Not to rain on Phillies’ parade, but baseball dropped the ball
A movie called "The Fan" came out in 1996, starring Robert DeNiro as a psycho baseball fan and Wesley Snipes as a smug San Francisco Giant. There were a number...
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Gooden’s odd beard sure to grow on fans
As beards go, it has to rank among the best we've ever had around here. Honestly, it is up there with Honest Abe Lincoln's ... and Papa Hemingway's white one...
Counting out Bulls? You may be surprised
You probably don't trust polls a whole lot. Neither do I. A year ago a survey of NBA general managers asked which team would win the Eastern Conference. A healthy...
Cubs against Rays: The Series to die for
It's the dream game you wanted to see before you die. Game 1 between the Cubs and the Tampa Bay Rays was played Wednesday night. Yes, that heavenly World Series...
Rays’ Maddon still has a big backer in Peoria
He came up to the Peoria Chiefs' owner one morning in 1984 and introduced himself. He said, "Hi, I'm Joe Maddon and I'm your manager. I just want you to...
Orton rollin’, but ‘D’ gets rocked
That big, fat Bears number everybody in town is repeating right now is 48. It shouldn't be. The number is 28. That's how many points Kyle Orton and your Chicago...
Alumni pride takes brutal blindside hit
As soon as I heard about the armed robbery, my heart sank. It happened on Columbus Day, and as soon as I heard the names of the two 17-year-olds the...
Savard gave Hawks more than he got
It isn't as cruel as when the New York Mets let manager Willie Randolph fly coast to coast, win a game in Anaheim and then told him just before midnight,...
These Rays can raze any pride on N. Side
What is humiliation? I mean true, utter humiliation. How low can a team go? For the Cubs and their fans (God be with you), we could be about to find...
New enthusiasm goes cold on ice
Madison Street is a beautiful sight. (Now there's something you don't hear in Chicago every day.) It is approaching sundown. A red carpet is stretched out. A few hundred red...