Bernie Lincicome – Page 13

Earl Campbell is one of the very few who can call himself a Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Hall of Fame member.

Apart from all the hype, Heisman Trophy really doesn’t mean much

May 23, 2019 at 7:07 p.m.

Briefly, seriously, no kidding, really, a running quarterback from Navy was a Heisman Trophy candidate. Or as the Heisman folks grandly prefer, an aspirant. In theory, all 15,000 or so...

Sammy Sosa hits a three-run home run against the Diamondbacks in 2004.

Rogues gallery: Does Sammy Sosa deserve Hall of Fame vote?

May 23, 2019 at 7:06 p.m.

The rogues on my Hall of Fame ballot nudge my conscience and invite my vote: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire. The first two are easy to consider...

Perhaps it's time for Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning to consider a new career.

Peyton Manning: It may be over; it should be over

May 23, 2019 at 7:06 p.m.

The obligation to join the line of Peyton Manning eulogists bears down upon those of us who do that sort of thing. Sports is one of the few places where...

Luckily for Notre Dame and head coach Brian Kelly, No. 4 is as good as No. 1 as far as the College Fooball Playoff is concerned.

What’s the fuss about College Football Playoff? Who’s No. 4? That’s it?

May 23, 2019 at 7:06 p.m.

Confidence that college football knows what it is doing must begin with the curious detail that the Big 12 has 10 teams and that the Big 10 has 14, making...

The fantasy sports website FanDuel is shown on October 16, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois.

Can we trust daily fantasy sports?

June 16, 2018 at 12:16 p.m.

Not long after I came to the Tribune in the early 1980s a friend of mine, then working at Sports Illustrated, told me about a hobby he and some colleagues...

Fred Hoiberg gives some direction to his team in the second half of a game against the Boston Celtics.

Lincicome: Let’s say Bulls prove that pigs can fly

May 13, 2019 at 10:52 a.m.

Let's play let's say. Let's say the Bulls will win the NBA East. Let's say it matters who wins in the NBA East when there are five better teams in...

A Cubs fan reacts after the Cubs lost Game 4 and the NLCS series to the New York Mets.

If Cubs ever win it all, they would lose their essential nature

May 23, 2019 at 7:05 p.m.

Not to beat a dead Cub, but ... The Cubs do not need autopsies. Inquests are for serious sins. The Cubs are what they are. No fingers need to be...

For Cubs, could this be the Curse of the Hoodies?

May 23, 2019 at 7:04 p.m.

This is how it was supposed to be, after all, full of fret and fear, how it has always been with the Cubs, the Apollo 13 of baseball teams. But,...

Cubs right fielder Jorge Soler visits July 12, 2015, with team members from a Cuban little league team named Los Habaneros, who were guests of Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Strange days for the Cubs: Confident and laughing all the way

May 15, 2019 at 9:38 p.m.

Strange days have found us. Strange days have tracked us down. Thank you, Jim Morrison, a little before the time of these Cubs. Much before, really. These guys are too...

The Budweiser Clydesdales take a lap around the field before the game.

Expectation, yearning, hope: It’s a lot for Cubs to carry

May 23, 2019 at 7:04 p.m.

The Cubs souvenir gear stretched from the door to the back wall, all the fine young animals, numbers and names, ready for purchase and pretending. "What are you going to...

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