Sports Columns
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Is this Sox' offense up to the task?Jul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Saturday was not the White Sox' most productive day. Early they failed to acquire the big bat that would fill out their offense. Later they lost 6-2 to a pretty good Oak...
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White Sox were right about Alexei RamirezJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - For the last month, no one in the American League has played a better shortstop than Alexei Ramirez, and that's some declaration considering where he began the season. H...
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Status of Hawks' Niemi could take center stageJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - With the Blackhawks having just won the Stanley Cup, you would expect this weekend's fan convention to be the best one ever. Unfortunately for the Hawks, Antti Niemi's a...
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When it comes to the Cubs, some things belie logicJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Here are a couple of things that tell you all you need to know about the world of professional sports, baseball and the Cubs: Lilly and Zambrano: Cubs general manager J...
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Some cool things to try for anglers to beat the heatJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - What's an angler to do when the weather turns hot? And just how can we survive the humidity and sweltering heat? Those are just two of the questions in recent e-mails fr...
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If Cubs want to change clubhouse culture, they should look southJul 27, 2010 11:00 pm - As baseball's trading deadline approaches, the balance between ability and conduct of potential acquisitions will be assessed and addressed. So will the relative culture...
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Why underachieving Fire has struggled so mightilyJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Nobody is happy. Not the Fire players, frustrated by a 4-5-5 MLS record at the All-Star break. Not management, which is looking for help on the field. Not first-year coa...
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Dunn deal? Sox should make it soJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - So, the White Sox are reluctant to surrender whatever it would take to acquire Nationals' slugger Adam Dunn. Are they nuts? It's early, however. Major League Baseball's ...
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Herzog: Baseball let steroids flourishJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - Back in the early '90s, it was always amusing when the Athletics got off their team bus in spring training and walked past the Cubs' dugout. Inevitab...
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Herzog a reminder of what Dawson couldn't achieve with CubsJul 25, 2010 11:00 pm - The Cubs won the weekend series with the Cardinals but lost the past century to them. The real measure of these franchises was reflected Sunday not in Wrigley Field but ...