Recent Columns


Some things are much worse than any loss on the diamond

Every now and then, whether the spot for the measurement on a football field does not seem so important.

The shades of Sammy

After Amber and I are married next week, we’re honeymooning in the Dominican Republic My running joke is that we’re going to visit my old friend, Sammy.

Sounds from the Land of Lincoln

I love rock ‘n’ roll. You don’t have to hang around me very long to find that out.

Duncan Keith becoming one of the top NHL defensemen

If the Chicago Blackhawks keep playing like they have lately, this won't be the only time that the United Center turns into a circus this season.

Cost: An arm or leg

Insurance is a gamble.

Time is now for Chiefs and Warriors to find peace

So, the Warriors and Chiefs package finally hit the pages this week. I found it a compelling story at the onset but it also made for some tough thought when it came to putting it all together.

Early injuries fail to impeed a very quick start by Bulls

Would you believe that the United Center-based Chicago pro sports team with the highest winning percentage is the Bulls, not the popular Stanley Cup finalist pick Blackhawks?

Three of our teams have made the second round of the playoffs

The first week of the second season is done.

What’s going to be different?

It seems like I’m at a space shuttle launch, that it’s New Year’s Eve, or that I’m listening to a radio station playing nothing but “Europe.”

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Cubs bring back Grabow, deal Heilman

I suppose it's been a pretty good week for the Chicago Cubs ... though there's a ton of work left to be done if the Cubs want to get back in a position to contend for a championship.
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Lincecum, Greinke win Cy Young awards

Zack Greinke justly won the American League Cy Young award earlier this week. I'm not so sure Tim Lincecum of San Francisco deserved his second straight win in the NL, which he received today.