The former Blackhawks star Hall of Fame voters missed — again
The Hockey Hall of Fame announced its 2018 class of inductees this week. I saw the name of Martin Brodeur, the winningest goalie of all time. A gimme. I saw...
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Javier Baez should make All-Star team — and Home Run Derby (also, he found his pitcher)
While you were sleeping, Javier Baez had himself a game. Then again, if Ross Stripling is starting for the Dodgers, Baez usually will have himself a game. Stripling knows it,...
What exactly is the Bulls’ plan? Because it doesn’t seem good enough to win
After the NBA draft Thursday night, Bulls titular general manager Gar Forman described the team’s first-round draft picks, Wendell Carter Jr. and Chandler Hutchison, as “our kind of guys,” which...
Cubs need to make a trade for a reliever, maybe two, maybe three, maybe . . .
Ladies and gentlemen, please return your tray table to its locked and upright position and buckle your seat belt as we experience a sentence as turbulent as your basic Cubs...
Does ESPN’s Chauncey Billups know how much he pantsed the Bulls?
I’m not sure that ESPN analyst Chauncey Billups knows how much he pantsed the Bulls during his draft comparisons, but there he was Thursday night, prompting locals to slap their...
If anyone actually cared about the White Sox, this would be a big deal
White Sox starter Reynaldo Lopez didn’t have much on the field Wednesday afternoon in Cleveland, allowing four earned runs on six hits and four walks with six strikeouts in 4...
Cubs had better find a regular spot in the rotation for Mike Montgomery
Perfect symmetry: Albert Almora Jr. delivered the walkoff hit in a game started by Mike Montgomery because Montgomery is pretty much pitcher for Almora Jr. Both guys had been there...
Some reasons the Blackhawks could trade their lottery pick
Your key to the Blackhawks draft this weekend: It doesn’t matter. Not for this team. Not right now. Not if they draft a defenseman with their first-round pick instead of...
Why the Bulls’ only choice in the draft seems to be taking the big risk
The Bulls’ daunting draft spot far from the top three as they enter their second generation of failing to win a title must be viewed through the prism of free...
June is filled with pro sports drafts, so let’s rank ’em
MLB just finished its amateur draft, and here come the NBA and NHL ready to stage their selection shows. That’s all we get in June. All drafts, all the time....