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Random thoughts (as close to them as we generally come around here) while wondering why an NFL owner would wear a tie to watch — from a suite — his team play: * If there’s a bright side to recovering from a mystery malady that had your humble correspondent sleeping most of Monday away, it’s […]
Monday meanderings: Brevity being the soul of wit, today’s effort figures to be one of the wittiest this site has seen (and, yes, the bar has not been set high in that regard). Not that Super Bowl XLIX failed to provide fodder for discussion. The New England Patriots’ 28-24 victory over the defending champion Seattle […]
Sunday smorgasbord: As today’s effort is being crafted ever so carefully typed, it is snowing. Well, depending where you happen to be. Around here and other parts of the United States, it is snowing. Or has snowed recently. Or will snow. That pretty much covers it, all in a nice, white blanket. Unless you were […]
Growing old has its upside. It means you’re alive. And that’s generally a good thing. Growing old can have its downside. It means you’re susceptible to a variety of life-altering or life-ending circumstances. And so, as Chicago sports fans await Saturday’s memorial service for Cubs icon Ernie Banks, there is news that Blackhawks legend Stan […]
Jimmy Butler celebrated being named an Eastern Conference reserve for the NBA all-star game by scoring 35 points to tie a career high. OK, that’s not quite right. Yes, he did have 35 points. But maybe “celebrate” is not the accurate verb. Because the Chicago Bulls lost Thursday night (early Friday in more easterly time […]
The Chicago White Sox signed free-agent infielder Gordon Beckham on Wednesday and designated outfielder Dayan Viciedo for assignment. Meaning expect Viciedo to be going, going, gone from the organization in the not-too-distant future. Gee, you’d think the Sox would have signed Beckham, a fan favorite (especially with female fans) during his days with the Sox […]
Midweek musings: Derrick Rose made a jumper on the Chicago Bulls’ final possession; Klay Thompson missed a relatively easy shot (for him) on the Golden State Warriors’ final possession. The result: Bulls 113, Warriors 111 in overtime Tuesday in Oakland, Calif. And so ends Golden State’s record home-winning streak at 19 games. Bizarre doesn’t begin […]
Random thoughts (or reasonable facsimiles thereof) while wondering whether Steve Kerr has any second thoughts about deciding to coach the Golden State Warriors rather than reunite with Phil Jackson and coach the New York Knicks (just kidding, folks): * Speaking of former Bulls guard Kerr and his coach Jackson, the former three-point specialist has the […]
Monday meanderings: If Sunday’s Miami Heat-Chicago Bulls game was a statement game for the Bulls, the statement would have to be something like: “We’ve still got a lot of work to do.” Or possibly: “We miss Mike Dunleavy.” In case anyone was wondering what a 96-84 Bulls loss before embarking on a West Coast trip […]
Sunday smorgasbord: The impact of Ernie Banks’ death Friday remains. In the aftermath of the passing of Mr. Cub, yours truly ventured to the vault at ElliottHarris.com corporate headquarters (OK, so it was a room in the basement) to view a poster promoting the 2008 book Hoodoo: Unraveling the 100-Year Mystery of the Chicago Cubs […]