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There’s nothing quite like clinching a postseason berth on your team’s home field. Of course, it helps if it’s your team doing the clinching and not the visitors. Well, sometimes life doesn’t go the way we envision. Such was the case Friday for Chicago White Sox fans. Those at U.S. Cellular Field had the chance […]
OK, so you may not necessarily be a Derek Jeter fan. Meaning you would be even less of a fan of his season-long farewell tour, as the New York Yankees captain concludes his career. That said, how could anyone not be touched — at least slightly — by Jeter’s ninth-inning, game-ending single that provided a […]
Thursday thoughts (or what passes for them around here): Cubs win! Cubs win! Cubs win! One game Wednesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals with right-hander Jake Arrieta the star with a two-run triple in a 3-1 victory. The Cubs concluded their Wrigley Field schedule with a 41-40 record. It’s the first time since 2009 […]
Midweek musings: The Chicago Cubs played spoiler Tuesday night. To a much lesser degree, so did the Chicago White Sox. * In their second-to-last home game of the season, the Cubs defeated the National League Central division-leading St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 in 10 innings. The victory prevented the Cardinals from reducing their magic number for […]
Random thoughts while wondering how thrilling it must be to have the same record as the Detroit Lions: * Thanks to the Chicago Bears’ 27-19 victory over the host New York Jets, quarterback Jay Cutler improved his “Monday Night Football” record to 7-1. Bears coach Marc Trestman’s biggest challenge leading into Sunday’s game against the […]
Monday meanderings: The choice Sunday was fairly simple: Watch some rather meaningless baseball and/or football on TV or attempt to tackle some items on the honey-do list. I think most of us know the answer to this one. All I can say is the Chicago White Sox outscored the Green Bay Packers. * Speaking of […]
Sunday smorgasbord: The best part of the Chicago Bears being on “Monday Night Football” against the New York Jets means Sunday is free for all those household chores and other endeavors you might have been putting off. The worst part of the Bears being on MNF is spending much of Monday wondering how it was […]
Do we have enough examples of bad press conferences yet? As bad as Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall’s was this week, it was no match for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s on Friday in New York. The good news is Goodell actually appeared in public for the first time more than a week. The bad news […]
Yes, Devin Hester remains ridiculous. The former Chicago Bears star returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown for the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night in a 56-14 victory vs. the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was an NFL record-breaking 20th return TD. He had been tied with Deion Sanders for the record. What’s really […]
What an upstanding group attended the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony Wednesday at Hawthorne Racecourse. In particular the former Chicago Honey Bears and Luvabulls who were up standing — and cheering — when Cathy Core received a Lifetime Achievement award. Cathy was the director of both groups. And once again may we remind […]