- Baseball’s feathered fan
Best of 2025 • Sports Edition SUPPORTED BY Hello and welcome to the sports edition! This year delivered plenty of unexpected sports stories, from a Canada goose making herself at home at Wrigley Field to the World Cup introducing its first half-time show. We were also thrilled to see that interest in women’s athletics is still going strong — as are the sports bars showcasing their talent. Read more on that below, preferably with a game on in the background. Sports Best Seat in the House: A…Read more
- New research on ‘exercise snacks’
. Daily Edition • October 13, 2025 SUPPORTED BY This October marks the 40th Breast Cancer Awareness Month — and today is Breast Cancer Awareness Day. These designations are more than just pink ribbons; they’re critical fund- and awareness-raising opportunities, and we’re happy to report that much has changed for the better since the first observance in 1985. Breast cancer death rates have been steadily falling since the late ’80s, and five-year survival rates steadily increasing. Learn more...
- A bittersweet challenge
Sunday Edition • October 12, 2025 SUPPORTED BY We’ve all witnessed — or experienced firsthand — how holidays send some people into creative frenzies, and such was the case for two Texas neighbors who started a viral showdown over their Halloween decorations. It started with a playful sign reading “Is that all you got?” after a 12-foot skeleton appeared in one family’s yard, and evolved into a good-natured competition chronicled on social media. “They’re such great people, and I can already...
- How Roman emperors made an Irish exit
. Daily Edition • October 11, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Two comets discovered just this year are poised to grace the night sky within the next few weeks. Named C/2025 R2 (SWAN) and C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), these celestial objects are making close approaches to Earth — close enough that they may be visible to the naked eye. Read a guide to spotting SWAN and Lemmon. Must Reads Just weeks after announcing her retirement, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt — the longtime chaplain for Loyola Chicago’s men’s...