Sudden reality: Hawks look like a dream team
What we're witnessing is an express train roaring down the track, all momentum and purpose and flying red sparks. And woe to the Red Wing or Shark or Penguin who...
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It’s a dog-eat-dog world, Tiger
A story involving a fire hydrant and a tree normally is the province of Dog World magazine. But when the story centers on Tiger Woods, it's a whole different animal....
Hit the sack
The Bears were awful Sunday. This is unmistakably, unequivocally true because the headmaster of happy talk said they were. "We feel like crap," coach Lovie Smith said after the Vikings...
Buckle up for fun ride with Hawks
Somebody remind me how we're supposed to act with a dominant team in town. Just to be perfectly clear, somebody remind me how we're supposed to act with a dominant...
It’s not who Irish want as coach …
Why would an established, successful, mostly sane football coach at a major program want the Notre Dame job? Fighting Irish fans will bristle at the question and demand it be...
Going nowhere
The Big Sleep lasted almost three quarters. As usual, Jay Cutler was feeling around in the dark, not sure who he was or where he was during a night game....
Cubs shouldn’t whiff on this one
Statistics are sucking the life out of baseball. I know this to be true because some Cubs fans are concerned Curtis Granderson struck out too many times last year. Being...
Reasons aplenty for Bears’ silence
You probably have heard Bears general manager Jerry Angelo, coach Lovie Smith and quarterback Jay Cutler turned down an opportunity to talk with Bob Costas for NBC's Sunday night pregame...
Dad, you’re embarrassing
It's like I always say: If you want to know what's wrong with your local NFL team, ask an ophthalmologist. Wait a second, that's not what I always say. What...
Time to hang up this quest for tribute
I believe Michael Jordan to be the best basketball player in the history of the game. I do not believe it follows that the NBA should permanently retire his number....