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Monday meanderings: The Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks are in Super Bowl XLVIII. The game will be in New Jersey. The good news for Broncos and Seahawks fans who travel to to the Feb. 2 contest is they won’t have to worry about bringing warm-weather clothes or whether last season’s swimsuit fits. * Speaking […]
Sunday smorgasbord: The Chicago Bulls scored a 103-78 victory against the visiting (and seemingly disinterested) Philadelphia 76ers Saturday. Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich was a plus-38 points in 30 minutes of playing time. Equally amazing, no starter played more than 32 minutes (and, yes, that would be Jimmy Butler). And once again the Bulls (19-20) are […]
There’s nothing quite like winter weather to provide a perfect setting for a baseball team’s annual fan convention. Folks bundled up and scurrying about enter a building where warmer temperatures and delightful dreams await. And so it is with the Cubs Convention. If looking to the future is the idea, then the Cubs definitely are […]
There is nothing quite like being at home — well, except perhaps for the 40-plus-degree difference and snow on the ground. Such is life when you return to the Midwest in winter from a visit to Los Angeles. And so it was Thursday on a day devoted to travel and flights of fantasy. Then again, […]
Thursday thoughts (or what passes for them around here where the bar is set fairly low and has a 4 a.m. closing time): When the Chicago Sun-Times (your humble correspondent’s previous employer) ran Neil Steinberg’s column about Clark — the Chicago Cubs’ spanking brand-new mascot — in the sports section, the aforementioned columnist received considerable […]
Midweek musings: The Chicago Cubs are upset that people are upset about the team’s new mascot Clark. I suppose there is some comfort in the organization’s discomfort. At least some people in positions of power have been made aware that part of the fan base is willing to cast a critical eye on management’s decisions. […]
Random thoughts while wondering why the Chicago Cubs chose a solitary figure as its mascot and whether this will be the team’s biggest offseason move: * So the Cubs introduced Clark as the team’s mascot Monday. He is a cubby bear. And his hibernation for winning a World Series starts exactly when? * Not being […]
Monday meanderings: The Chicago Bears are not retaining linebackers coach Tim Tibesar and defensive line coach Mike Phair, the team announced Sunday. You can be assured their replacements will come with much praise from inside and out the organization. Because teams never make bad hires; sometimes things don’t work out. In the Bears’ case, the […]
Sunday smorgasbord: A beautiful day for postseason football in a city with a rich NFL heritage. Women bundled in parkas and wearing fur-lined boots sauntered seemingly everywhere. The briskness in the air was almost appreciated. On a winter day, what else would you expect? A temperature reading in the frigid 50s can do that to […]
OK, so yesterday was computer problems. Today it is jet lag. Or maybe merely being tired. Or perhaps warmer. Warmer than what the Midwest has been providing lately. Greetings from Los Angeles where the forecast calls for temperatures in the 80s next week. If memory serves (which it still occasionally does), 80 degrees is about […]