Friday, June 11th, 2010
Being that I happened to be in Chicago this week I figured it was my duty as a sports blogger to attend Friday's victory parade celebrating the Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship. Booter - our resident legal expert - and myself headed downtown for the parade and rally at roughly 10:15 ...
Posted in Celebrations, Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, Parades, Stanley Cup | 3 Comments »
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
While the United States continues to dominate the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, everyone paused yesterday so the host nation could play a little hockey against its neighbor to the south. It was lovely of the Canadians to allow the Americans on the ice and show us how to play ...
Posted in 2010 Winter Olympics, Hockey, NHL, Vancouver 2010, Vancouver Olympics | 7 Comments »
Monday, December 14th, 2009
I know hockey is a niche sport. But if you can’t get excited about Olympic hockey, then I question your sports fandom. It's the best Olympic team sport out there. Far superior to basketball, which is basically a three-team tournament (and that's only a new occurrence).
On paper, the United States ...
Posted in 2010 Winter Olympics, Dustin Brown, General, Hockey, Jack Johnson, NHL, Patrick Kane, Phil Kessel, Ryan Miller, USA Hockey | 2 Comments »
Monday, August 10th, 2009
It hasn't been such a good offseason for a pair of precocious pros who Chicagoans have embraced early in their careers.
This spring, we learned that the person that took Derrick Rose's college entrance exam was not actually Derrick Rose. At the end of the day it really doesn't make a ...
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
In case you don't watch every show on DVR or online and can't fast forward through every commercial break, then I'm sure you're more than aware of Friday's upcoming release of "Angels and Demons."
The critics are saying: "Better than 'The Da Vinci Code' in every way imaginable!"
I would hope ...
Posted in Al Davis, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Angels and Demons, Golf, Ill Behaved Individuals, LeBron James, Manny Pacquiao, MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, Patrick Kane, Roger Clemens, Terrell Owens, Tiger Woods, Urban Meyer | 4 Comments »
Friday, January 9th, 2009
This is kind of like ESPN the Magazine's NEXT series or something. But it's more random and freewheeling. I've just decided to spout on about hockey's current version of, say, LeBron when he was still in high school.
This young man's name is John Tavares and he's considered a front runner ...
Posted in Canada, Chicago Blackhawks, John Tavares, London Knights, Ontario Hockey League, Oshawa Generals, Patrick Kane, Wayne Gretzky | No Comments »
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
When we sit around and think of the things Joakim Noah is good at, let's be honest, Wii isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But if he's not working on his awesome dance moves or picking out a new bow tie, what would he be doing other than ...
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