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Random thoughts (or an approximation thereof) while wondering whether springtime allergies could have waited until snow had melted away before kicking in prematurely Monday: * Martellus Bennett of the Bears apparently is a better tight end than he is a recruiter. Maybe. His brother, defensive end Michael Bennett, opted to re-sign with the Super Bowl […]
Monday meanderings: Who was that unmasked man? None other than LeBron James of the Miami Heat. The guy who scored 61 points last Monday while wearing a mask to protect a broken nose. The guy who went 8-of-23 from the field Sunday in a 95-88 overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. […]
Sunday smorgasbord: The Chicago Bulls and Miami Heat square off in a Sunday afternoon game on national television. So, of course, a major focus will be on Carmelo Anthony. Yes, he plays for the New York Knicks. But he could become a free-agent acquisition for next season. And if the theory is Anthony wants to […]
The great thing about going to sleep early is getting some sleep. The bad thing is that it can throw your schedule off. And so it is that it’s very early Saturday (some time after 4 a.m.) and here I am trying to provide a modicum of creativity type. I suppose I could be writing […]
First baseman Jose Abreu hit his first home run as a Chicago White Sox in a 6-6 tie Thursday with the Kansas City Royals. It won’t be his last. Well, if it is, the Sox will be in for a long season. Even longer than 2013 — if that’s possible. * Sox center fielder Adam […]
Devin Hester had many happy returns for the Chicago Bears. It appears the kick and punt returner extraordinaire will have no more. Well, not for the Bears. He posted on Facebook: “To all my Chicago people … I can’t thank you all enough for my time in Chicago. I’ve always said I wanted to retire […]
Midweek musings: LeBron James is no Michael Jordan. OK, so there is an argument to be made on the Miami Heat star’s behalf. But James, who had 61 points Monday and had a chance to become only player other than Wilt Chamberlain with consecutive 60-point games, scored a mere 22 Tuesday in the Heat’s 106-103 […]
Random thoughts (or reasonable facsimiles thereof) while wondering what is preventing LeBron James from averaging 35-plus points per game. * Miami Heat star James had 61 points Monday in defeating the visiting Charlotte Bobcats 124-107. He was 22-of-33 from the field. He made his first eight three-point attempts. Chances are excellent that the Chicago Bulls […]
Monday meanderings: And the award for best newcomer in a supporting role goes to Jimmer Fredette. His performance as a Chicago Bulls reserve might not have been worthy of an Oscar (Robertson, not the Academy Awards variety), but it was sufficient to excite Bulls fans in a 109-90 victory Sunday at the United Center. It […]
Sunday smorgasbord: The Chicago White Sox and Cubs were rained out of spring-training games Saturday. Actually, two for the Cubs and one for the Sox. For some of us, there is a certain pleasure to be derived from seeing a Cactus League game (or games) rained out. With that pleasure lasting until it’s time to […]