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Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau scored his first victory of the season Monday. Of course, it came at the Advocate Center rather than the nearby United Center. And it came against a group of media members rather than an actual NBA team in a game that meant something in the won-lost column. Even though Thibodeau […]
Monday meanderings: Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was better than Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler in Sunday’s 38-17 Packers victory at Soldier Field. Simple as that. And much more complicated than that, too. Not that they go head-to-head. Rodgers played well against a poor defense: 22-of-28 for 302 yards and four touchdowns; Cutler not […]
Sunday smorgasbord: The Paul Konerko era with the Chicago White Sox ends Sunday. It was celebrated Saturday. A sellout crowd at U.S. Cellular Field witnessed the slugging first baseman/designated hitter being honored by the ballclub that unveiled a statue and announced it would retire his No. 14. Konerko delivered — at the microphone with a […]
There’s nothing quite like clinching a postseason berth on your team’s home field. Of course, it helps if it’s your team doing the clinching and not the visitors. Well, sometimes life doesn’t go the way we envision. Such was the case Friday for Chicago White Sox fans. Those at U.S. Cellular Field had the chance […]
OK, so you may not necessarily be a Derek Jeter fan. Meaning you would be even less of a fan of his season-long farewell tour, as the New York Yankees captain concludes his career. That said, how could anyone not be touched — at least slightly — by Jeter’s ninth-inning, game-ending single that provided a […]
Thursday thoughts (or what passes for them around here): Cubs win! Cubs win! Cubs win! One game Wednesday night against the St. Louis Cardinals with right-hander Jake Arrieta the star with a two-run triple in a 3-1 victory. The Cubs concluded their Wrigley Field schedule with a 41-40 record. It’s the first time since 2009 […]
Midweek musings: The Chicago Cubs played spoiler Tuesday night. To a much lesser degree, so did the Chicago White Sox. * In their second-to-last home game of the season, the Cubs defeated the National League Central division-leading St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 in 10 innings. The victory prevented the Cardinals from reducing their magic number for […]
Random thoughts while wondering how thrilling it must be to have the same record as the Detroit Lions: * Thanks to the Chicago Bears’ 27-19 victory over the host New York Jets, quarterback Jay Cutler improved his “Monday Night Football” record to 7-1. Bears coach Marc Trestman’s biggest challenge leading into Sunday’s game against the […]
Monday meanderings: The choice Sunday was fairly simple: Watch some rather meaningless baseball and/or football on TV or attempt to tackle some items on the honey-do list. I think most of us know the answer to this one. All I can say is the Chicago White Sox outscored the Green Bay Packers. * Speaking of […]
Sunday smorgasbord: The best part of the Chicago Bears being on “Monday Night Football” against the New York Jets means Sunday is free for all those household chores and other endeavors you might have been putting off. The worst part of the Bears being on MNF is spending much of Monday wondering how it was […]