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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.
Mike North video: Hot Blackhawks Are Back Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
It looks like that #1 pick of Patrick Kane was a great decision. He is playing lights out for the Hawks and the team is in position to succeed with mostly home games left in the season.
Don’t expect much Chicago drama in spring training Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Cubs pitchers and catchers reported to spring training on Sunday, with White Sox pitchers and catchers due in on Tuesday. Baseball season is closing in, and the Daily Herald is here to help guide you through the spring.
Hawks win in Nashville to close out 4-0-2 road tripFeb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
The daunting part of the Blackhawks' schedule is over and who could have predicted this? After playing 10 of their first 12 games on the road, the Hawks will return to the United Center on Tuesday still without a loss in regulation after beating Nashville 3-0 on Sunday night. That closed a six-game road trip at 4-0-2 and left the Hawks a stunning 10-0-2 for the season.
Wave of expiring stadium name deals attracts attention Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
It’s the ultimate status symbol for a company looking to make a splash. It’s a tool for entertaining clients and rewarding employees for a job well done. It’s a statement: We’re here, and we plan on staying for a while. And it’s a valuable revenue stream for teams looking to upgrade their facility, or build a new one altogether. It helps ensure the future of small-market clubs, and increases the advantage of the most profitable teams.
Mix-and-match and Cubs still hoping to compete Feb 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Year 2 of the Theo Epstein/Jed Hoyer era begins this week as the Cubs open spring training in Mesa, Ariz. Epstein and Hoyer are sticking with their plan of saying they want to win now while building for the future. We look at spring-training keys.
Why Bears ticket prices are out of boundsFeb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
The Chicago Bears are very consistent about one thing: raising ticket prices. They can't seem to get anything else right on a regular basis, but they do know about ticket increases. Mike North thinks Joe Flacco is a top three quarterbac, and he and can't figure out why others don't think so. What else doe Flacco have to do to make people believers?
Pondering Super Bowl music, from Beyonce to the Boss Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Some Super Bowl leftovers, some Hawks and Bulls talk and a whole lot more in this weeks' Spellman's Scorecard.
New look for Tim Lincecum Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Sporting short hair and black specs he doesn’t need but chooses to complete his new look, Tim Lincecum hardly resembled the hard-throwing San Francisco pitcher the Bay Area has come to know for his shaggy `do and strong arm. Lincecum drew comparisons Friday ranging from Buddy Holly to Elvis Costello and even Greg Maddux. Silicon Valley smarty, to poet and professor.
Steady Snedeker may just pull it offFeb 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Brandt Snedeker played bogey-free at tough Spyglass Hill on Friday for a 4-under 68, giving him a share of the lead with Ted Potter Jr. in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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.
Blackhawks get payback on Torres, CoyotesFeb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Payback can come in a lot of different ways. In the first on-ice meeting between Marian Hossa and Raffi Torres since the hit in the playoffs that saw Hossa leave Game 3 on a stretcher, the Blackhawks paid Torres and the Phoenix Coyotes back with a dominating 6-2 win Thursday night at Jobing.com Arena. The win moved the Hawks to 9-0-2.
Mike North video: Stay home and watch the Bears Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
Mike North thinks Bears’ tickets at Soldier's Field are a poor value. Between traffic, parking and accessibility, it rates very low compared to other stadiums. Also, let’s not forget the product on the field needs some work too.
For Wolves, Haydar clearly the ‘face’ of the franchise Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
It's safe to say that Chicago Wolves captain Darren Haydar has become the "face" of the franchise. Now in his second stint with the Wolves, Haydar is moving up the team's and the American Hockey League's all-time lists.
Suspect in match fixing on wanted listFeb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Revelations that a Singapore-based crime syndicate has been involved in fixing soccer matches around the world has put extra pressure on authorities in the Southeast Asian city-state to take action against the alleged ringleader.
Blackhawks' Crawford overcomes rough start in 5-3 winFeb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
The Blackhawks came back from deficits of 2-0 and 3-1 Tuesday night and beat San Jose 5-3 to improve to 8-0-2 on the season. With Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville going back to Crawford, his No. 1 goaltender, despite Ray Emery's 45-save effort at Calgary on Saturday, it was Crawford entrusted with beating the San Jose Sharks at HP Pavilion.
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.
Mike North video: Hasselbeck on Flacco Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Mike North is stumped why Tim Hasselbeck from ESPN does not rate Joe Flacco as one the of the best quarterbacks in the game. He doesn't even have him in the top 10.
Will Hossa, Blackhawks see a ‘new’ Torres?Feb 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Raffi Torres is trying to change his ways. Torres and Marian Hossa will be on the same ice Thursday night for the first time since last April when Torres sent the Blackhawks star to the hospital on a stretcher in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. “At the end of the day I need to keep playing, this is what I want to do, and if I want to keep playing in this league I’m going to have to change my way," Torres said.
A classy move and great job by Jim Harbaugh Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
Mike North knows a thing or two about big brothers, and the class act by Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh proved he's a great coach and an even better big brother. And you won't believe which basketball legend turns 50 later this month.