Sports Columns
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Cubs stuck in rut thanks to ownership limboJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - It's no news flash that the Cubs need help, and we have it on good authority that they'd take back Mark DeRosa in a heartbeat. That's assuming Cleveland makes him availa...
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Here's a real conservation heroJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - I suspect none of you care one bit about what Ed Landmichl continues to do, but you should. If I was his instructor in high school, I would give this 75-year-old Chicago...
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Are Burress, Marshall worth the risks?Jun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Most of the recent Bears talk concerning wide receivers has been about those who aren't on the roster rather than those who are. Two tremendously skilled wide receivers ...
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Congress to look into testimony by Sammy SosaJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A congressional committee will look into former baseball slugger Sammy Sosa's denial that he used illegal performance-enhancing drugs in light of a report ...
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Yes, Sosa still gets my Hall voteJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - So, the plot sickens. The New York Times reported Tuesday that Sammy Sosa tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003. Hey, Sammy, gotcha! Folks, tell me, w...
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Sosa tested positive? Yeah, and the sky is blueJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Sammy Sosa took performance-enhancing drugs. And in other news, the sky is blue, it snows in Chicago in the winter, and Rex Grossman is bad. Shocking stuff. Seriously, d...
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SuperLiga tournament no joke for Fire players, coachesJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The Fire interrupts its regular Major League Soccer schedule for something completely different. Starting Saturday, the Fire will compete in SuperLiga, a midseason invit...
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Two sides of story ... in the boothJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Tonight's start of the Cubs-White Sox series is a good time to point out that the best thing about having two teams in town is the distinct choices they present a fan. N...
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Cubs' new identity tough on the nervesJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Like it or not, the Cubs have become what they had to be to win Sunday. Most of the Cubs themselves don't like it. This was a game only a pitcher could love, this 3-2 sq...
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Area's best teams showed their character in toughest timesJun 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Time flies when you are having fun. I'm talking flying at Bai Kabba or Josh Zinzer speed, two sprinters who brought home state championships last month for Batavia and W...