Bag Boy

It's Halloween, so I thought I'd share some scary thoughts about the state of sports in Chicago. It's not as great as you think it is. We'll start with the...

Since it's the bye week, I say it's time to review a cautionary tale. First, though, some good news. The Bears offense is very fun to watch. And I can't...

Sorry, Bears, I'm out of sympathy at this point. If you were looking for a fluff piece on how you guys should be 5-1 or 4-2 instead of the regularly...

We now join our regularly scheduled programming, already in progress. And there is progress, for those of you who have been tied up with baseball. First, though, two quick obituaries....

Here's an early take on the Bears season so far. We stink. In several areas. Not the least of which is the defense. OK, this was supposed to be a...

So, Forbes magazine thinks we're the most stressful city. Darn right we are. Gee, I wonder why. Whatever it is, the Bears aren't helping. We may know more when the...

Sound the alarm. Please tell the Joint Chiefs that as of today, we've been elevated to defcon 4. Station 51, Squad 51, we have two three-alarm fires, one on 35th...

Well, I was going to handicap the Bears' season for you, but I've put that on hold. In my mind -- and this is an actual confession -- I kind...

So, we get off the bus running the ball. Doesn't look like we have anyone to drive the bus, so we'll see how this works. We've got tons of running...

Vacation's over, kiddies. While you've been distracted by the Olympics in Beijing, I've been keeping an eye on the home front. My country is Chicago, by the way, and we've...