The Bears fired a head coach who was previously a highly regarded defensive-minded assistant coach in the NFC. This means two things: We’ve been here before, and Jauron takes over the Miami Dolphins in 2005.
2 Wicked Web we weave
With www.firedickjauron.com having completed its mission, Chicago’s smart
Internet squatters would be staking out www.firemauricecarthon.com, www.firemikemularkey.com and www.firecharlieweis.com today.
3 Take two
The Bulls have a guard from Michigan who can rack it up, and his first name starts with a J. Let’s hope the similarities between Jalen
Rose and Jamal Crawford end right there.
4 Great town. No, really
Don’t look now, but the first-place Red Wings have lost 5 of their last 8 games in Chicago. What makes it even worse for the Red Wings players is that after each loss, they actually have to go home to Detroit.
5 Tuesday night fight
It’s Illinois vs. UIC at the
United Center, with the schools combining to showcase 19 players with Chicago connections. The rest are from foreign lands including Slovakia, Croatia and Texas.
SIXTH MAN
6 Step off, Pacers
Ron Artest was fined $155,000 for disciplinary problems last season, so it’s completely understandable that he overslept and missed a recent Pacers shoot-around. He clearly can’t afford an alarm clock.
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Edited by the Sports staff of RedEye.
