Headlines for February, 2004

Puzzling and Potent, AFL Pulls it Off

I was impressed. Very impressed. Weird too - the game hadn't even started.On Sunday, at a packed All-State Arena, the Chicago Rush put on a show. Launched upon over 15,000 live spectators and an NBC audience in their season opener, Chicago's Arena Football League team did the impossible. Or perhaps it was the people running this fan-friendly organization. Unleashed onto the [read more...]

Blackhawks’ Death Hardly Noticed

If you're like Woody Allen, and don't fear death, but simply do not want to be around when it happens, you could just as easily be a Chicago Blackhawks' fan.Oh, you hadn't heard? Yeah, they passed away this week. The trusted owner, Mr. Wirtz, asked that donations be made out to him, same as always. On Tuesday, ESPN published its "Ultimate [read more...]

What now? Not the Blackhawks and Bulls

This is the time of year many sports fans dread. Another season of the NFL has come and gone and Major League Baseball is still a few wintry months away from collectively shouting, "play ball!" No more toss sweeps, safety blitzes or onside kicks. We are still a ways away from drag bunts, chin music and 5-4-3 double plays. What attention-grabbing [read more...]

Maddux: How Smart is He?

Greg Maddux started his career with the Chicago Cubs eighteen years ago. For the next seven years he pitched for the Cubs and continually improved. So much so that he deserved a raise from the Cubs long before his contract expired. In typical Cubs tradition, they paid him no homage, so in 1992, after he won the Cy Young award with [read more...]

Chicago Bulls: History in the Making

Just as this year's slogan indicates, the Bulls are "History in the Making." So was Hitler's rise to power in the 1930s. Anything can change in the blink of an eye with this team except for the losing. It is nearly impossible to pick a worst Bulls team in the six seasons following their last championship season of 97-98. But lets [read more...]

Sox & the Central: Lost & …Hopeful

So this is what Yogi was talking about. "We're lost, but we're making good time," deftly tags this crew. The Chicago White Sox have delusions of a destination, but lack the coordinates.After an off-season filled with rumors, a managerial change, and the departing of a noteworthy pitcher, the Sox look, well, pretty similar to last year - lost, but looking [read more...]

Smith’s Chronology is Correct

New Bears' head coach Lovie Smith is already being criticized in Chicago and he has not yet had one game under his belt as the new Alpha coach. On the Thursday morning before Smith's announcement was to be made official, early talk-radio callers were in complete, disoriented form. The new head coach's first name is not tough enough; he won't scream and [read more...]

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