OUT! Bowling in Naperville runs through Dec. 18
Organizer Nathaniel Miracle has put together an LGBTQ bowling league at Naperville Brunswick Zone XL, 1515 Aurora Ave., every Thursday night from 8 p.m. to midnight.
League bowlers began Sept. 25, and will bowl every Thursday through Dec. 18 ( except on Thanksgiving ).
Also on Dec. 18, a charity fundraiser will be held for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.
Anyone can bowl for an $3.99 entrance fee. ( Shoes are another $3.99. ) For more information, email outbowlingleague2014@outlook.com .
Sports news
The National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce ( NGLCC ) is honoring openly gay NBA player Jason Collins with its NGLCC/American Airlines ExtrAA Mile Award, according to a press release. Collins joins Marriott International, Debra Quade of Kellogg Company, and Excel Global Partners as honorees at the 2014 NGLCC National Dinner. The 2014 NGLCC National Dinner will take place Friday, Nov. 21, in Washington, D.C., at the National Building Museum.
College basketball had a first for the history books, with University of Massachusetts' Derrick Gordon playing his first game while openly gay, Advocate.com noted. Gordon, who came out April 9, is the first openly gay man to play a game of Division I men's basketballand he scored 17 points and grabbed nine rebounds in a 95-87 UMass win over Siena.