Chairman disappears–like Sox’s chances
Last seen in front of the cameras, White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf was basking in a champagne shower and telling the world he had told us so. His team had...
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`Jop’ would be a 4-ever pick for the Bulls
Cries of conspiracy echoed around the NBA Sunday night. Calling Oliver Stone. From "JFK" to "MJJ"? Michael Jeffrey Jordan vaulted over the man who plagued his Bulls life, Jerry Krause,...
`Zudoo’ works magic on Cubs’ bats–for a day
Julio Zuleta couldn't sleep Friday night. His Cubs had lost eight straight. Ex-Cub Mark Grace had outhit them 2-1. Their bats were colder than a witch's, uh, heart. As he...
Bears finally find a way to best Packers
If you didn't know better, you'd think the Packers had just stolen the Bears blind. The man who just ran his fourth straight Bears draft and had another draft left...
Search process waste of Bears’ precious time
On Tuesday Joe Bailey interviewed Phil Savage in New York for the most important position at Halas Hall. On Wednesday Bailey will interview James "Shack" Harris in New York for...
Injury does wonders for Thomas’ image
Before a Cubs-Sox game, Mark Grace once watched Frank Thomas do a batting-practice bossa nova, rhythmically launching rockets out of Wrigley Field. "Man," said Grace, "if I had that talent,...
White Sox trail the majors in medical care
The call came from a doctor who assisted in Frank Thomas' ankle surgery at the end of the 1999 season. He said he hadn't been involved in the diagnosis and...
Believe this: Sox’s chances get a tad better
He just might go down as the most perplexing athlete in Chicago sports history. Frank Thomas has put up Hall of Fame numbers while making some hall of shame statements...
With Newton, Cubs’ ills turn into wills
I have just experienced Newtonian metaphysics. Glory be, I've had a Mack attack. My hand is so flexible I can touch "Caps Lock" with my thumb while reaching "PgDn" across...
Read all about it: Editor has horse sense
As any sportswriter worth his or her Kentucky Derby expense report will tell you, editors always win. They question your three-figure "dinner with Bob Baffert." They delete your "classic lines,"...