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In the final game before the NBA’s all-star weekend, non-all-star Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls defeated perennial all-star LeBron James and the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 Thursday night. Rose played like an all-star (if not better) in scoring a team-high 30 points and issuing seven assists. More astoundingly, he committed only two turnovers (both […]
Something says Jackie Robinson would cringe at the story of Jackie Robinson West. A team named for the noble man who broke baseball’s color line in 1947 was stripped of its 2014 Little League U.S. championship because it broke the rules by using players from outside the team’s boundaries. The feel-good story of the summer […]
Midweek musings: OK, so what was more mind-boggling in the Chicago Bulls 104-86 victory vs. the visiting Sacramento Kings Tuesday night — Tony Snell scoring a career-high 24 points or leading the team in minutes played (41)? Or the fact that Derrick Rose posted a big, fat zero? Nada, zilch, nothing — in turnovers. Yeah, […]
Random thoughts while wondering which Cubs and White Sox player will be late reporting to spring training because of visa problems (not to be confused with MasterCard problems): * Free-agent pitcher James Shields reportedly has agreed to a four-year deal with the San Diego Padres for about $75 million. Meaning he won’t be part of […]
Monday meanderings: The death of Dean Smith reminds us of the reality of mortality. It also reminds us that our actions speak far louder than any words. Surrounded by family, the former North Carolina basketball coach died peacefully Saturday night. He had been in declining health for a few years with reports of his having […]
Sunday smorgasbord: Well, what do you know? The Chicago Bulls can handle the New Orleans Pelicans. Especially when Pelicans star Anthony Davis sits out the second half because of shoulder injury (suffered on a second-quarter dunk). But, hey, at this point the Bulls will take what they can get. Which Saturday night was a 107-72 […]
Offseason moves are difficult to assess. Well, until games actually begin and performance provides some information. * One thing seems certain about the Chicago Bears’ hiring of Stan Drayton as coach of their running backs: Some folks would be happier if the person hired from Ohio State was Ezekiel Elliott, the Bearssophomore standout running back […]
There will be an additional Chicago presence at the NBA’s all-star weekend. And, no, it will not involve any active Bulls, although it will involve an active star player. If you said, “Elena Delle Donne” as the player in question, congratulations. If you said, “Who’s Elene Delle Donne?” then you must not pay much attention […]
Thursday thoughts (OK, more like words thrown together, but you get the idea): It is so easy to become caught up in the game-by-game progress — or lack of it — by the Chicago Bulls in their quest for a seventh NBA title. Or at least a second-round postseason series. That said, what can you […]
Midweek musings: Piles of snow, stranded automobiles and other inconveniences of winter would be more tolerable for some of us today if pitchers and catchers were reporting to spring training tomorrow. If it’s any consolation to the baseball fans our there in cyberspace (and possibly elsewhere), it’s getting closer. Give it a little time. Soon. […]