KICKING THEMSELVES
Everybody was still trying to figure out how the Bears won the game when they lost the game. Kyle Orton looked for Rashied Davis in the end zone. Pretty throw....
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Orton a leader in NFL’s arms race
Many sports fans in Chicago are going goofily overboard -- it's what we do -- because it looks like we finally found ourselves a quarterback. Guess I can't complain, seeing...
Blown away by unraveling in Windy City
I know thousands of you must have had a World Series with the Cubs on your bucket list -- things to see before you croak. Sorry, my friends. It doesn't...
You’ve all heard this punch line
Well, thanks for watching, Chicago. Very sorry, Ron Santo. Too bad, Ernie Banks. Looks like it's Groundhog Day all over again, Bill Murray. We know you've seen this before with...
Hollywood rewrite was only hope
It rained in L.A. most of the day. Or was that God sprinkling holy water on the Cubs? A divine Cubbie occurrence -- could this be the only way to...
West Coast trip takes on ominous feel
Winging to the West Coast this time of year was supposed to be totally cool. Not the temperature -- the situation. A few days in Southern California felt like a...
FEAR IN THE ERROR
I did the math. By my calculations, the tragic number is 36,514. That's how many days have gone by without the Cubs winning a World Series. That's how long they...
TOO ERROR IS CUB
I did the math. By my calculations, the tragic number is 36,514. That's how many days now have gone by without a World Series being won by the Cubs. So,...
Boy, that stinks
No, Cubs, no! (Everybody sing along, come on now.) No, Cubs, no! Bringing a feeling of dread and dejection back to Wrigley Field, which is world-famous for it, the Cubs...
Blue not the only common feature
THINK BLUE reads a sign on a lush hill behind Dodger Stadium's outfield fence beyond the palms. It's in easy-to-read capital letters, like that one that says HOLLYWOOD. All right,...