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It appears I picked a bad week to stop using Kleenex (or tissues, if the copyright folks are looking at this). First, as chronicled in Tuesday’s post, my brother Rob died Monday. Then Tuesday came the news of the death of Jim Corno. He was a giant in the television industry and a lot of […]
Monday meanderings: One of the joys of being in Michigan on a snowy Sunday was the chance to spend time with family. And with watching the Detroit Lions play the Eagles in Philadelphia. In that order of importance of course (you never know when family members in Michigan might be reading). * Speaking of family […]
Sunday smorgasbord: A Sunday without a Chicago Bears game (it will be Monday night vs. visiting Dallas) means it will take some imagination to avoid chores that you’ve been avoiding. For some of us (OK, for me), it will take some imagination to find a reason not to concentrate on writing some — if not […]
Sometimes life can be so overwhelming. Overwhelmingly good, overwhelmingly bad. So to anyone anguishing about Northern Illinois University’s football team losing the Mid-American Conference championship game to Bowling Green 47-27 on Friday in Detroit, please remember there are far greater things in this world to bring you such anguish (or euphoria). Of course, this reminder […]
The Chicago Bulls defeated the Miami Heat 107-87 on Thursday at the United Center. That qualifies as news, although not to the extent of what Bulls guard Derrick Rose said during his first media gathering since he suffered a torn meniscus Nov. 22 during the team’s circus road trip and underwent season-ending surgery. The news […]
Thursday thoughts (or what passes for them around here): Now that the Chicago White Sox have signed first baseman/designated hitter Paul Konerko to a one-year deal, he can end his career with the team that he has played for for 15 seasons. It’s rare to see a team show such loyalty to a player. Especially […]
Midweek musings: The Chicago Bulls sent guard Marquis Teague to the NBA Development League’s Iowa Energy on Tuesday. Well, they tried to but had to recall him because guard Mike James injured a knee in Monday’s triple-overtime loss to the visiting New Orleans Pelicans. Well, that ought to boost Teague’s confidence — assuming he has […]
Random thoughts (or reasonable facsimiles thereof) while wondering how many overtimes it takes in an NBA game before they decide to determine the winner via a free-throw contest: Yes, the Chicago Bulls lost to the visiting New Orleans Pelicans 131-128 in triple overtime. * Jrue Holiday. That’s another term for Chanukah, no? No. That the […]
Monday meanderings: Yes, the Chicago Bears lost to the host Minnesota Vikings 23-20 in overtime Sunday. After almost losing to them 23-20 in overtime, only to have that kick waved off because of a facemask penalty on the Vikings. The game also featured a taunting call and a throwing-the-ball-on-the-ground call against the Bears. Calls that […]
Sunday smorgasbord: One institution of higher learning with an outstanding journalism school scored an impressive victory on Saturday. But enough about the University of Missouri. Northwestern University won, too — although beating Illinois is slightly less impressive for the Wildcats than beatingquarterback Johnny Manziel and Texas A&M was for the Tigers. * A 37-34 victory […]