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Chicago Cubs and White Sox fans are gearing up for another crosstown series that will begin Friday (May 18) at Wrigley Field. To them, the meeting between teams not yet (and possibly not this season) in contention for division titles is anything but trivial. What is a trivial pursuit is an open casting call for […]
Midweek musings: Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose should be back from surgery to his left anterior cruciate ligaement in 8-12 months. So Brian Cole said Tuesday (May 15). He is the doctor who performed the surgery on Rose on Saturday. Bulls fans hoping Rose can return to Most Valuable Player level will take a lot […]
Random thoughts while wondering who would have thought Chicago Cubs right-hander Ryan Dempster would have as many victories after 35 games as left fielder Alfonso Soriano would have home runs — and that the number would be zero. * Speaking of baseball numbers, Chicago White Sox designated hitter Adam Dunn hit his 12th home run […]
Monday meanderings: OK, everyone (anyone????) who foresaw Vinny Del Negro having a longer playoff run this season as coach of the Los Angeles Clippers than the Bulls would have might want to think about opening up some sort of psychic hotline or something. Something says Bulls fans will have an easier time rooting for the […]
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, who suffered a season-ending torn anterior cruciate ligament in Game 1 of the team’s opening-round NBA playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, had successful surgery Saturday (May 12). As best can be determined, the term “successful surgery” means the doctor performing the procedure and all the other medical staff involved […]
Another day, another loss for the Chicago Cubs. Their effort Friday (May 11) against the Brewers in Milwaukee was nothing if not entertaining. Or painful, depending on one’s perspective. To ease that pain, the editorial staff at ElliottHarris.com is happy to provide a photo of Cubs fan Erica Hall, who recently had a photo shoot […]
In the world of Chicago pro basketball, one season ended Thursday (May 10) while another was beginning. Because the travel budget for this site is nowhere near what some of us might want, your correspondent did not journey to Philadelphia to witness the Bulls’ 79-78 loss to the 76ers that gave the Sixers a 4-2 […]
So there I was Wednesday night (May 9). At a craps table as part of the Dempster Family Foundation’s third annual Casino Night at the Palmer House Hilton. Let the record show I know less about craps than I do about most things — which is saying quite a bit, considering such a deep and […]
The Chicago Bulls are moving forward to Game 6 of their opening-round series in the NBA’s postseason because of their forwards. Luol Deng (24 points, eight rebounds) and Carlos Boozer (19 points, 13 rebounds) led the way as the Bulls defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 77-69 on Tuesday at the United Center. The victory left the […]
The Chicago Sky hopes to put its best foot forward this season. The WNBA team will do exactly that — although not exactly in the realm of playing basketball — when Sky players, coaches and staff participate with Samaritan’s Feet in a “Shoes of Hope” event Friday (May 11) at Lafollette Park in Chicago from […]