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It may be a first. Not the basket that John Lucas III floated over LeBron James, who was guarding him; Lucas has made shots like that before. But what the Chicago Bulls guard said of the Miami Heat’s superstar who is 6-8 to Lucas’s 5-11. “Just another guy,” Lucas said in the locker room after […]
Midweek musings: President Barack Obama has selected his Final Four for the NCAA basketball tournament: Kentucky, Ohio State, Missouri and North Carolina. Wondering whether Republican presidential aspirant Mitt Romney will go for the schools in states with the most electoral votes. * Funnyman Vince LiFonti, who happens to be one of the Chicago Bulls’ Matadors, […]
Linsanity met a mad man Monday night. The mad man prevailed over Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks. The mad man — OK, maybe angry would be a better way to describe Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, the reigning NBA MVP — had 32 points in a 104-99 victory at the United Center. Included […]
Monday meanderings about postseason college basketball: Northwestern fans are disappointed the Wildcats failed to gain their first NCAA tournament berth. Illinois fans are disappointed the Illini were not included in the NIT. * NU (18-13) can feel snubbed because it had an RPI of 59. The only problem is there were six teams with better […]
Kyle Korver and Carlos Boozer used to play for the Utah Jazz. Given the way the two performed Saturday night for the Chicago Bulls, the Jazz just might be wishing they still did. Starting in place of injured Luol Deng, Korver scored a season-high 26 points in a 111-97 victory at the United Center. Boozer […]
Fired as Illinois’ basketball coach, Bruce Weber said Friday he leaves with no regrets. Left unsaid is he also departs with $3.9 million as a contract buyout. So while it is easy to empathize with Weber on an emotional level, it is not quite so easy on a financial one — unless you have received […]
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 […]
Thursday thoughts: If Peyton Manning had been healthy for the 2011 season, chances are he would be returning to the Indianapolis Colts for the 2012 season — in no small part because the Colts wouldn’t have had a rotten record that would have allowed them to select Stanford QB Andrew Luck. But Manning wasn’t, so […]
Midweek musings: The Indianapolis Colts are severing ties with future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning. The Chicago Bears are doing likewise with backup Caleb Hanie. It’s the end of an era in Indy and an end of an error in Chicago. * Speaking of quarterbacks, Tim Tebow of the Denver Broncos supposedly was asked […]
The problem with interviewing people at the Arnold Sports Festival is there are sooooo many people to interview. OK, that’s not really a problem — especially here in cyberspace where there generally is more space for such endeavors than there is in a printed publication. OK, the real problem with interviewing people at the Arnold […]