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Friday’s fearless forecast: The Chicago Bulls will clinch a postseason berth before the month is over. Well, one more victory (or one more New York Knicks loss) accomplishes that. So maybe that’s not so fearless. * The basketball analysis department around here will not go out on a limb and predict a Bulls victory Friday […]
The Chicago Bears signed defensive end Jared Allen to a four-year contract (as if he will be around for the end of that deal) Wednesday. That certainly seems good news for the Bears. Well, possibly more for the Bears offense than defense now that quarterback Jay Cutler — or whoever might be playing — needn’t […]
Midweek musings: Hey, the Chicago Cubs and White Sox have found a list on which they must be pleased to rank toward the bottom: payroll. The Associated Press has put together an Opening Day list of what teams’ big-league 2014 payrolls will be. The Sox rank No. 20 and the Cubs No. 23 among the […]
Random thoughts (or what passes for such around here) while wondering how long the 24-hour flu is supposed to last: * Also wondering how big a shot in the arm to the team’s cap space is the reported restructuring of quarterback Jay Cutler’s contract might be. About $4 million is the number. And how exactly […]
Sunday smorgasbord: Taking some medication to ward off winter woes can lead to occasional delusions. Like I had a dream Saturday that I was in a fast-food restaurant that had a college friend behind the counter and it was taking forever to get my food. So long, in fact, that I was going to miss […]
With Charles Tillman re-signing with the Chicago Bears, Phil Jackson apparently on his way to running the New York Knicks, the Cubs naming Jeff Samardzija their Opening Day pitcher, Big Ten Conference basketball tournament action and other assorted newsworthy items, there should be ample topics to cover today. And indeed there are. I’m just not […]
Being under the weather is no fun. No surprise there. Being able to sleep away most of the day isn’t a whole lot of fun either. But it can be an effective way to deal with various illnesses. And so it was Thursday. How bad was it? Well, the medication the doctor’s office had provided […]
Thursday thoughts (or what passes for those things around here): For those who stayed up late enough, the Chicago Cubs lost in 10 innings to the Seattle Mariners 8-7 in a Cactus League contest Wednesday. Well, even if you didn’t stay up til 12:55 a.m. Chicago time, they still lost. Javier Baez hit a long […]
Midweek musings: In fantasizing about the NBA Finals, if Sunday’s victory over the Miami Heat said the Chicago Bulls had hope, Tuesday’s loss to the San Antonio Spurs said, “Nope.” Not if the Spurs win the Western Conference. A 38-14 first quarter by the Spurs reminded of the Michael Jordan-era Bulls who would let their […]
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 […]