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Focus turns to baseball, bringing Carlin to mind Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
The transition from winter toward spring and football toward baseball is an annual reminder of the late George Carlin's humorously insightful comparison of the two sports. Nobody articulated more insightfully the differences between the men’s men and the boys of summer, between body counts and pitch counts, between football players playing injured and baseball players not always playing hurt.
Cubs-NU alliance leaves Illini, White Sox in its wake Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
The Cubs' partnership with Northwestern can't be good news for the White Sox and Illinois in the struggle for Chicago sports fans.
Why can’t Bears solve QB dilemma? Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
NFL teams find quality quarterbacks everywhere, yet the Bears have had so much trouble finding one. Marc Tresman and Jay Cutler have to prove this year that it isn't as difficult as it has been made out t be around here.
Hester just another part of Bears' culture change Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
Devin Hester indicated in a published report over the weekend that he needs a fresh start away from Chicago. OK, see ya! Seriously, does Hester really think he has any leverage in this matter? Come to think of it, maybe he does. The Bears might as well send him to, say, Jacksonville for all the good he has done them in recent years. So, yeah, see ya!
Ravens follow crazy script to the end Feb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
The Ravens needed all the resolve they could muster to overcome a Superdome power outage and the 49ers in the Super Bowl.
Niners’ Harbaugh destined to be brash Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
49ers coach Jim Harbaugh didn't seem to be brash when he was a Bears quarterback for seven seasons. But maybe we should have seen it coming.
No cause to worry over latest Super Bowl distraction Jan 29, 2013 12:00 AM
Will the Ravens be distracted by the banned-substance controversy involving Ray Lewis? Not any more than a double-homicide controversy distracted them 12 years ago.
President Obama fears effects of footballJan 28, 2013 12:00 AM
President Obama is a big football fan but told The New Republic that if he had a son he would have to consider not letting him play this vicious game. "It'll be a little less competition for Jack Harbaugh when he gets older," cracked 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh on Monday, referring to his 4-month old son.
These days, off-field action far more compelling Jan 27, 2013 12:00 AM
Joakim Noah and Patrick Kane made remarkable plays that were fun to see last week, but not even those were as compelling as the latest adventures of Lance Armstrong and Manti Te'o.
It looks like lockout actually helped NHL Jan 23, 2013 12:00 AM
As fans embrace the return of the NHL, indications are that the lockout benefited the league both in the long-term and short-term.
After Raiders, Bears tranquility for Trestman Jan 22, 2013 12:00 AM
Marc Trestman’s days with the Oakland Raiders likely prepared him for anything the Halas Hall culture might throw at him. Really, anything. A decade ago Trestman worked for the Raiders owned by Al Davis. It’s sounding more and more that nothing the Bears do could be as wacky as that experience.
Renovating Wrigley Field is long past dueJan 21, 2013 12:00 AM
Finally, a common-sense approach to renovating Wrigley Field. Cubs ownership, the Ricketts family, essentially acknowledged over the weekend that taxpayers aren't going to pay for the project. Nor should they. Allocating money to a ballpark — as valuable as sports, baseball and the Cubs are to the community — is irresponsible when schools, streets and social services need funding.
Bulls, Lakers both hard to figure out Jan 21, 2013 12:00 AM
Two curiosities circled each other Monday night in the United Center: The Rose-free Bulls with a winning record and the star-studded Lakers with a losing record.
Bears’ Trestman might just be guy for the jobJan 17, 2013 12:00 AM
For 30 years the McCaskey family has been looking for a head coach with "academic intellect" and Marc Trestman fits the description. Ever since then-president Mike McCaskey, the Ivy Leaguer, fired Mike Ditka 20 years ago, the Bears have been looking for a sort of a football philosopher.
It’s time for Bears to beef up defensive line Jan 16, 2013 12:00 AM
Get rid of the Bears' defensive staff, too, and replace them with coaches who prefer linemen with some body fat on them.
Like Walsh, NFL took its time to promote Trestman Jan 16, 2013 12:00 AM
Marc Trestman took a long time to become an NFL head coach, but there is a prominent precedent of someone who had to wait for a chance before demonstrating greatness.
Cutler looms large in Bears’ coaching search Jan 15, 2013 12:00 AM
Jay Cutler: Problem or solution? Let's start the conversation by asserting that a case can be made that Cutler has become too big an issue in the Bears' search for a head coach. My goodness, you'd think the guy is Tom Brady with 3 Super Bowl victories as a starting quarterback and assorted other accomplishments.
Notre Dame’s Kelly just did what coaches do Jan 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Brian Kelly stayed at Notre Dame because doing so was in his best interests, which is the movivation that drives most decisions by most big-time football coaches.
Always one Hall of a debate on who gets in, who doesn’t Jan 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Not a single player will be inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame this summer. No big deal. What really matters is how much fun the debates are.
Like it or not, Steroids Era meant a lot to baseball Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Here's documentation that baseball was played during the Steroids Era and that its best performers should be in the Hall of Fame.