Uh-oh. This is too good to be true. You say, "Congrats, Illinois." I say condolences, Bill Self. You Illini fans say, "What a relief." I say it's only a reprieve....
Frankie would save them. Down six with six minutes left? No biggie. Frankie time. Just wake him up and get out of his way. Watch No. 30 work his "Crouching...
Before Thursday, if you had told me Bobby Knight would wind up coaching at Texas Tech, I'd have quoted the pride of Lubbock, Buddy Holly. That'll be the day. Bobby...
I'm not Native American. So maybe I'm incapable of grasping the outrage over the symbol of University of Illinois athletics, Chief Illiniwek, whose halftime performances have long inspired such goose-bumped...
He's there every morning, for the entire hour, in the second or third row of Cubs. He does every excruciating contortion his players are pushed to do. For a 51-year-old...
The letter is signed by Bears President and CEO "Theodore P. Phillips"--the first hint former accountant Ted Phillips really is starting to take himself seriously. Theodore P. didn't even have...
Once, Sammy Sosa's reporter-hugging "Did You Miss Me?" act was as funny as it was phony. Monday's performance was as old and tired as Charo once became. Now his attention-craving...
News that Frank Thomas and manager Jerry Manuel have talked a second time probably indicates he'll soon return to camp, horse's tail between legs. What a sorry sight it will...