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Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks, formerly Black Hawks, NHL ice hockey team founded 1926, an Original Six franchise. Six Stanley Cups (1934, 1938, 1961, 2010, 2013, 2015); named for owner Frederic McLaughlin's WWI 86th Infantry Division.
Chicago bridge
Chicago bridge, or Four-Deal Bridge, is a four-deal form of rubber bridge with a fixed dealer and vulnerability schedule (none, N-S, E-W, both), 500/300 game bonuses, and part-score carryover; it originated in Chicago.
Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls, NBA Eastern Conference team founded 1966; won six championships 1991-98 behind Michael Jordan and Phil Jackson; play at United Center; valued $6B; rebuilding after 31-51 in 2025-26.
Chicago Cubs
Chicago Cubs: NL charter MLB franchise (1876, as White Stockings), Wrigley Field home since 1916; ended a 108-year title drought in 2016; Ricketts-owned, valued about $5B–5.25B.
Chicago Fire FC
Chicago Fire FC, formerly Chicago Fire Soccer Club, is a Chicago soccer club in Major League Soccer founded in 1997, winner of the 1998 MLS Cup and four U.S. Open Cups.
Chicago Marathon
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon, an Abbott World Marathon Major held the second Sunday of October, runs a flat Grant Park loop through 29 neighborhoods and has hosted marathon world records including Kelvin Kiptum's 2:00:35 in 2023.
Chicago Sky
Chicago Sky, WNBA team founded 2006 in Chicago, playing at Wintrust Arena; won the 2021 WNBA championship as the No. 6 seed; owned principally by Michael Alter and valued at $310 million in 2026.
Chicago Stags
Chicago Stags, a defunct BAA/NBA pro basketball team (1946-1950) at Chicago Stadium; 145-92 record, lost the first BAA Finals to Philadelphia in 1947, folded in 1950, Bob Cousy dispersed to Boston.
Chicago State Cougars football
Chicago State Cougars football: Chicago State University's NCAA Division I FCS team, launched 2026 as the only FCS program in Chicago; independent in 2026, NEC member from 2027; coach Bobby Rome II.
Chicago White Sox
Chicago White Sox: American League MLB team on Chicago's South Side, founded 1894 in Sioux City. World Series titles 1906, 1917, 2005; 41-121 record-loss season in 2024; ALDS playoff return in 2026.
Chicago Wolves
Chicago Wolves, AHL professional ice hockey team at Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois; founded 1994 in the IHL, five league championships including Turner Cup 1998 and Calder Cups 2002, 2008, 2022; 2026 runner-up to Toronto.
Chick Gandil
Chick Gandil, born Arnold Gandil, was an American baseball first baseman, best known as the ringleader of the plot by the Chicago White Sox to throw the 1919 World Series.
Chick Stoddard
Chick Stoddard (Laurence Ralph Stoddard, 1903–1997), American rowing coxswain of the Yale eight that won gold in the men's eights at the 1924 Paris Olympics; later in shipping. Not the speed skater Corinne Stoddard.
Chicken foot
Chicken foot (Chickenfoot, chickie dominoes) is a branching domino game from Texas or Mexico, a Maltese Cross variant using a double-nine 55-tile set, where every double must be covered by three toes before play resumes; lowest pip score wins.
Chidaoba
Chidaoba (ჭიდაობა), Georgian folk jacket wrestling, an ancient martial art with about 200 holds, chokha jackets, zurna and doli music; inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2018 and a key source of sambo techniques.
Chidi Imo
Chidi Imo (Chukwudi Imoh), Nigerian sprinter born 1963 (some sources say 1965), 1992 Olympic 4x100 m relay silver medallist, 1991 World Indoor 60 m bronze, African 100 m champion 1984-1985, 100 m best 10.00.
Chido Obi
Chido Obi (Chidozie Obi-Martin) is a Danish striker, an Arsenal academy product who became Manchester United's youngest-ever Premier League starter at 17 years and 156 days in May 2025.
Chiedozie Ogbene
Chiedozie Ogbene, Irish footballer born 1997 in Lagos, first African-born player for the Republic of Ireland; clubs include Rotherham, Luton Town, Ipswich Town, and Lincoln City loan.
Chief Jay Strongbow
Chief Jay Strongbow, ring name of Joseph (Luke) Scarpa (1928 or 1932 to 2012), Italian-American wrestler famous for a Native American persona in the WWWF/WWF; four-time World Tag Team Champion and 1994 WWE Hall of Fame inductee.
Chief Wahoo
Chief Wahoo: grinning Native American caricature mascot of MLB's Cleveland Indians, designed 1946 by Walter Goldbach, worn 1947-2018, retired from uniforms for 2019 amid racism protests; team became Guardians in 2022.
Chiefs (Super Rugby)
Chiefs (Hamilton, New Zealand) rugby franchise, originally Waikato Chiefs, founded 1996 for Super 12; competes in Super Rugby Pacific as Gallagher Chiefs; titles 2012 and 2013; distinct from Kansas City Chiefs and Exeter Chiefs.
Chikara (professional wrestling)
CHIKARA was an American independent pro wrestling promotion founded in Allentown, Pennsylvania in May 2002 by Mike Quackenbush and others; known for lucha-influenced, comic-book, family-friendly wrestling and King of Trios, it staged a 2013 shutdown angle, returned in 2014, and closed in June 2020 after #SpeakingOut allegations.
Child of Light
Child of Light (Ubisoft Montreal, 2014) is a 2D side-scrolling fairy-tale RPG on PC, consoles, and Switch; princess Aurora of 1895 Austria recovers the stolen sun, moon, and stars in rhyming verse, with Grandia-style turn-based combat.
Child safety on Roblox
Child safety on Roblox covers parental controls, facial age checks required for chat since January 2026, Kids (5-8) and Select (9-15) accounts, AI moderation including Roblox Sentinel, NCMEC reporting, and lawsuits by Louisiana, Kentucky, and Texas attorneys general.
Chile national football team
Chile national football team, La Roja, Chile's men's team run by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile (founded 1895). Third at the 1962 home World Cup; Copa América champion 2015 and 2016; ranked 49th in July 2026.
Chilean Primera División
Chilean Primera División (Liga de Primera), Chile's top professional football league since 1933, run by the ANFP; 2026 format is a 30-round tournament with two relegated clubs and Libertadores and Sudamericana qualification.
Chimere Dike
Chimere Dike, Tennessee Titans wide receiver and return specialist, No. 17; Wisconsin 2020-2023, Florida 2024; 2025 fourth-round pick (103rd) who set the NFL rookie all-purpose yards record and earned All-Pro and Pro Bowl honors as a returner.
China at the 2016 Summer Olympics
China at the 2016 Summer Olympics: the People's Republic of China (中国) team at Rio de Janeiro, finishing third with 26 gold, 18 silver, 26 bronze (70 total), behind the United States and Great Britain, with table tennis and diving sweeps.
China at the 2020 Summer Olympics
China at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics (held 2021): 431 athletes, 38 gold, 32 silver, 18 bronze, 88 total medals, second behind the United States; 4 world records, 21 Olympic records, golds in 14 sports.
China at the 2024 Summer Olympics
China at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics: 405-athlete delegation, 40 gold, 27 silver, 24 bronze (91 total), second behind the US on silvers; swept diving and table tennis; first golds in artistic swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, BMX freestyle, tennis.