Bears need to score early as well as often
Jay Cutler was right earlier this week when he suggested the volume of words devoted to the struggles of the Bears' first-team offense has been excessive. "You guys are hitting...
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Emery continues to send right message
Until the Bears beat the Bengals in the Sept. 8 opener at Soldier Field, there's no call for a victory parade. No cause for celebration. Regardless, I consider the first...
Emery continues to send right message
Until the Bears beat the Bengals in the Sept. 8 opener at Soldier Field, there's no call for a victory parade. No cause for celebration. Regardless, I consider the first...
Hawks now a model franchise
The day after a championship parade, it's easy to lose perspective on just how impressive the Blackhawks' second Stanley Cup in four years really is. General manager Stan Bowman should...
Momentum is overrated
If you've been consuming coverage of the Blackhawks-Bruins Stanley Cup Final, you've read and heard a lot about momentum. The Hawks had it, then lost it. The Bruins had momentum...
Blackhawks got lucky
I agree with the adage that suggests "luck is where hard work meets opportunity." It was coined by a first-century Roman philosopher named Seneca, but I always attribute it to...
Predicting NHL playoffs perilous
If anybody in the sports observation business ever tells you he or she doesn't take enormous joy in being right, they're lying. Everybody with a laptop or a microphone relishes...
Hey Hawks fans, lighten up
While the Blackhawks and Red Wings were shaking hands late Wednesday evening, the numeral "8" appeared on the United Center's video board. That's for the eight more wins the Hawks...
The truth about Urlacher
Those of us in the opinion-making business are guilty of wanting it both ways. We require our superstar athletes to dazzle us not only with their performances, but also fill...
Blackhawks-Red Wings rivalry fades
So this is the dreamy, second-round match up that was to titillate the senses? The type of grudge match that was to rekindle all the deep-seeded ill feelings Chicagoans and...