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Monday meanderings: The only way Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman’s decision to keep quarterback Jay Cutler in Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field makes perfect sense — but only if Trestman wants someone other than Cutler as his quarterback in 2014. Cutler took a pounding from the Detroit defense that would have […]
Sunday smorgasbord: For those hoping to see a guard with incredible skills and Most Valuable Player ability at the United Center, there will be Monday’s Chicago Bulls game. He will be playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. His name is Kyrie Irving, and he had 39 points, 12 assists and the game-winning basket in the Cavs’ […]
Weekend wondering: When was the last time Chicago Bulls fans booed because a player was taken out one assist short of his first triple-double? Such was the scene at Friday’s 97-73 victory against the visiting (and winless) Utah Jazz when Luol Deng ended up with 19 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. If the fans […]
And I thought I had technical difficulties (which I did). After tuning in to the midnight edition of “SportsNet Central” on Comcast SportsNet, I didn’t feel quite so bad. After all, being unable to access my own web site was a pain. How would I create a fantastic Friday post? Or even a mediocre one? […]
Thursday thoughts (or about as close as it gets to thinking around here): WGN-TV, which has been synonymous with broadcasting Chicago Cubs games, soon may become anonymous as far as airing baseball. The team informed the Tribune-owned entity it is exercising its option to opt out of its contract after the 2014 season. Will this […]
Midweek musings: The Seattle Mariners named Lloyd McClendon their manager on Tuesday. The same fellow who once was a Cubs player. Meaning the scoreboard shows ex-Cubs leading the actual Cubs in filling a managerial vacancy. * Reported among the finalists for the Mariners job was Rick Renteria, who also was among the possibilities with the […]
Random thoughts (or as close as we come around here to thinking) in the aftermath of a Monday night football game featuring the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers: If nothing else, the Bears’ 27-20 victory at Green Bay showed the Packers aren’t as good without quarterback Aaron Rodgers as they are with him. Big […]
Monday meanderings: The Chicago Bears against the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football means Sunday was a great day to take advantage of that extra hour of sleep provided by switching to Daylight Saving Time — although there are some of us here in cyberspace who like to think those leaves we should be […]
Sunday smorgasbord: Normally, this space does not have a college athletics event as the first item mentioned. Well, Northwestern University’s football game at Nebraska was anything but normal Saturday. More specifically, the final play of the game with the Wildcats leading by three points. Meaning the Huskers needed a miracle to negotiate the 49 yards […]
Weekend wondering: The Chicago Cubs and White Sox are making offseason headlines. Something says they would prefer to have them for naming a manager (Cubs) or player acquisitions (both teams) rather than pitcher Nick Blount (Sox) or shortstop Elliot Soto (Cubs) being suspended for 50 games for violating the minor league drug program. Wondering whether […]