Gapers Block published from April 22, 2003 to Jan. 1, 2016. The site will remain up in archive form. Please visit Third Coast Review, a new site by several GB alumni.
✶ Thank you for your readership and contributions. ✶
Friday, April 26
Looks like we might have women's professional soccer this summer after all. Four months after they suspended operations for the 2011 season, the Chicago Red Stars tweeted this afternoon that they're back: "We'll be playing this summer. Stay tuned."