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With the prospect of slightly warmer weather approaching in the next few days, wondering whether the weather or the start of spring training will be provide more hope to some of us in making it through one of the most difficult winters in recorded history (the Ice Age wasn’t recorded, was it?). * Speaking of […]
Matters of the heart seem an appropriate subject on Valentine’s Day. As in the Chicago Bulls have shown a lot of heart — and some offense — lately as they have moved two games better than .500 for the first time since November. The 92-76 victory Thursday at home against the Brooklyn Nets has the […]
Thursday thoughts (or reasonable facsimiles thereof) while wondering whether the Olympic biathlon would have been more fun if the competitors firing rifles would have had paint guns shooting back at them: * Is there a better way to become familiar with classical music than from Olympic figure skating? OK, other than from cartoons. Then again, […]
Midweek musings: Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah posted a triple-double (19 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists) in a 100-85 victory Tuesday against the visiting Atlanta Hawks. It was the fourth triple-double of his career. If he wants to make things interesting, he should add a three-pointer to the list. Or at least a three-point […]
Random thoughts while wondering whether the Chicago Bulls will be overconfident Tuesday night against the visiting Atlanta Hawks after going 3-3 on their road trip that concluded with a victory Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers: * The day after University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam said he was gay, Chicago Bears general manager […]
OK, so being ill and staying up late to watch the visiting Chicago Bulls lose to the Golden State Warriors 102-87 on Thursday night might not have been the best idea. All right, so it wasn’t even a good idea. Not only because the Bulls lost, but also because your humble correspondent fell asleep after […]
It’s no fun to feel under the weather. Especially when the weather is what it is around here. Snow. Cold temperatures. In other words: winter. Only worse than usual. So feeling worse than usual feels natural. Kind of. Whatever it is, it isn’t a whole lot of fun. A lot of sleep perhaps. After a […]
Midwek musings: So the Chicago Bulls defeated the host Phoenix Suns 101-92 on Tuesday. The Bulls beat a team that had a 16-7 home record. So they can beat good teams. A night after losing to one of the worst teams in the league, the Sacramento Kings. What can we glean from all this? Not […]
Random thoughts (or as close to them as we come around here) while wondering whether the Winter Olympics someday will consider adding a new sport — clearing the driveway of snow and ice — because I spent much of Monday working on my technique in that particular endeavor: * Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer complained […]
The Chicago Cubs reportedly have agreed to a one-year contract with right-handed pitcher Jason Hammel. He likely will be the No. 4 or No. 5 starter in the team’s rotation. The top three starting spots likely will go to Travis Wood, Jeff Samardzija and Edwin Jackson. Just thinking about a five-man rotation like that should […]