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It was a busy Saturday night (Jan. 12). The Chicago Bulls had a game at home against the lowly Phoenix Suns, the NFL playoffs were on television, and the Miss America pageant was on TV. In that it is difficult — some say impossible — to be in more than one place at a time, […]
Weekend wondering: With Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose having participated in pregame shootaround Friday before the team’s 108-101 victory over the Knicks in New York, wondering whether he will do so before their game Saturday at home against Phoenix. Or anytime at the United Center. * Wondering whether the media are as tired of covering […]
Former Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa, who this week received 12.5 percent of the votes in his first year of Hall of Fame eligibility, apparently won’t be waiting on pins and needles for future results. Probably because thinking someone tainted by performance-enhancing drugs (stronger than Flintstone vitamins) will be enshrined in Cooperstown is pointless. Speaking […]
Mathematics is one of the reasons that some of us ended up in journalism school (yes, it might come as a shock, but your humble correspondent actually did go to an accredited j-school that miraculously kept that accreditation after my graduation). So dealing with numbers might be something of a challenge. But that’s what we’re […]
Midweek musimgs: The Chicago Bears continue to lead the NFL in one curious category: coaches interviewed to fill a vacancy. Here’s hoping someone in authority reminds Bears general manager Phil Emery the idea is to land the best candidate, not the most. * Speaking of the Bears’ task to replace fired coach Lovie Smith, the […]
Random thoughts while wondering how happy Ohio State’s football team (or maybe merely Buckeyes fans) might be to still have an unbeaten record while being ineligible to participate in a bowl game against — oh, I don’t know — maybe Alabama: * In the words of the highly esteemed scribe Mike Downey that he posted […]
Monday meanderings: Notre Dame vs. Alabama for the college football championship of the galaxy. On a Monday night? Shouldn’t those student-athletes have been studying — something other than playbooks — rather than prepare for the Bowl Championship Series title game? One of these years the NCAA is going to have to admit it functions as […]
Gee, if the Chicago Bulls — playing without recuperating star guard Derrick Rose — can score a road victory against the Miami Heat 96-89 as they did Friday (Jan. 4), do you know what that means? Not much. Certainly not as far as any Bulls NBA title aspirations go. Unless, of course, you want to […]
Fearless forecast: The Chicago Bears will have a better passing offense next season (well, finishing No. 29 of 32 NFL teams with 187.4 yards per game makes that fairly certain even if quarterback Jay Cutler decides to throw left-handed). * The Bears will have a better total offense next season (No. 28 in total offense […]
Thursday thoughts (or what passes for such in the editorial offices of elliottharris.com): The Chicago Bears have asked for permission to talk to Green Bay offensive coordinator Tom Clements about their coaching vacancy, and the Packers have granted it. NFL rules preclude the Bears talking to him until after the Packers’ game Saturday. As if […]