.

Juventus brings back and old manager while Inter grabs a new one.

There’s something about opening the season against a rival that feels right. Yes, we know the New England Revolution usually open every MLS season on the road thanks to the mischievous and unpredictable New England weather. I mean, it did snow in Boston and upper New England yesterday, but a lot of the time it feels like the Revs are out in the Western Conference playing Seattle or Dallas or Colorado or Houston. Okay, the Dynamo matchup from 2016 was fun and that Daigo Kobayashi equalizer was...

yes New Chicago Fire forward Chinonso Offor looks for a pass during a preseason match against Orlando City Chicago Fire FC Chicago Fire FC’s Chinonso Offor might just be the most interesting player in MLS In 20 short years, Offor has fled his birthplace in Nigeria, played under age in Cyprus (before having to escape!), starred in Latvia, and managed to have fun in the one place in Illinois everybody hates to go. Share this story Chinonso Offor wanted to buy a new car. There was one big prob...

Anne Hailes with jazz musician Chris Barber 13 March, 2021 01:00 WHEN your hero dies, it hurts. All the years of admiration, memories, loving and losing, crowd into your mind and I have such memories in spades following the death of jazz man extraordinaire Chris Barber. I’m of the generation when Dixieland dominated our lives. The names are legendary now: Chriss wife, blues singer Ottilie Patterson; Kenny Ball; Acker Bilk; Jackie Flavelle; Lonnie Donegan; even Van Mor...

Joe Mansueto: “The potential for the Chicago Fire in this market is enormous.” The Fire’s owner lays out his vision for the future of the club to Hot Time in Old Town Share this story “When your kids start playing, it kind of becomes addictive,” the Chicago Fire owner tells Hot Time. “You love watching your kids, you start loving the sport, you start watching it professionally on television, that takes it to another level. “I just think soccer has a great future,” Mansueto con...

Mansueto shoulders the blame for the Chicago Fire’s logo failure: “I was certainly responsible.” Share this story Chicago Fire FC There’s an idea among many Chicago Fire fans that the unpopular “Fire Crown” crest, which is going away later this year, was thrust upon owner Joe Mansueto by the club’s previous majority owner, Andrew Hauptman, on his way out the door. It’s easy to see why. Since Mansueto assumed full control of the club from Hauptman in 2019, the Fire have hit a num...

Before Joe Bidens inauguration, a look at how the political event has developed into a cultural touchstone over the years Joe Biden’s inauguration will feature Tom Hanks, Justin Timberlake and Jon Bon Jovi — but remotely. The transfer of presidential power in the US has always been a signature political event. However, Bidens inauguration will be different by necessity, in an age of illness and threats. So many people thronged President Andrew Jackso...

Inaugurations have long mirrored the nation’s cultural life. Joe Biden’s will feature Tom Hanks, Justin Timberlake and Jon Bon Jovi — remotely, in an age of illness and threats.

Looking back at some of our favorite Chicago Fire stories from 2020 It was an odd year, to say the least Share this story Chicago Fire FC Back in February, when COVID-19 started to look more and more serious, I had a conversation with a Chicago Fire staffer about whether the league would consider holding games without fans. We both agreed that idea seemed absolutely crazy. Football without fans? How would that even work? On the morning of March 11, I visited SeatGeek Stadium to cover the day�...