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Monday meanderings: Paul Konerko, who is entering the final season of his career, is not expected to be in the starting lineup for the Chicago White Sox in their season opener Monday against the Minnesota Twins at U.S. Cellular Field. If Sox manager Robin Ventura wants to make the day memorable for Sox fans (and […]
Sunday smorgasbord: Once upon a time, not too long ago, the baseball season did not begin in March. It began in April. And ended in October. And life was good. Nowadays Major League Baseball begins in March and can stretch into November. If you expect me to say baseball was better in the good, old […]
If you are a sports journalist (or something like that) and you suffer carpal tunnel syndrome from overusing your television remote control because of games such as Friday’s Michigan-Tennessee, Kentucky-Louisville and Michigan State-Virginia NCAA tournament contests, can you make a workers’ comp claim? Even if it would be against yourself (oh, the joys of self-employment […]
Friday’s fearless forecast: The Chicago Bulls will clinch a postseason berth before the month is over. Well, one more victory (or one more New York Knicks loss) accomplishes that. So maybe that’s not so fearless. * The basketball analysis department around here will not go out on a limb and predict a Bulls victory Friday […]
The Chicago Bears signed defensive end Jared Allen to a four-year contract (as if he will be around for the end of that deal) Wednesday. That certainly seems good news for the Bears. Well, possibly more for the Bears offense than defense now that quarterback Jay Cutler — or whoever might be playing — needn’t […]
Midweek musings: Hey, the Chicago Cubs and White Sox have found a list on which they must be pleased to rank toward the bottom: payroll. The Associated Press has put together an Opening Day list of what teams’ big-league 2014 payrolls will be. The Sox rank No. 20 and the Cubs No. 23 among the […]
Random thoughts (or what passes for such around here) while wondering how long the 24-hour flu is supposed to last: * Also wondering how big a shot in the arm to the team’s cap space is the reported restructuring of quarterback Jay Cutler’s contract might be. About $4 million is the number. And how exactly […]
Monday meanderings: Gonzaga was a No. 8 seed and lost Sunday to No. 1 seed Arizona. Memphis was a No. 8 seed and lost Sunday to No. 1 seed Virginia. Any similarity between those No. 8 seeds and No. 8 seed Kentucky, which edged previously unbeaten Wichita State, is purely in the mind of the […]
You want to know what is really incredible about the Philadelphia 76ers’ apparent attempt to be positioned to have the top pick in the 2014 draft? After their 24th consecutive loss Saturday to the Chicago Bulls, they still didn’t have the worst record in the league. The Sixers (15-55) trail the Milwaukee Bucks (13-56) for […]
If the NCAA really wanted to present college basketball as something grand and glorious, it would institute a no-whining rule. Especially regarding coaches wandering the sidelines during games and chiding the officials. * All the tears shed for No. 3 seed Duke losing to No. 14 seed Mercer — well, other than outside of the […]