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Chicago has been named as the "Best Sports City" by Sporting News three times: 1993, 2006, and 2010. Chicago was a candidate city for the 2016 Summer Olympics but lost to Rio de Janeiro. [1] Chicago also hosted the 1959 Pan American Games, as well as the 2006 Gay Games. Chicago hosted the inaugural 1968 Special Olympics Summer World Games as ...
In sport, the term "regular season" or "home-and-away season" [2] refers to the sport's league competition. The regular season is usually similar to a group tournament format: teams are divided into groups, conferences and/or divisions, and each club plays a set number of games against a set number of opponents. In most countries the league is ...
Pages in category "Sports in Chicago" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Chicago bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics; R. Rookie of the ...
1921 (Chicago) 1922–present (Chicago Bears) Moved to Chicago to become the Chicago Staleys and then changed their name to the Chicago Bears. Lake County Fielders: Baseball Northern League (2010) North American League (2011) 2010–11 Normal CornBelters: Baseball Frontier League 2009–2018 Moved to the Prospect League: Peoria Rivermen: Ice hockey
The 1998 Major League Baseball season was marked by an intense home run record chase between Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs.
Fall-Short Mets – A reference to the 1989 Mets, who led in the season standings all summer, slumped during the final two weeks of the season allowing the Chicago Cubs to pass them in the standings. [40] Los Mets – Reference to the large number of Hispanic players compiled by Omar Minaya during his tenure as general manager from 2004 to 2010 ...
The Chicago Cubs’ final regular season home game at Wrigley Field on Sunday afternoon was probably not unlike the end of their first season at the ballpark 107 years ago, albeit with more fans ...
Pages in category "Sports competitions in Chicago" The following 43 pages are in this category, out of 43 total. ... 1968 Special Olympics World Summer Games;