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Summer of Lovie

Discontent is a winter-time problem. At least it was in Shakespeare's time when he penned (or quilled, rather) "Richard III." Though, it should be noted that Shakespeare never had to drive the Edens on a Friday afternoon in February through a rush-hour blizzard, so what the hell did he know about discontent? Bears fans can attest that the pangs of contentment [read more...]

Simply The Best

As the Cubs and Sox kick off their annual home and home series Friday at Wrigley, in honor of the six games here are six reasons why the Cubs have a better shot at the World Series than the Sox. DEPTH Since we are looking forward to October, let's look back at recent fall classics. Why did the Red Sox win [read more...]

Teaching Life Lessons Though Sports

One of the most difficult parts of a charity for children is how to communicate and reach out to them. A Chicago-based non-profit organization has got that figured out, though. Play for Life International, founded slightly more than a year ago by Eun Jung Decker and her husband Colin, relates to at-risk children through a language any kid can understand – [read more...]

Chicago’s Own Danielle Green has Never Been so “Smooth”

Wednesday, June 23, 2004 ADVERTISEMENT "Coach, you know how you were always on me about working on my right hand dribble. Well, I'm going to start." With this line delivered amid laughter and tears, former Notre Dame southpaw basketball standout Danielle "D-Smooth" Green told her ex-Fighting Irish Coach Muffet McGraw, the horrifying news. A grenade blew off army MP Green's left hand while [read more...]

Indiana: Corn, Basketball and … Baseball Bats?

Saturday, June 05, 2004 By John M. Crist John M. Crist function fbs_click() {u=location.href;t=document.title;window.open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(u)+'&t='+encodeURIComponent(t),'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436');return false;} html .fb_share_link { padding:2px 0 0 20px; height:16px; background:url(http://www.facebook.com/images/share/facebook_share_icon.gif) no-repeat top left; }Share on Facebook John Crist is a longtime contributor to the CSR, and the Editor-in-Chief of Bear Report Magazine. Check it out and become a Bears Insider. You can contact him at johncrist@yahoo.com. Other [read more...]

EA Sports Roundball Classic: Too Much, Too Soon

Saturday, March 27, 2004  - CommentaryWhile the Bulls and Blackhawks falter in record and attendance, almost 16,000 people went to the United Center this past Wednesday night to watch the best high school basketball players in the nation at the EA Roundball Classic. The West team's Shaun Livingston of Peoria Central and the East's A.J. Price of Amityville, N.Y. were co-MVPs of [read more...]

Local Opinion

Where Are They Now: Joe Ponsetto Proviso East High School in Maywood Illinois can be considered the Shogun Temple of first degree black belt hoop masters. Jim Brewer, Glenn "Doc" Rivers, Michael Finley, Dee Brown, Shannon Brown and featured legend Joe Ponsetto all received their training and instruction in the art of defense and aggressive offensive at Proviso East. FULL STORY...  OTHER [read more...]

Mariotti Dismissal a Predictable Sham

12/29/2004 1:32:00 AM Jay Mariotti will never be cited for a lack of candor. In Chicago, being a company man and displaying such a trait can be hazardous. Ask Steve Stone. Mariotti does more for Chicago water coolers than styrofoam cups and instant coffee combined. Love him or loathe him, he wears his assessments on the sleeves of his sleeves. So on a [read more...]

Ballin’, Chicago Style

This doesn't appear to be the best year for local college basketball teams. Illinois has been a big disappointment, DePaul is struggling and Loyola is downright bad. Notre Dame is at the top of the Big East standings right now, but the Irish seem to end up on the NCAA Tournament bubble every season, so there would be no shock [read more...]

Confessions of a List Junkie - Chicago’s Greatest Sports Moments

I love lists. If I'm at home and one of those VH1 countdown should find their way on my TV - like "The Top 100 Artists of Hard Rock" or "Top 50 Worst Songs Ever" - you might as well leave me alone for the next four hours, because I'll be hooked into watching the whole thing. Why? I want [read more...]

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