Mike Imrem
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Which Chicago franchise do you trust the most?Jan 20, 2012 11:00 pm - Trust is legal tender for pro sports franchises. Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs, White Sox ... how do they rank in trustworthiness? The answer is fluid from se...
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Why do big, bad Bears aim so small?Jan 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Judging by the reported list of their general manager candidates, the Bears need a talking to. Call it a pep talk. Or a scolding. Or a rant from somebody who grew up in ...
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Too many NBA games in too little timeJan 15, 2012 11:00 pm - This NBA season explains what Phil Jackson meant a dozen years ago. Jackson mused that an asterisk should accompany San Antonio's 1999 championship. For years it seemed ...
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Ricketts the one to thank for latest Cubs hopesJan 14, 2012 11:00 pm - Tom Ricketts is everywhere yet easily overlooked while strumming a banjo next to rock guitarist Theo Epstein. Fans at the Cubs Convention chanted “Thee-oh! Thee-oh! Thee...
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Call me when Cubs actually win World SeriesJan 13, 2012 11:00 pm - Excuse me for saying this but until further notice, conventional wisdom says the Cubs are still the Cubs. This franchise remains more fun than function, more good time t...
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Cutler still the choice, but Tebow ...Jan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is like this gigantic Rocky Mountain avalanche sliding down on America. Heck, Tebow was featured Tuesday on both the news and sports fronts...
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Bears’ GM search? Even Tice is diceyJan 08, 2012 11:00 pm - The Bears are taking their time messing up the hiring of a general manager, which gives us some time to express our fears over Mike Tice becoming the offensive coordinat...
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Hawks' O'Donnell takes a licking, keeps on tickingJan 07, 2012 11:00 pm - The play was innocent enough when Red Wings winger Henrik Zetterberg bumped Sean O'Donnell along the boards behind the Blackhawks' net. No big deal in the NHL … just ano...
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Oh, what a sports week it wasJan 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Random observations following a wildly eventful week in Chicago sports: ŸJed Hoyer was with the Red Sox when they drafted Anthony Rizzo, the Padres when they traded for ...
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What Bears need is more, not fewer, football mindsJan 02, 2012 11:00 pm - The longer Ted Phillips and George McCaskey spoke Tuesday afternoon, the more heads shook. Something became clear: The Bears need a new organizational structure. “No,” s...