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Thursday thoughts (or what passes for thinking around the editorial offices at elliottharris.com): The highlight — with the emphasis on “high” — of the Chicago Bulls’ 104-88 victory over the Bucks at Milwaukee on Wednesday (Jan. 30) was Nate Robinson’s performance — especially his one-handed slam dunk. He had 16 of his 24 points in […]
Midweek musings: Kristin Cavallari told DNAInfo.com she doesn’t want her son Camden with Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler to play football because of the dangers of the sport that include concussions (meaning brain injury). Waiting to hear Cutler say he doesn’t want his son to become a reality-television personality because of similar concerns. * Super […]
Rare is the occasion when Ernie Banks is the leadoff man. He was Thursday (Jan. 24). The occasion was the 25th annual Comcast SportsNet Sports Awards at the Hilton Chicago. He received the Cubs Legend award to begin the evening’s festivities for the televised portion of the program. Well, after a cocktail hour with auctions […]
Midweek musings: Chicago Bulls star guard Derrick Rose is progressing in his rehab from offseason ACL surgery. He is taking more contact in practice, but coach Tom Thibodeau cautions about expecting Rose’s return to come too soon. He wants Rose to be medically cleared. Not to mention mentally clear. This uch seems clear: For the […]
There was Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o being interviewed — off camera — by ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap. Te’o’s imaginary girlfriend was nowhere to be seen. There was part 2 of Lance Armstrong’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. There was the Chicago Bulls’ overtime victory against the host Boston Celtics. Plenty of happenings Friday (Jan. 18). For […]
Marc Trestman had his introductory press conference as coach of the Chicago Bears on Thursday at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill. Some view him as an offensive visionary. Which the Bears surely can use. Some view him as the man who will help quarterback Jay Cutler achieve elite status that has been so elusive […]
Man, oh, Manti! The heart-warming story of Notre Dame star linebacker Manti Te’o morphed to surreal when it officially became unreal. All because his dead girlfriend is/was unreal. Deadspin.com ran an article Wednesday (Jan. 16) that claimed Te’o’s tale of a girlfriend who died during the season was a hoax. The article is available
Midweek musings: Now that Marc Trestman is leaving the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes to become coach of the Chicago Bears, he will have to re-learn some things. One of them being “rouge” no longer refers to a scoring play but something that can be found in the cosmetic department of certain retail establishments. * […]
Random thoughts (or what passes for thinking around here) while waiting for Oprah Winfrey to announce during her Thursday televised interview of Lance Armstrong — which was taped Monday (Jan. 14) — that she will be competing this summer in the Tour de France: * The Chicago Bulls’ 97-58 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks […]
Monday meanderings: Any similarity between the Chicago Bears and the football played over the weekend in the NFL’s postseason is purely coincidental. Even if you didn’t have a rooting (and/or betting) interest in the Seattle Seahawks-Atlanta Falcons game or the Baltimore Ravens-Denver Broncos contest, you had to be entertained. * Defense wins championships. That’s what […]