Column: The 2024 Chicago White Sox are no 1962 New York Mets. I would know, I saw them both.
Sam Smith was in the Polo Grounds, he saw the New York Mets. As Lloyd Bentsen might have said, the Chicago White Sox are no ’62 Mets.
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George Andrews, a pioneering superagent in the NBA and an Elmhurst native, dies at 74
George Andrews, a pioneering superagent who represented NBA stars Magic Johnson, Isiah Thomas, Doc Rivers and Mark Aguirre and other athletes, died Tuesday. The Elmhurst native was 74.
Sept. 25, 2001: At 38, Michael Jordan returns ‘to the game I love’
The statue outside the United Center now honors the best player on the Washington Wizards. Michael Jordan, immortalized in Chicago for the basketball talent that took the Bulls to six...
Bulls’ arena could use Arenas
No matter where I go, I seem to get the same question. I know, you think it's, "Why isn't a hunk like you in Esquire?" Of course, I could say...
Bulls should be star-struck before draft
So who are the Bulls going to pick in the NBA draft? They would be in the lottery with the ninth-worst record. The general consensus among team officials is Kansas...
Not a midseason’s dream
OK, the Bulls combine Ben Gordon, Tyrus Thomas and Andres Nocioni and ... I know, not yet. There is no trading until after the NBA Finals. But you can be...
Nocioni loses it in Bulls loss to Pacers
Bulls gag up 13-point fourth-quarter lead and lose to the Indiana Pacers here Saturday night 108-101. Check. Bulls player loses it, this time Andres Nocioni, and gets into a heated,...
Bulls need a lot less ‘me’ time
Scene from the Bulls' locker room: Luol Deng extending his hand: "Hello, my name is Luol. And you are?" Ben Gordon offering his hand: "Ben, Ben Gordon. I play for...
Size doesn’t matter
So whom do the Bulls select in the June 26 NBA draft? Will they have a shot at Kansas State's Michael Beasley or Memphis' Derrick Rose? Perhaps someone like Russell...
Sam Smith’s top draft prospects
1. Derrick Rose, 6-3, 190, Memphis. Potentially great point guards are toughest to find and most important to have. 2. Michael Beasley, 6-10 , 235, Kansas State. Impact power forward...