Return of the Dick

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

We have documented before on this website the pox that one Dick Stockton seems to have brought upon Chicago athletics any time he calls a game. Or at least any time he calls a Cubs game, as he did for both of their wildly unsuccessful postseason trips in 2007 and ...

The Chicago Bulls Play A Near-Perfect Half Of Basketball

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Last night the Chicago Bulls put a 114-81 beatdown on the Atlanta Hawks. The Bulls were, in a word, impressive. But the final score doesn't even begin to tell the story of Chicago's complete and total dominance of the Hawks. No, in fact, last night's win over the Hawks was actually ...

Chicago is Poised to Run Away With the East

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

This post isn't going to be about Derrick Rose deserving to be the NBA's Most Valuable Player. It's also not going to be about Tom Thibodeau being a legitimate candidate for the league's Coach of the Year. But given the flow of the forthcoming words those two points should be completely, ...

Jerry Reinsdorf: Chicago Bulls Can Win Four NBA Titles

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Chicago Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf has never been one to keep his opinions to himself and that probably won't change any time soon. As the Bulls prepare to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the team's first NBA title, Reinsdorf told the Chicago Sun-Times that he thinks the current team is ...

The Latest On LeBron James

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

LeBron James has heard all of the pitches, he's examined all of the angles and he's talked to all the other free agents. Now all that's left is for King James to make his decision. That is proving harder than he probably thought it would be. So many issues have popped ...

Link Dump!

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Worst way to lose ever. Wouldn't have happened if she could dunk...What? I'm just saying - The Legend of Cecilio Guante A look at the Tecmo Bowl throwback game - With Leather Steve Lavin is back in coaching at St. John's. And how does this show they want to stop being mediocre? ...

Link Dump! Brought To You By Danneel Harris

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

I don't know who the hell Danneel Harris is, all I know is that I really want a cupcake right now. So there's been some backlash at Deadspin about this whole ESPN Steve Phillips thing... A.J. Daulerio is a...well, go read the post - MGoBlog Deadspin acts like professionals after being scooped - ...

Mario Chalmers, NCAA Hero of The Decade

Friday, August 21st, 2009

On Thursday, we learned that Memphis' 2007-08 season never actually happened as the NCAA stripped away all of the program's 38 wins due to the fact that Derrick Rose was not eligible to play in any of those games -- including the Tigers' appearance in the national championship game. No ...

Link Dump! Brought To You By 19.19

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

I mean sure, the 100 meters world record is what gets you the title of "world's fastest man," but the 200 meters is real GD speed, and this video, friends, is as real as it gets. I bet he's on steroids. That's right, I said it. Now put me on ...

Kids These Days…

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 ...