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Monday meanderings: So Sunday was Oscar night. Like many others, I tuned in and was disappointed. No Oscar Robertson. No Oscar Charleston. No Oscar Gamble. No Oscar De La Hoya. Not even Oscar Bonavena. Or Oscar Schmidt. Thankfully, no Oscar Pistorius. Oh, this was the Academy Awards? Well, that explains that. About the closest that […]
Sunday smorgasbord: The Chicago Bulls continued the one thing they have been consistent about this season — their inconsistency. This time it came in a 112-107 victory vs. the visiting Phoenix Suns. * Speaking of consistency, the closest thing the Bulls have to that on their roster is forward Pau Gasol. He had a game-high […]
Championship NBA teams travel to Detroit and defeat the Pistons. The Chicago Bulls traveled to Detroit and lost. Draw whatever conclusions you want from that. Even those of us with limited drawing (or conclusion-drawing) skills know that’s not a pretty picture. * Speaking of the Bulls’ 101-90 loss Friday night, it’s never a good sign […]
Is there anything more exciting than the NFL Combine? Quite frankly, yes. Some football fans (OK, the more die-hard and/or without much else going on in their lives) might disagree. The gathering of football flesh is yet another wonderful way the NFL keeps itself in the news. And keeps NFL media (actually not really employed […]
And so it begins. Hello, spring training (or at least pitchers and catchers reporting, if not the full-blown roster). The warmth of spring envelops the baseball fan — psychically, if nothing else. It does serve as some solace for those of us enduring sub-zero temperatures and double-digit snowfalls. * OK, so maybe spring training doesn’t […]
Midweek musings: The fine folks at Bovada, (www.Bovada.lv, Twitter: @BovadaLV) have projected victory totals for the 2015 baseball season. The Cubs are fifth and the White Sox sixth. Oh, wait. That’s the alphabetical list. In ranking most victories to fewest, the Cubs are 13th (behind National League Central rivals St. Louis and Pittsburgh) and the […]
The Chicago Sky and New York Liberty pulled off a deal designed to have hometown appeal — for both teams. The Sky acquired Chicago native Cappie Pondexter for New York native Epiphanny Prince in a trade of all-star guards. Trading Prince seemed likely after she sat out much of the 2014 season because of fatigue […]
Sometimes our reminiscences are more pleasant than the moments we are witnessing. Such was the case Sunday with the NBA all-star game. Oh, and the “Saturday Night Live” 40th anniversary celebration. For those with a provincial perspective, each did have a Chicago presence. * Pau Gasol and Jimmy Butler represented the Bulls. And nicely. Gasol […]
Sunday smorgasbord: Because of Valentine’s Day commitments (and there are those who believe folks who celebrate the occasion should be committed), your humble correspondent did not view much of the NBA’s all-star weekend Saturday. Well, other than part of the Eastern Conference’s practice. Which is about as unromantic as it gets — even for those […]
Stop. Please stop. Please stop casting the Jackie Robinson West baseball players as worthy of being hailed as Little League champions. Yes, they won the U.S. championship. And did so with players who lived outside the boundaries for the team. Consequently, Little League stripped JRW of its title. It’s unfortunate that youngsters have to pay […]