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National health care? Everybody, except Cleveland, gets well against the Bears

chicagosports — 2009-11-08T13:34:21-06:00

What part of "pass rush" don’t the Bears understand? What part of "discipline" doesn't Tommie Harris understand? The Cardinals ran 17 plays in the first quarter. Nine of them went for 10 yards or more. Fix this. The Cardinals were...

Sox dealing, Bulls d'ing up, Hawks blowing it

chicagosports — 2009-11-06T12:36:03-06:00

It’s official: The White Sox traded Chris Getz and Josh Fields for another version of A.J. Pierzynski. Mark Teahen hit .271 with 12 homers and 50 RBIs, so he actually hit worse than Pierzynski with similar power numbers. Combined, Pierzynski...

Follow the money

chicagosports — 2009-11-05T16:05:27-06:00

Marcus Jordan took the floor for the University of Central Florida wearing Air Jordans, natch. But UCF had a deal with Adidas. The Jordans asked for special dispensation. Regional Adidas wonks said OK, but bigger Adidas wonks said nope and...

Turner's playbook still might be a short story

chicagosports — 2009-11-05T16:03:36-06:00

Bears offensive coordinator Ron Turner said he won’t simplify the game plan, so the Bears offense will have the full extent of the playbook to miss blocks. Turner offered the possibility of paring things down after the Bears scored just...

Sox make a deal (maybe), Yanks make history, Cubs make the usual bad news

chicagosports — 2009-11-05T15:06:18-06:00

The White Sox acquired left-handed-hitting Mark Teahen, according to a report, and I’m thinking, what, Gabe Kapler wasn’t available? If the report is true, Teahen would come from Kansas City in exchange for second baseman Chris Getz and corner infielder...

If only the Bears could audible to sharper receivers

chicagosports — 2009-11-04T15:52:55-06:00

I guess it was inevitable that we’d hear talk of the Bears dumbing down the playbook. Or simplifying it or reducing it to whatever plays they can confidently execute. Maybe they will, maybe they won’t, but that’s some of the...

Deng subtracts his injury label from Bulls' insult to fans

chicagosports — 2009-11-04T10:16:13-06:00

First, the good stuff. Then I'm going to pound the Bulls. It's early and he could fall apart, but this is not your father's Luol Deng. This is not the forward I feared we'd see. Not after 24 points and...

Thomas has the flu? The best vaccine would be a trade

chicagosports — 2009-11-03T13:16:43-06:00

The story goes that the Bulls sent home Tyrus Thomas with flu-like symptoms. Sounds like code for the fact that they’re the ones who are sick -- sick of Thomas. I mean, just look at the timing: On Sunday, the...

Cards can't go long, but how long can the Bears keep it that way?

chicagosports — 2009-11-03T12:29:40-06:00

The Cardinals’ offense with Kurt Warner and Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin has only one touchdown of 25 yards or longer this season. That’s an amazing stat when you consider that the Cardinals struck for five such plays in last...

What offense is Lovie watching exactly?

chicagosports — 2009-11-02T13:58:13-06:00

Bears coach Lovie Smith said during his Monday post-mortem he feels “good about what we’re doing offensively,’’ and I’m thinking, he ought to watch video of the game against the Browns instead of the Walter Payton tribute. Or listen to...