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After taking a break for the Olympic Games in London, the WNBA Chicago Sky returned to action on Friday (Aug. 17). The extended break did not help the team end an extended losing streak, as the Atlanta Dream defeated the Sky 82-76 at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Ill. The loss was the fifth in a […]
Finally, a story involving Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher that is worthy of serious consideration by the media: Jenny McCarthy told People.com on Thursday (Aug. 16) she and Urlacher no longer are a couple. A couple of what? Well, that’s up to everyone’s own assessment. Gee, if those two crazy kids (OK, maybe more crazy […]
Thursday thoughts (or as close to what passes for thinking around here): Gavin Floyd pitched a 1-2-3 first inning in Toronto on Wednesday (Aug. 15). Which may not sound like much of an accomplishment — except the Chicago White Sox right-hander had not done so since June 14 in St. Louis. With the Sox winning […]
The wave of the future and the wave were on display Tuesday night (Aug. 14) at Wrigley Field. For some reason, several media observers felt greater anguish about the wave making its way through the crowd than they were about the waving at pitches that the Cubs did in their 10-1 loss to the Houston […]
Random thoughts while wondering whether the Houston Astros — who have a big-league worst 38-79 record after losing 7-1 to the Chicago Cubs on Monday (Aug. 13) — really will be shifting to the American League West next season or whether they will be relegated to Class AAA: * On hand on a rainy evening […]
Imagine. John Lennon’s “Imagine” and the image of the late member of the Beatles were part of the Olympic Games closing ceremonies Sunday (Aug. 12) in London. Somebody involved had an active imagination — because Lennon involvement would seem antithetical to what the free-spirited soul believed in. But, hey, better to have his presence — […]
Among the sacrifices some of us make in the name of journalism — or whatever it is that we do around here — is occasionally missing a sporting event to attend to other matters. Real-life matters. And so it was that on Saturday (Aug. 11) your humble correspondent traveled to the Stephens Convention Center in […]
You want to find a bright side to center Dwight Howard being traded from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers? A bright side for Chicago Bulls fans and not Lakers fans. Well, the Magic appears to be weaker. But the Philadelphia 76ers, who obtained center Andrew Bynum in the four-team trade, might be […]
Fearless forecast: Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer (or maybe president of baseball operations Theo Epstein or possibly both) will garner votes for National League executive of the year if the team can deal Alfonso Soriano to a contending team this season. With a home run Thursday (Aug. 9), Soriano joined Andre Dawson as the […]
The NFL is extremely opposed to gambling. Which is why there is a league-issued injury list that outlines various levels of likelihood of physically impaired players actually playing on any given Sunday, Monday, Thursday, whenever. So that there’s a level playing field for bettors. Huh? Precisely. If not for gambling, the NFL would not enjoy […]