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Paul Goldschmidt goes to the Cardinals — and prayers go out to a couple of Cubs pitchers
The Old Man and the Snark: Annual MVP candidate and new Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt slugs .750 with an on-base-plus-slugging percentage of 1.321 against Jon Lester, but hey, at...
The new Bulls slogan: ‘More Energy and Spirit, Same Stinking You’ve Come to Know and Accept’
Jeez, Fred Hoiberg could’ve done that. The fired coach could’ve directed the Bulls to play some bad basketball when it mattered and lose to a Pacers team missing its best...
One question for people who pay for Bulls tickets and merchandise: Why?
John Paxson, whose official title, I believe, is Bulls Hoops Honcho Forever No Matter How Many Bad Moves He Makes, came before the media Monday to explain that the once-proud...
Bears gag a chance to move closer to a playoff bye
No, wait, that was supposed to be the Bears’ “Miracle at the Meadowlands.’’ Everything was all set after everyone looked totally and embarrassingly lost. Down 10 points with 1 minute,...
Blackhawks not playing as if they respect new coach Jeremy Colliton
For four straight games leading into their match in Winnipeg on Thursday night, the Blackhawks gave up the first two goals, all in the first period and twice in the...
Giants star Saquon Barkley is not the kind of running back the Bears want to see right now
Everybody wants to talk about the quarterback heading into Bears-Giants on Sunday. Except me. I want to talk about the running back. But not the Bears running back. No, not...
Redskins’ Reuben Foster episode recalls Bears’ ugly decision to bring in an accused domestic abuser
If the Redskins’ ugly, ongoing episode with accused domestic abuser Reuben Foster looks familiar to Bears fans, well, it should because it recalls their ugly decision to sign accused domestic...
It’s GroundHawks Day again: The Blackhawks stink up another first period and game
Remember when the Blackhawks hired 33-year-old rookie coach Jeremy Colliton to replace veteran championship coach Joel Quenneville? Among other things, general manager Stan Bowman yammered on about Colliton’s ability to...
So Bulls: Zach Lavine calls off his coach’s play, calls off a teammate’s screen, calls off logic in loss
Let’s play “What They Said,’’ the new game that everybody’s playing after the Bulls play a game. OK, maybe not everybody’s playing it. Maybe it’s just us. Or maybe just...