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The Chicago Bulls are ready for the postseason. Such is the way life is in the immediate aftermath of their victory Thursday (April 12) over the Miami Heat 96-86 in overtime at the United Center. It was a game of cosmic proportions. Unless it was insignificant. OK, it possibly was a little of each — […]
Thursday thoughts: Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade put in his two cents’ worth about Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen’s view that NBA players should be paid to participate on the Olympic basketball team. Sound bad, greedy, etc.? He tried to clarify on Twitter: “What I was referencing is there is a lot of Olympic business […]
For those keeping track of such things, here is how the postseason contenders could diminish with games Wednesday (April 11). * Cleveland is eliminated with a loss or a New York victory. * Detroit is eliminated with a New York victory. * Golden State is eliminated with a loss. * Minnesota is eliminated with a […]
The man who loves the spotlight found the heat a little too much in Miami. Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen — known for headline-making statements during his tenure with the Chicago White Sox — apologized Tuesday (April 10) for comments regarding Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. By suspending Guillen for five games (with pay that reportedly […]
Random thoughts (some of them even coming from the editorial staff at elliottharris.com) while wondering if Ozzie Guillen will be the manager for the Havana team, if big-league baseball ever has a Cuban franchise: * Former major league ballplayer Jose Canseco had this to say Monday on Twitter regarding Miami Marlins manager Guillen’s remarks that […]
Monday meanderings: OK, so what’s more surprising: The Chicago Bulls losing in overtime to the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden or the Cubs defeating the Washington Nationals for their first victory of the baseball season? That would be the Bulls with Derrick Rose back in the lineup and the Cubs with Jeff Samardzija […]
Panic is a four-letter word. OK, actually it’s five, but you get the idea — even if you are as mathematically challenged as some of us who are typing these words might be. Particularly in the world of sports, the very idea of admitting to such a thought is obscene — regardless of whether the […]
The Chicago White Sox could have done better in the season opener Friday (April 6). When it comes to hitting home runs in openers, no one has done better the Sox deisgnated hitter Adam Dunn. His homer off Texas Rangers starter Colby Lewis in the sixth inning of a 3-2 loss at Texas was his […]
So what conclusions can be drawn from the outcomes of the Chicago Cubs season opener and the Boston Celtics-Chicago Bulls game of Thursday (April 5)? Well, for starters, the Cubs lost and the Bulls won. That’s the kind of insight you get around here. Pretty impressive, no? Oh. Speaking of starters, Cubs right-hander Ryan Dempster […]
Nothing brings out hope quite like the start of the baseball season. Even for fans of the Chicago Cubs and White Sox, who you would think should know better. After all, the Sox won the World Series in 2005, so their fans should still be satisfied with that. And the Cubs won in ’08 (OK, […]