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With 25 days until Opening Day for the Chicago Cubs, I would like to clear the air about one Cub.
Kevin Millar, owner of a World Series ring and scruffy facial hair, is, in the simplest form, no longer a serviceable major leaguer.
If he makes the team out of camp it will be because his image as a blue-collar "winner" preceded him, and likely not because he tore the cover off the ...
As the NBA trade deadline gets ever so close, teams around the league are forming two groups: the buyers and the sellers.
Realistically, there are about eight or nine teams that can look at themselves in the mirror and say, "We are title contenders." The rest of us, including the Chicago Bulls, need to look towards the futureùspecifically this summer's free agent bonanza.
What the Bulls do now can ...
With the rumor mill already swirling around the NFL coaching world, the Chicago Bears announced that Head Coach Lovie Smith will be retained for next season.á
Smith, 52-44 in the regular season with the Bears, will be without much of his staff, however, as mass changes were made.
Most notably, Offensive Coordinator Ron Turner has been fired, along with several other assistants.
Fans across Chicago were calling for Smith's head for much of ...
As the clock runs out on Head Coach Vinny Del Negro's brief Bulls career, according to various reports, it's time to look at where the Bulls stand two months into the NBA season.
Last year's exciting playoff series against the Boston Celtics fueled hope and optimism for this year's Bulls squad, but that hope and optimism have not provided the only real thing that matters to NBA teams: wins.
At 11-17, the ...
For Cedric Benson, what a difference a year makes.á From No. 4 overall draft pick to out of the NFL, Benson has experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.á
He even saw action in the Super Bowl, although he would eventually leave with an injury en route to a Bears defeat.
This Sunday, the Bears will travel to Cincinnati to take on Benson's Bengals in a key game for ...
The 2009 Chicago Cubs season is winding down.
This means two things: It's time to look forward to football full-time (most of you already have) and it's time to evaluate the worst members of the 2009 Cubs.
Nothing went right for this bunch in 2009. They were picked by nearly everyone to run away with the National League Central Division.
They were picked by many to represent the National League in the World ...