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Parting is such sweet sorrow. Such is the case with the Chicago White Sox and catcher A.J. Pierzynski. Or maybe the sorrow is the Sox not willing to pay the money to bring him back. Or Pierzynski wanting as much money as he could find. He signed a one-year, $7.5 million deal Wednesday with the […]
It wasn’t quite clear why the Houston Rockets-Chicago Bulls game would be an attraction fit for a national audience on Christmas night. And that was before the game even began. Earlier national TV matchups on Christmas 2012 were Boston-Brooklyn, New York-Los Angeles Lakers and OKlahoma City-Miami. A casual observer of the NBA could understand why […]
Christmas means different things to different people. For some, it’s going to church and celebrating the birth of a Jewish guy who — the story goes — is the son of God. And this was in an age when there was no child tax credit on your income tax. Which probably is just as well. […]
Back by popular demand (as always, the demand is to do this only once a year), it’s the 13th annual version of Holiday Tunes. The first 11 editions came as part of the Chicago Sun-Times Quick Hits column that I once wrote. For those who prefer, feel free to think of this as the second […]
Some Hollywood celebrities have banded together to produce a video for demandaplan.org, a group seeking to end gun violence. Or at least diminish it. The video is part of a campaign by Mayors Against Illegal Guns. The group’s web site can be accessed by clicking
After starting the 2012 NFL season with seven victories in their first eight games, the Chicago Bears have an 8-6 record entering Week 16. Meaning, as far as landing a postseason berth, all bets are off. OK, not really. Not in a league whose popularity lies in gambling (fantasy football included). With road games at […]
Today’s effort on this site initially was going to look at topics such as A.J. Pierzynski departing the Chicago White Sox to sign a one-year deal with the Texas Rangers. Or the Chicago Cubs adding to their pitching staff with Edwin Jackson and Carlos Villanueva reportedly agreeing to contracts. Or Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall […]
First it was Jim Boeheim, Syracuse’s legendary basketball coach. Then, it was Pat Kelsey. Who? Winthrop (S.C.) University’s basketball coach. Most people never heard of him. And most people probably never would have — if it were not for the 26 victims slain Dec. 14 at a grade school in Newtown, Conn. After his team’s […]
A 21-foot jump shot in the second quarter Tuesday night (Dec. 18) against the Boston Celtics at the United Center. Under normal circumstances, Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah would have celebrated making that field-goal attempt with a gun-themed pantomime. But these are not normal circumstances. Not since Friday when a gunman killed 26 people — […]
Along with millions of others, I did not watch “Monday Night Football.” Based on presumably reliable reports, it was no great loss. Except for the New York Jets, whom the host Tennessee Titans defeated 14-10 to end the Jets’ postseason aspirations. About the only noteworthy occurrence — for those of us not involved in fantasy […]