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Sunday smorgasbord: Derrick Rose’s return to NBA action was a success. So was Northwestern University’s prime-time football game against Ohio State (well, if the final score is not a consideration). * With Rose back in the lineup for the first time since suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the 2012 playoffs, the Chicago Bulls […]
Weekend wondering: With center Joakim Noah set to sit out the Chicago Bulls’ exhibition opener Saturday night against the host Indiana Pacers because of a groin issue (whatever that means), you have to wonder whether that is a good sign that coach Tom Thibodeau is more concerned about the regular season or whether that is […]
Friday’s fearless forecast: It will be a wonderful weekend for sports enthusiasts in the Chicago area and/or fans of Chicago teams — as well as at other locations around the sports world (provided that the final results of games are not necessarily the barometer used to measure the precise degree of wonderful). * Derrick Rose […]
Thursday thoughts (or as close as it gets to thinking around here): The Chicago Cubs reportedly are interested in Joe Girardi, the New York Yankees manager whose contract expires on Oct. 31. Part of the appeal is the presumptiom that he would increase fan interest. Because fans of Chicago baseball can tell you how well […]
Midweek musings (with a bit of trash-talking and talking about trash to start things off): OK, it’s one thing to kick manager Dale Sveum to the curb, as the Chicago Cubs did Monday. It’s another to toss Ron Santo-related memorabilia in the trash — which is what the Cubs did in a bit of housecleaning. […]
The end of baseball’s regular season tends to be a time tinged with sadness. A passing of seasons. A time for reflection. A time of looking off in the distance for better days. Unless, of course, your team happens to be part of the postseason. Which tends not to be the case with the Chicago […]
Monday meanderings: In light of the Chicago Bears’ 40-32 loss Sunday to the Lions in Detroit, some folks may take a dim view of the previously undefeated team under first-year coach Marc Trestman. The reality is both the Bears and Lions are 3-1, tied for first place in the NFC North. Further reality says there […]
Sunday smorgasbord: The Chicago White Sox fired hitting coach Jeff Manto on Saturday. Why Saturday and not until after the end of the season on Sunday? Reportedly because of a leak. Gee, another area where the Sox cannot execute properly. * Speaking of failing to execute, Sox general manager Rick Hahn said: “We’re at the […]
The media had their first of Chicago Bull guard Derrick Rose on a basketball court Friday. Of course, he was mostly posing for photos and answering questions at the team’s annual media day, so certain quetions remain. After all, he did take last season off from playing after anterior cruciate ligament surgery necessitatd by an […]
Who could have guessed that the Chicago White Sox and Cubs would be playing games of consequence in the last series of the season? Well, probably not anyone who paid attention for the first half of 2013. And yet here we are with the Sox hosting the Kansas City Royals and the Cubs traveling to […]