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The Chicago Bears agreed to a one-year deal with free-agent defensive lineman Ray McDonald. He has a reputation for being a hard hitter. Oh, wait; that’s away from the field and against women. Despite his history of domestic violence allegations, the Bears added the former San Francisco 49er. Because. Because chairman George McCaskey — who […]
The Chicago Bulls defeated the Charlotte Hornets 98-86 Monday night at the United Center to clinch a playoff berth. Whoopee! In the world of inevitability, this one ranked toward the upper portion. How inevitable? Well, first the Hornets would have had to beat the Bulls, the Bulls would have had to lose their 10 subsequent […]
Monday meanderings: Sometimes life just passes you by. OK, maybe not you. Maybe just me. Such was the case Sunday — mainly because most of the day (and part of the evening) was spent sleeping. Sleep is good. It can help ward off or diminish things like illness — that’s the upside. The downside is […]
Sunday smorgasbord: Yes, it was an impressive Cactus League performance with two home runs from a rookie who was drafted No. 1 by his Chicago ballclub. But you’re probably tired of hearing about him. After all, there’s only so much hype a person can endure before wondering if this ballplayer is as good as he […]
Forward Taj Gibson returned from an ankle injury to the lineup Friday for the Chicago Bulls’ 108-92 victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors. He had six points and three rebounds in 11 minutes. So he wasn’t exactly the key to victory. He might be Saturday night at Detroit — because of his time played Friday. […]
Like some of the teams playing in Thursday’s games in the NCAA basketball tournament, a few of us slept through much of the action. Not that some of the games weren’t competitive (well, some were not, but that’s to be expected in the opening round). Not that there weren’t upsets (there were with a couple […]
The NCAA basketball tournament begins Thursday (some of us do not consider play-in games part of the actual tourney). Most folks already are aware, as filling out a tournament bracket is something of an American tradition. For those without a specific team to root for (other than for monetary reasons), you might want to think […]
Midweek musings: Agent Scott Boras is never one to bore us. So it is hardly surprising to hear him speak out on behalf of one of his clients, Chicago Cubs star-of-the-future (if not sooner) Kris Bryant. “Cubs ownership has a choice,” Boras told Fox Sports on Tuesday. “Are they going to present to their market […]
Random thoughts (or what we like to think of as such around here) while wondering what starting pitcher is leading spring training in earned-run average (OK, not really): * Speaking of allowing runs, the San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs 7-0 Monday. Cubs prospect Kris Bryant was in the lineup as designated hitter. Pretty […]
Monday meanderings: The NCAA men’s basketball tournament selections are set. So are the NIT’s. And the CBI’s (whatever that is — Consumer’s Bureau of Investigation??). Shouldn’t there be a tournament for the teams that didn’t make any of those tournaments? No? How about a tournament for teams with winning records that didn’t make any of […]