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It has been said that 90 percent (or close to it) of life is just showing up. Someone should have told the Chicago Bulls that success occasionally requires more than just showing up. The game Saturday (Nov. 3) against the New Orleans Hornets was one such occasion. Playing without the league’s top 2012 draft pick […]
The NFL would like you to know that since the 12-team playoff system was instituted in 1990, 23 teams have overcome losing records after four weeks to reach the postseason. Meaning even winless teams still have a shot. Meaning you should pay attention because you never know. Or because it’s the NFL and it’s big […]
She may appear to have football on her mind, but the odds say Jaime Edmondson will be focusing on baseball Sunday (Sept. 30), too. Well, when she isn’t posting her selections on NFL games. Yes, multi-tasking seems to be much easier for the Playboy Playmate than it is for some of us mere mortals. After […]
Random thoughts (or what passes for thinking with the editorial department at elliottharris.com) while wondering how the Chicago Cubs are going to justify increasing ticket prices — or even maintaining the current level — while providing patrons at Wrigley Field with a big-league experience except for the team they put on the field: * Anyone […]
Everyone knows Derrick Rose. Well, everyone who follows the NBA does. As complete as his game may be, he lacks a certain something. Namley, a nickname. A big-time player such as the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player ought to have a distinctive nickname. How about Derrick “Game-Time-Decision” Rose? OK, not exactly what Bulls fans had […]
The St. Louis Rams lose new defensive coordinator Gregg Williams because of his bounty program with the New Orleans Saints. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him indefinitely Wednesday (March 21), suspended without pay Saints coach Sean Payton for the 2012 season, suspended general manager Mickey Loomis for the first eight games of 2012, assistant coach […]
The Chicago Bulls’ 99-96 loss to the Orlando Magic on Thursday was a textbook example of how it is not advisable to give up 37 first-quarter points and expect to win. Speaking of books (oh, isn’t that a clever segue?), the Bulls are teaming with Rush University Medical Center for a children’s book drive on […]
Midweek musings: So the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox finally figured out compensation for Theo Epstein leaving Boston to become the Cubs president of baseball operations. Pitcher Chris Carpenter goes to the Red Sox. If Epstein really was as gifted as some claim he is, the Cubs would have sent Chris Carpenter of the […]
Questions were answered in the Chicago Bulls’ 95-89 victory Saturday night against the visiting Charlotte Bobcats. Among them: * Can the Bulls win without Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson and John Lucas III playing? Answer: yes. All four were sidelined with injuries. * Can Mike James still play at the NBA level? Answer: yes. […]
Chicago will meet Washington on Wednesday — in more ways than one. The winless Washington Wizards will battle the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. And President Barack Obama will be in Chicago for a fund-raiser. All of which raises the possibility of Obama showing up to root on his favorite NBA team (hint: It’s […]