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Heat Is on Miami to Take Game 2 From Bulls

May 8, 2013

Midweek musings: As the Chicago Bulls enter Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night (May 8), it is clear that the most important contest in the best-of-seven series is Game 2. Until you get to pivotal Game 3, which is the most important. Until you get to pivotal […]

Chicago’s Next Basketball Star: Elena Delle Donne

May 6, 2013

You can add another star to the galaxy of talented pro basketball players in Chicago. Someone who has been compared to LeBron James. That good. While Bulls fans can lament and/or criticize the absence of Derrick Rose this season, the Sky should be able to smile for quite a while about the addition of Elena […]

Collins Was on Thin Ice With Blackhawks (updated)

May 4, 2013

The dismissal Thursday of Susannah Collins by Comcast SportsNet Chicago shows the fine line (OK, maybe not so fine) that exists when teams own cable television outlets. CSN said her departure had nothing to do with a remark Tuesday that the Blackhawks had a “tremendous amount of sex during the regular season.” She quickly corrected […]

Cubs to Leave Wrigley? Wait Till Next Century

May 2, 2013

Thursday thoughts: Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts threw out the possibility of the team departing Wrigley Field, if it can’t reach an agreement on improvements to the ballpark that include a sizable video board. “The fact is that if we don’t have the ability to generate revenue in our own outfield, we’ll have to take […]

Wrigley Plans: Tough to See Cubs in World Series

May 1, 2013

Midweek musings: The Chicago Cubs are set to show the public the team’s plans for its Wrigley Field renovation that includes a large video board. The unveiling is to occur Wednesday (May 1). Can’t wait to see the footage on the big screen from the 1908 World Series that they won (their last). Will settle […]

NBA Center Jason Collins Tells SI: I Am Gay

April 30, 2013

Random thoughts while wondering when a big-name pro athlete in a major team sport (football, basketball, baseball, hockey) in the prime of his career will disclose he is gay: * For Jason Collins to come out as the first active, openly gay athlete in an American team sport is indeed a day to remember. He […]

Bears’ Idonije Tackles World of Comic Books

April 29, 2013

It was a big weekend for a lot of football players. Which is natural because of the NFL draft. It also was a big weekend for Chicago Bears defensive end Israel Idonije. His excitement had little to do with football and a lot to do with C2E2 — Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo — held […]

Robinson Rallies Bulls Past Nets in 3 OT Classic

April 28, 2013

He was Nate the Great — especially late. Even so, Nate the Great had to wait — for his team to know its fate. Reserve guard Nate Robinson had 23 fourth-quarter points to help the Chicago Bulls rally to send Game 4 of their NBA Eastern Conference first-round series into overtime against the Brooklyn Nets […]

C2E2 Offers Wonderful Time (With Wonder Woman)

April 27, 2013

Because the Chicago Bulls have a playoff game at 1 p.m. Saturday, the plan was to finish up this effort at creativity typing finished at a reasonable hour. This was going to be mostly about C2E2 — otherwise known at Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo — at McCormick Place, post some photos and video and […]

Long Shots Part of Game Plan for Bears, Bulls

April 26, 2013

Long night. That is what the Chicago Bears had Thursday in the first round of the NFL draft. Mainly because they drafted Oregon offensive guard Kyle Long. Long night. That is what the Chicago Bulls looked like they might have as they fell behind by 12 points to the Brooklyn Nets in the first quarter […]

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