Armchair managing Opening Day-style
Why is Alfonso Soriano leading off? What is Lou Piniella thinking? A free-swinger like Soriano is not going to set the table with a lot of walks, but he's a...
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Rite of spring: Shivers in the upper deck
The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays were to reprise their 2008 American League Championship Series on Monday, but bad weather in Boston forced a postponement, so they joined...
BOLD NAMES
Tar Heels are who we thought they were When Danny Green, Tyler Hansbrough, Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington resisted the NBA, the Tar Heels were expected to be perfect. Predictably,...
Big move vaults Angelo atop local GM ranks
With one bold move last week, Jerry Angelo went from scorned outcast to conquering hero within Chicago's mercurial sports community. Jay Cutler hasn't thrown a pass on the Bears' behalf,...
A Chicago tradition
Time will tell if the Bears' trade for Jay Cutler ranks among the biggest in Chicago sports history, but here are a handful that make the list for sure: *1962:...
Teacher’s call reversed, putting teen athlete back in the game
The closest Chris Wolf got to watching his students at North Lawndale College Prep compete in this weekend's Class 3A state basketball tournament was a television set. And it was...
Kids can see the real Kobe
Kids know. They can sense phoniness or artifice in any adult they encounter who isn't being straight with them, who isn't the real deal. Their reaction gives them away. Kobe...
Knight idea: More teams, less fighting
Bob Knight the Great Compromiser? The basketball hall of famer was known as a rather tempestuous fellow during his three-decade coaching career, but he found himself pressed into service as...
Marquette faces tall task in Utah St.
Marquette coach Buzz Williams believes his Golden Eagles got what they deserved with a No. 6 seed in the West regional. They're off to Boise, Idaho, for a first-round meeting...
Trib’s bracket analysis
Tribune reporters have mapped out their brackets and reveal which teams will cruise to Detroit and which schools will send your bracket careening into a ditch. Terry Bannon Final Four:...