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As promised (well, to those of you out there who read last week about Lisa Sonnenberg), today we offer more of the new Mrs. Illinois. When last seen (certainly around here), Lisa was at a Bulls game. Which seems perfectly reasonable in that her husband Scott is the Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships for the […]
Who was that masked man? Well, in that it was a see-through mask, the answer was fairly clear — especially to Chicago Bulls fans. Richard “Rip” Hamilton returned to the court after missing 19 games with a shoulder injury. He was a late addition to the starting lineup in a game Monday (April 2) the […]
One of the great sporting spectacles was held Sunday (April 1). And, no, not the semifinals of the women’s NCAA basketball tournament — no offense to Baylor, which defeated Stanford, or to Notre Dame, which ousted Connecticut. No offense intended to anyone who enjoys women’s basketball. But what we were referring to was Wrestlemania 28 […]
Derrick Rose runs with some fast company. At least in his latest ad from adidas. The Chicago Bulls star and reigning NBA Most Valuable Player is shown running along with singer Katy Perry and soccer stars David Beckham and Lionel Messi. A 60-second spot released last week features the quartet running separately to a remix […]
What do you do for an encore after you successfully shoot the puck at a Chicago Blackhawks game? Go to a Bulls game and present the game ball to the officials before the contest. Well, that’s what you do if you happen to be the newly crowned Mrs. Illinois, Lisa Sonnenberg. Lisa went to the […]
And to think, some of us thought Lacy J. Banks was one of a kind. It took his funeral Thursday (March 29) to find out otherwise. Not that the thought of the Reverend no longer being unique in any way diminishes him. Lacy was indeed special and will remain so long after all who were […]
Thursday thoughts: Now that Magic Johnson is among the owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers, maybe a similar scenario can play out in Chicago with Michael Jordan having an ownership role when Jerry Reinsdorf decides to sell the White Sox. OK, so that’s less likely than the Sox winning a World Series this season. * […]
Midweek musings: Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson is part of a group buying the Los Angeles Dodgers. As a businessman, the basketball great appears to have had more success — and hang time — than Michael Jordan. As a businessman, Magic has incredible vision, an attribute he also possessed on the basketball court. Now […]
Random thoughts while waiting for the Chicago Bulls to have their starting five — including injured Richard Hamilton and reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose — ready for the postseason: * With two consecutive uninspired games, the Bulls may be showing the signs of wear and tear on their bench players who have seen […]
Monday meanderings: The search for a basketball coach at Illinois to replace Bruce Weber is putting the emphasis on I-L-L. Which is how a lot of interested Illini fans are feeling with the likes of Shaka Smart and Brad Stevens declining to take the job. Of course, the process is less important than the result […]