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For Reinsdorf and Urlacher, time is relative May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
This week Jerry Reinsdorf indicated that he wants to keep going for a couple more decades while Brian Urlacher retired from pro football. Boy, is it ever better to be the owner than the owned.
Top team today means little tomorrow May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
The Blackhawks are supposed to beat the Red Wings and eventually win the Stanley Cup. Why? Because the experts say they're the NHL's team. But is that a good enough reason?
A few more wins the least Cubs can do May 20, 2013 12:00 AM
The Cubs are improved a bit this season. That's the least that management could do, and the least is what this franchise traditionally has been best at doing.
Dream a little dream ... about hockey? May 19, 2013 12:00 AM
It’s over ... the dream is over ... the Blackhawks’ dream of winning the Stanley Cup is over. That’s a panicky overreaction, of course, to the Hawks’ loss to the Red Wings in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal series. For one thing, no offense to the Hawks or the NHL or Lord Stanley, but how can the dream be over if the last thing I dream about is hockey? I dream about string bikinis, Copper River salmon, 200 mph cars that get 100 mpg, a cure for the common belly, biggest-screen TVs and golf balls that have no idea how to slice. Oh, yeah, and a winning Powerball ticket ... until early Sunday morning I dreamed a lot about a winning Powerball ticket.
Peer pressure never an issue for Bulls’ Rose May 16, 2013 12:00 AM
The only thing Bulls' players did wrong this season was fail to apply the kind of peer pressure that might have shamed Derrick Rose into returning to play in games.
Bulls gave cheap but glorious thrills this season May 15, 2013 12:00 AM
The Bulls provided some cheap thrills right down to the end of their playoff series loss to the Heat. Now the challenge is to turn those into expensive thrills as legitimate championship contenders next season.
LeBron continues to blur comparisons to greatness May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
LeBron James isn't as successful or as popular as Michael Jordan was. However, King James has avoided controversy and scandal better than His Airness did.
Rose will return ... but guessing when just sillyMay 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Prior to the Bulls' lopsided loss at Miami on Wednesday, rumors swirled that Derrick Rose might return for Game 3 on Friday. Of course, nothing will be official until the man himself roars, "Tonight's the night!" Bulls fans seem to understand that Rose wouldn't be able to play many minutes or be very effective after such a long layoff. Yet a large segment of them want him back. Meanwhile, other large segments want him to do everything from continue resting to be traded.
Hometown hero Rose’s fairy tale is over May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Bulls fans will welcome Derrick Rose whenever he decides to return to playing in games. However, he'll be scrutinized like any other player instead of as a hometown folk hero living out a fairy tale.
Somehow, some way, Bulls get it done May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
The Bulls were supposed to be the team that was tired Monday night. Instead, they caught the well-rested Heat napping in Game 1 of their NBA East semifinal playoff series.
Bulls prove they don’t need Derrick Rose May 5, 2013 12:00 AM
The Nets learned something in Game 7: So much emphasis is placed on the Bulls' hard work and hustle that it's easy to overlook that these guys -- without Derrick Rose -- can play this game, too, Mike Imrem says. Playing without their superstar point guard, as usual, this remarkable group of battered basketball players advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs Saturday night.
Gutty effort goes for naught May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
The Bulls lost Game 6 to the Nets but it might have been one of the best losses in the history of losses.
Bulls make sense for Collins’ next stop Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Jason Collins still needs a team to be the first openly gay, active male player in America's four major professional sports ... so how about the Bulls signing him?
Bulls’ loss really not so distressing Apr 29, 2013 12:00 AM
A difference of opinion: One man distressed by the Bulls'19-point loss in Game 5 and another impressed that they were within 1 point midway through the fourth quarter.
Nothing small about Robinson’s effort for Bulls Apr 27, 2013 12:00 AM
The unique Nate Robinson was on fire Saturday, lighting the flame the enabled the Bulls to take command of their playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets.
Bulls able to put their best foot forward in win Apr 25, 2013 12:00 AM
Game 3 of the Bulls-Nets playoff series appeared to be coming down to which team had the MVP. Most Valuable Podiatrist, that would be. Two key players — Bulls center Joakim Noah and Nets guard Joe Johnson — are suffering from plantar fasciitis. So, what? You expected these teams to participate in a track meet on feet like these? This was more like a pub-crawl as the Bulls won 79-76 by being a teeny bit less awful than the Nets were.
No good reason for Keith to be such a grouch Apr 23, 2013 12:00 AM
Hockey players are the most cooperative in professional sports, but Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith seems to feel compelled to be a serial grump.
Noah willing, able and sparking Bulls Apr 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Joakim Noah isn't shy about showing off, and he rarely has been more noticeable than in the fourth quarter Monday night, when he helped the Bulls tie their first-round playoff series against the Nets.
There's just no hope for Ricketts' Cubs guarantee Apr 17, 2013 12:00 AM
Tom Ricketts mentions "Cubs" and "World Series" in the same sentence. Sorry, but I just can't believe Ricketts on this one. I already must accept too many of life's mysterious treasures on faith, among them girls, golf and God. To add a Cubs championship to the list is asking too much.
Has Rose all but squandered fans' goodwill? Apr 17, 2013 12:00 AM
If Derrick Rose doesn't play until next season, some might view it as a second strike against him in his relationship with Bulls fans. The Bulls' fan base was sympathetic after Rose's injury but some gradually veered toward curiosity and then toward criticism. More and more became more and more aggravated with his reluctance to give a game a go.