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Are the Hawks and Forsberg a match?

chicagosports — 2009-11-10T11:58:35-06:00

First, Adam Burish. Then Dave Bolland. Then, Jonathan Toews. Then, Bolland again. The Blackhawks were getting so thin at center that they were trying everyone except me and you. Even after Monday night’s impressive 4-1 win over the Kings at...

Which coach has Phillips been watching?

chicagosports — 2009-11-10T10:39:55-06:00

Bears president Ted Phillips told WBBM-AM 780 that head coach Lovie Smith knows how to get it turned around, which is funny because Smith sure didn’t sound that way. Smith started off his Monday autopsy saying he couldn’t give a...

Lovie's defense is broken; same goes for his logic

chicagosports — 2009-11-09T15:08:20-06:00

Bears coach Lovie Smith repeated Monday that he couldn’t give a lot of reasons why the Bears were historically and pathetically bad for the second time in three games, and I’m thinking, then why would anyone believe that Smith can...

Chicago Bears: Unmitigated, unconscionable, unadulterated ugly

chicagosports — 2009-11-08T17:32:41-06:00

Bears coach Lovie Smith didn't like last week's victory over disgraceful Cleveland described as an "ugly win." OK, pal, so how will you fix Sunday's "unmitigated disaster"? Or maybe you prefer "unconscionable performance" attached to that 41-21 loss at home....

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...