For the Cubs to become serious World Series contenders again, it had to be Yu
Ask Cubs fans how much longer pitcher Jon Lester has left on his contract and almost nobody will know. Even fewer will care. After Lester helped the Cubs win the...
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Declaring Blackhawks’ intentions at deadline doesn’t necessarily buy GM time
It rattled some Blackhawks fans to hear general manager Stan Bowman essentially conceding the season Thursday night before his team’s 54th game. It also should have reassured them. “I don’t...
Be thankful for all Jimmy Butler did for Bulls — and that they’re better off without him
When Timberwolves guard Jimmy Butler is introduced Friday night at the United Center, thank him loudly for the way he worked his way from the end of the Bulls’ bench...
Bears can learn from the Eagles by taking a ‘Philly Special’ mindset
Finding Dowell Loggains’ fingerprints at the scene of a Super Bowl victory surprised me as much as seeing a flip-flop shop inside the Mall of America. Yet there they were,...
Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles makes case as Philadelphia’s favorite underdog
As confetti flew inside U.S. Bank Stadium and Eagles teammates held up front pages with the headline “TOP DOGS” over a giant photo of No. 9, quarterback Nick Foles tried...
Brian Urlacher gets his just due with Hall of Fame honor
To understand the drive that made Brian Urlacher elite, go back to 2004 when the Sporting News named the Bears middle linebacker the NFL’s most overrated player after he had...
Brian Urlacher: ‘I changed the way middle linebacker was played’
For a second, forget whether Brian Urlacher will go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot. A less pressing question on the minds of many Chicagoans...
Eagles rookie kicker from Lyons Township thinking of slain teen friend
Back when Eagles kicker Jake Elliott worried more about breaking serve than breaking the record for a storied NFL franchise’s longest field goal, he taught tennis to kids for the...
Getting 1st-round draft pick for Nikola Mirotic is big win for Bulls
Mystery shrouded the brief Bulls career of Niko Mirotic, the native of Montenegro who speaks four languages but never made the message clear that NBA stardom awaited him in Chicago....
You don’t have to be a fan of the Patriots or Tom Brady to appreciate their excellence
About 20 years ago, with a sixth championship and dynasty talk seemingly imminent, some people grew sick of Michael Jordan and the Bulls too. Beyond the Bulls front office, that...