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Viagra as a performance enhancer? On the football field? You mean during games? Hard to believe. Gives new meaning to “stiff competition” among NFL teams. The topic arose — if you’ll pardon the verb — Wednesday (Nov. 28) when Chicago Bears receiver Brandon Marshall was talking about Seattle Seahawks cornerbacks Brandon Browner and Richard Sherman, […]
Win some, lose some. And so it goes for the Chicago Bulls. They defeated the Dallas Mavericks 101-78 Wednesday night (Nov. 28) at the United Center. The victory improved the Bulls’ record to 7-7 — which would seem the very definition of “win some; lose some.” Where are the Bulls losing? How about filling the […]
Midweek musings: The Chicago White Sox named Harold Baines assistant hitting coach, Bobby Thigpen bullpen coach and Daryl Boston first-base coach Tuesday (Nov. 27). Some of us can only hope the interleague games between the Sox and Cubs will feature a hitting contest between Baines and his Cubs counterpart Rob Deer. Something says former Sox […]
Random thoughts while wondering when Chicago Bears fans can start wondering about homefield advantage for the postseason (well, if they haven’t already): * Chicago Bears guard Lance Louis was placed on injured reserve on Monday after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament (knee) when he was hit by Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen on […]
Monday meanderings: The Chicago Bears’ 28-10 victory Sunday (Nov. 25) over the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field, coupled with the Green Bay Packers’ loss to the New York Giants, leaves the Bears alone in first place in the NFC North. You have to like the Bears’ Super Bowl chances — as long as they don’t […]
Notre Dame capped off a 12-0 season with a 22-13 victory vs. Southern Cal on Saturday night (Nov. 24) at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The Irish earned a trip to Miami for the BCS championship game. It’s likely that Las Vegas will set the over/under at 43 — that would be the number of people […]
Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler is listed as questionable — pending a visit Saturday (Nov. 24) to the doctor — for the team’s game Sunday at home against the Minnesota Vikings. Among the keys to Cutler’s being cleared to play after suffering a concussion Nov. 11 will be his ability to remember. Especially the basics, […]
The Chicago Bulls are considering changes to their starting lineup for their game Saturday at Milwaukee. The main problem — other than possibly hurt feelings for demoted starters — is finding players on the Bulls bench who would be legitimate starters. Good luck with that. * Quarterback Jay Cutler participated in some of the Chicago […]
Being balanced is a worthwhile quality. Except when it isn’t. True in life; true in football. For that, we can give thanks — even if being balanced is no guarantee of success, on the field or off. Today being Thanksgiving (provided that you are reading this on Nov. 22, 2012), we can take a look […]
Midweek musings: Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler returned to action on Tuesday (Nov. 20). Meaning he was on his own radio show on ESPN 1000. He expressed a degree of uncertainty about playing Suday against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field. It’s unclear whether that uncertainty stems from the concussed QB not being able to […]