Headlines for February, 2008

2008 NFL Draft: The Bears’ Defense

When surveying the Bears' draft plan, it's easier to start on the defensive side of the ball. After all, the team's offensive needs are so expansive that they might have to be published in several 800-page volumes.While the Bears figure to focus almost entirely on offense during draft day, a few picks might be reserved to plug a few holes [read more...]

And The New Bears Quarterback Is… Another Competition

Every time Jerry Angelo gets on his soapbox it's as if he's going to announce some magic plan to dispel the crooked fate of the Bears. But like Cedric Benson's yards per carry average in Chicago, Angelo's rhetoric disappoints again and again. For someone who's in charge of $30 million and the foreseeable future of the franchise, it's about time [read more...]

The New-Look Bulls

Thursday's deadline three-way trade by John Paxson may well go down one day as the move that saved his legacy as GM of the Chicago Bulls. Doing the impossible and trading what is easily one of the NBA's worst current contracts allows Paxson to finally move on from the most egregious error of his tenure. As many have said, losing Wallace is [read more...]

The Prior Hang-Up

I admit I am a fan of sports radio. Sometimes it can be a bit tiresome, but other times thought-provoking and the latter was my reaction when I flipped on the radio twice in the same day only to be hit with the same topic-how do Cubs fans feel about Mark Prior?I was fighting my urge to call in (I [read more...]

A New Home For Big Ben

Best. Trade Deadline. Ever. As bad as the 2007 NBA Trade Deadline was, the 2008 version has been historic. One future Hall of Famer, Shaq, has already been traded and another, Jason Kidd, is on the verge of switching teams. Past All-Stars Shawn Marion and Pau Gasol have new homes, as does former number one pick Kwame Brown. Two former stars, [read more...]

Evaluating The Bulls

Now that all the pre-season dreams of contending for a conference title have long since been unmercifully crushed, I thought it'd be appropriate to do a re-evaluation of the Bulls current roster. I will look at each player, taking into account their age and salary and determine their current worth TODAY. I will forget what we though about them heading [read more...]

Closing Time

As a Cubs fan, January crawled along painfully. Johan Santana went to the Mets and everyone at the Cubs Convention seemed consciously aware of the ownership question mark looming overhead.Following the convention, the critical spotlight-usually cast on James Hendry-shined uneasily on Crane Kenney, the guy in charge of negotiating the fate of the franchise. While Kenney spoke of parking lots, [read more...]

It Could Be Worse, You Could Be A Bulls Fan

I got the call late last night. As a sports radio junkie, I knew there were rumors the Heat were looking into trading Shaquille O'Neal and that the Suns were a possible suitor. I literally laughed off the report of a Shaq for Shawn Marion trade, though. Then my friend called and said it was real. ESPN's Ric Bucher was reporting [read more...]

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