The first day of the draft is in the books, and the Chicago Bears took bookend offensive tackle Gabe Carimi with their first pick. He is exactly the type of player that the Bears needed, and he will be a valuable asset to the team moving forward. With one need down, the Bears will likely [...]
In case you missed it… It hasn’t been an easy season for the northsiders, but Cubs fans were in for a treat at Wrigley today. In comeback fashion, the Cubs beat the Dodgers 8 – 10. In other Cubs news, the team recalled RHP Justin Berg from Iowa. In other news… – James Russell will [...]
The Yankees are constantly berated for buying championships. So much so that they’ve been dubbed “The Evil Empire.” As it turns out, the nickname may be deserved, but if the Yankees are The Evil Empire, the Baltimore Orioles should be called something like The Malicious Federation. As most fans will reluctantly admit, baseball is a [...]
It took longer than fans and players had hoped, but the Chicago Blackhawks won their first game of the series Tuesday night with a 7-2 blowout. It was very reminiscent of the 7-1 victory over Vancouver all the way back on November 20th and of the offensivee strength of last season. But is it too early to talk about [...]
The number one seeded Chicago Bulls will face the number eight seeded Indiana Pacers in round one of the playoffs. The Bulls have won nine games in a row, which propelled them to the NBA’s best record for the regular season. The Pacers, on the other hand, enter the playoffs as the only team with [...]
The 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Finals start Wednesday night, kicking off an almost three month long battle between the league’s top 16 teams. The defending champions — the Chicago Blackhawks — barely scrapped into the playoffs, earning the 8th seed in the playoff. They will play the #1 seed and President trophy winner the Vancouver [...]
*First-off, I would just like to thank every single player on the Minnesota Wild team. The chances of them beating the Dallas Stars was not very good, yet they showed tremendous heart in a game that was completely meaningless and played like they were the team hoping to make the playoffs. The Wild were without all their [...]
The Chicago Blackhawks are now in total control of their destiny. After beating the Detroit Red Wings Friday night 4-2 the ‘Hawks have inched closer to clinching a playoff spot. But they’re going to have to prove themselves again. The Dallas Stars are not going away easily. They’ve been trailing the ‘Hawks, hoping to grab [...]
Marty Turco has been accused of placing a bet with a fan during Tuesday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens. According to the ESPN Chicago report, there is a Twitter photo of Turco accepting a $5 bill from a fan during the game. The news broke on a Montreal Radio station where a Canadiens fan called [...]
The Southsiders can’t escape the injury bug either. On the heels of the announcement that Cubs’ pitchers Randy Wells and Andrew Cashner are headed to the DL, it was revealed that Adam Dunn will miss at least five days after having an emergency appendectomy. The Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday that the 31-year-old designated hitter was [...]