National Amateur Cup UPDATE: Chicago House AC (IL) has been re-instated into the 2026 #USASA Region II (Midwest) Amateur Cup after a successful appeal. @chicagohouseac.bsky.social will play #NPSL side Minnesota Blizzard FC next. Article: thecup.us/2026/04/22/2...

Not the worst philosophy. #houseinelmhurst day and surprise meetup with old friends San Diego Sockers coach Rene Ortiz and Steve Au before MASL title game vs. Milwaukee Wave tonight UWM Panther Arena.

“We look forward to hosting the Minnesota Blizzard in the 2nd round match as soon as possible,” Wilt said. At this time, the game will be ASAP, but is TBA.

@chicagohouseac.bsky.social are still in the #USASA Amateur Cup after they won an appeal of disqualification. “We are pleased that the committee took a sincere review of our appeal, asked relevant questions and came to the same conclusion that we had,” said House Managing Partner + CEO Peter Wilt.

3 is me.

My weekend footy was in person w/GLASA @chicagohouseac.bsky.social & 3 of the world's best power soccer players in Minnesota Shockwave's Pete Winslow and Michael Archer & former Indy Eleven Marketing Intern Jordan Dickey with Indiana's Sudden Impact at Chicago House Party Power Soccer Tournament.

Bernhard Langer shot a six under 66 yesterday and is tied for the lead after the 1st round of the Senior PGA Championship. He is 68 years old. He shot two strokes under his age. He is tied with or beating all 155 other pro golfers in the field, almost all of whom are in their 50s. 👏🏼

Big match for my Ontonagon Porkies today. A W over New Chassell United will ensure staying up in the NMFPL one more season!! 🤞🏼⚽

Help us close out our Saturday. NMFPL Posen Ivy v Alpena Mackinaw City v Afton Villa NMFL1 Cheboygan v Ignace Town Acme v Boyne NMFL2 Soonited v Au Train Iron Town United v Old Mission Loyal

Helped honor my father who helped launch and served as 1st pres of McHenry County Department of Health. 60th anniversary & and ribbon cutting ceremony. My dad lived a life of service to health care in McHenry County. Thx to the Department of Health for remembering him & for continuing his legacy. ❤️

Thank you @zetipezz.bsky.social for taking a sold out audience at The Jazz Estate on a powerful aural journey from darkness to light. It's been 14 years since she's played Milwaukee and the evening was worth the wait. Return soon! 🪗

If you havent seen this, make sure you read.

Great article by @thefortwaynedefender.com of the history of @fortwaynefc.bsky.social . www.thefortwaynedefender.com/p/fort-wayne...

In the umpire union's next CBA negotiation they should insist on including the right for confirmed ABS challenged calls to be reported by the umpire over the in-stadium microphone with: "After further review it was again confirmed that I WAS RIGHT AND YOU WERE WRONG!"

This is an actual post. This is not funny. This is beyond desperate. This is a deeply unwell man who doesn’t belong anywhere near the levers of power. Every member of his cabinet and Congress is complicit in not demanding his removal now.

This is real. This is what we did to the world. This is what Republicans in Congress and millions of Americans support. We need to be stopped.

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Apparently the democracy isn’t as strong as we thought.

@chicagohouseac.bsky.social women's team will travel to Madison May 15th to take on @rallymadisonfc.bsky.social in the first-ever match for Rally Madison FC. More info here: www.rallymadisonfc.com/news/2026/04...

Congrats to our @chicagohouseac.bsky.social women's futsal team for winning the 1st championship in House history! A dramatic come from behind 3-1 victory in the Futsal Championship Series title match. The team showed resilience and had great leadership from its coaching staff.

#NoKings in Lansing, Michigan with my @lansingcommonfc.bsky.social friends @jpugh.blue and @risaacs.bsky.social .

No Seger, Ryder or Motown, but these two work well for drive to Michigan tunes.

1/2 Great belated b-day celebration. Was in Beloit w/old friend Mike & Lindaand for Beloit Film Fest & Art in the Castle. Watching insightful Nepali documentary/father and son journey Rice & Sugar then talking with Producer and Director Phillip O'Leary at length afterwards was a special experience.

Happy opening day to those that observe.

Double Header tonight. Documentary "King of Venice" at Oriental Theater courtesy of @mkefilm.bsky.social and Elizabeth Berg author talk @boswellbooks.bsky.social. Two ⭐⭐⭐⭐ events.

A nice single digit grid. Low % 1st round draft picks helped.

24th Annual @wmse917fm.bsky.social Rockabilly Chili Fundraiser w/ @patfinn.bsky.social & a profitable stop @potawatomi.bsky.social for NCAA hoops. Great to see my dear friend & WMSE superstar AE Robyn Vinje. Another highlight was meeting food reviewer Dominic the Food Reviewer, the Dean of Cuisine!

Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza sporting a @chicagofirefc.bsky.social OG logo jersey after a hearing for the suspect in firefighter Michael Altman's death. Images from @suntimes.bsky.social #cf97

Happy Birthday to Sister Rosetta Tharpe, and a massive thank you to her for inventing rock and roll She was born on March 20th, 1915

File under "Department of Redundancy" in today's Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Or maybe it's for the mathematically challenged readers.🤷

Today I wish I was in Indy at The Golden Ace Inn. ☘️💚🇮🇪

Ex Las Vegas Lights owner Brett Lashbrook & I are now Substack famous! Outstanding and thorough piece on the “Milwaukee Corned Beef Sandwich” for Milwaukee Mix by @marykatemurray.bsky.social. Well researched (what a fun assignment that must've been!)! 😀 substack.com/@marykatemur...

‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Director: “This is about how you lose your country — through small acts of complicity: when a government murders people on the streets, when oligarchs take over the media… we all face a moral choice. But even a nobody is more powerful than you think."

1960s @chgo-whitesox.bsky.social players Don Buford and Ken Berry were motion picture baseball advisors. Don for Field of Dreams and Ken for Eight Men Out. Ken also had a cameo in Eight Men Out as the heckler.

A good @immaculategrid.com Day for me. Not the loneliest number, but pretty close.

1/2 Fun day in Fort Wayne, Indiana watching @chicagohouseac.bsky.social GLASA Power Soccer team compete in the Hoosier Thaw Tournament. Really great getting to know these talented athletes and watching the team grow under Player/Coach David Rodriguez' leadership.

The league could also just…negotiate in good faith and provide a minimum standard of living and health insurance, but they’d rather follow the standard anti-union playbook. Sad. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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Great listen. Not easy putting together such a thorough and well rounded description of the history and present of USL but Kirk Rudell and Tom McCabe of An American Game did it. 👏 open.spotify.com/episode/1Yyz...

Now available for viewing on the SASH YouTube channel at youtu.be/_KUhg8yrDjQ and in podcast format at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-frxc5...

@thecrazypilgrim.bsky.social @517tifonerd.bsky.social @agenemans.bsky.social @argylelife1886.bsky.social @brookslaimbeer.bsky.social @jgeiss.bsky.social @romulan4747.bsky.social @pwilt1.bsky.social @sjw8169.bsky.social @drewsavagesport.bsky.social @highburypub.bsky.social

Baseball cards and friends at Woodlawn Tap in Hyde Park make for a pleasant Sunday afternoon. Ripped open a few 37 year old Topps packs and found plenty of memories inside.

It will be a late night with Carter and Beany who are hanging out with Jeeno Thitikul and me. The world #1 and 3rd round leader at the Honda LPGA Thailand tees off at the Siam Country Club in Chonburi. #jeenosnumberonefans

An honor to present at "Something Global Chicago" at Union League Chicago, home of Chicago's 2nd largest private art collection. Also had the pleasure of meeting fellow presenter and former child actor Jimmy McNichol who, w/sister Kristy, is producing a unique episodic "docu-competition series".

*** FINALS RECAP *** The leaders fall. Posen Ivy get a goal and 3 points against Paradise City. Escanaba, Zenith, Menominee & Oscoda join in on the victory parade.

A visit to Elmhurst and running into Stephanie from @elmhurstpride.bsky.social at Brewpoint Coffee brightened a day when I was in town to both mourn and celebrate the life of a special woman, the mother of my forever friend, Joe. ✌️❤️

Two great autographed items for sale by a friend. 1998 season ticket book autographed by 15 greats including Brian McBride, Carlos Valderrama, Eric Wynalda and Marco Etcheverry and autographed 2000 uncut Chicago Fire trading card set. Message me if interested. #CF97

Great date night with Ann. Delicious dinner at Cafe Hollander and engaging author talk @boswellbooks.bsky.social by Jan Cress Dondi promoting The Navigator's Letter. Boswell has the best books. Support independent book sellers.

Happy 217th birthday Abe Lincoln AND Charles Darwin. Both born 2.12.1809! 🎂🎉