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One of the benefits of having you own web site is you can write about whatever you want, if you are so inclined. Today I am so inclined. Rather than starting off with something about Chicago Cubs icon Ernie Banks receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in a White House ceremony Wednesday, I am writing […]
Midweek musings: Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler will be ready to play … when he is ready to play. When that might be is anybody’s guess. The only certainty seems to be he will not play Sunday at St. Louis against the Rams. That’s what Bears coach Marc Trestman said Tuesday. And he ought to […]
On balance, the Chicago Bulls had one thing going for them in Monday’s game against the Charlotte Bobcats at the United Center: balanced scoring. All five Bulls starters scored in double figures. And that was a good thing for the Bulls, who needed just about any and all points in scoring an 86-81 victory. Beyond […]
Monday meanderings: A pass completion in the end zone on third-and-goal by the Baltimore Ravens on the final possession of regulation against the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Soldier Field and there’s a dramatic difference in how Bears fans would be weathering life in the aftermath. The one thing you can say about the Bears […]
Sunday smorgasbord: The Chicago Bulls handed the Indiana Pacers their first loss of the season in a 110-94 decision Saturday at the United Center. Derrick Rose was 6-of-11 from three-point range, as the Bulls shot 57.9 percent from three-point land. Making an uneducated guess (the only type that we know how to make around here) […]
The Chicago Bulls defeated the Toronto Raptors 96-80 Friday. All five Bulls starters scored in double figures in the road victory. Derrick Rose sat out the game because of a hamstring injury. So the only logical conclusion some folks draw from all this is that the Bulls are a better team without their best player. […]
Fearless Friday forecast: Anything the Chicago Bulls do against the Toronto Raptors will be front-page news in Canada only if Toronto mayor Rob Ford suits up for the Raptors (for those who have not been paying attention to what has been going on with Ford, you might want to take a few minutes to learn […]
Thursday thoughts (or a reasonable facsimile thereof): Not that it is recent news or anything, but the best college football team in Illinois is Northern Illinois. Of course, a Northwestern victory Saturday at home against Michigan would be big, but it still wouldn’t moved the Wildcats past NIU to the top spot. And, of course, […]
Midweek musings: A college basketball doubleheader Tuesday night at the United Center featured Michigan State defeating Kentucky and Kansas beating Duke. It also featured future NBA players such as Duke freshman Jabari Parker, who returned home to Chicago and impressed (27 points, nine rebounds). And the evening’s entertainment featured something other than rare talent: rare […]
On Veterans Day, NBA veteran Mike Dunleavy was the story of the Chicago Bulls’ 96-81 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday at the United Center. Well, he was before Bulls guard Derrick Rose suffered an injury and sat out the game’s final 3:15. Rose apparently suffered the injury when he drove to the basket […]