Feb/102
I Put On For My City
As pitchers and catchers report and I buy tickets for my annual pilgrimage to Mesa, AZ, it’s hard to escape the feeling that this year could be ours. With the young, revitalized Hawks on top of the division, one has to wonder if it’s time for Chicago to end another drought. As the trade deadline looms in the NBA, we are offered a glimmer of hope towards a Bulls playoff run. Throughout all the trials and tribulations, ups and downs, living and dying with our teams, expecting nothing less than perfection, coping with disappointment and finally rejoicing when a team does it, rooting for Chicago teams is a truly unique experience…
Jan/100
A Tale of Two Kickers
Garret Hartley being canonized in New Orleans
The NFC Championship for a moment seemed destined to be decided by the right boot of Minnesota Vikings place kicker Ryan Longwell. The broadcast kept cutting to the 35-year-old former Green Bay Packers kicker warming up as his teammates were moving the ball into field goal range with the score tied 28-28 with the New Orleans Saints in the final moments of the fourth quarter.
Jan/100
Chicago Bears: The Last Girl To the Coordinator Dance
The Bears future is unclear
The news that former Bears defensive back coach Perry Fewell will be the next defensive coordinator of New York Giants solidifies the fact the Bears seem to be lost in their search for coordinators on both sides of the ball.
Jan/100
Chicago Bears DE Gaines Adams Dies of Apparent Heart Attack
News reports out of South Carolina have confirmed that 26-year-old Chicago Bears defensive end Gaines Adams has died after being taken to the emergency room last night. The former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and University of Clemson star was pronounced dead at 9 AM ET Sunday morning in Greenwood, S.C. An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday to be preformed by a forensic specialist. Adams had played in the Bears final game of the year against the Detroit Lions and the coroner told local news stations that he was in apparent good health before the time of his passing. SCnow.com is reporting that Adams suffered an apparent heart attack and was rushed to the ER.
Jan/100
Scottie Pippen Getting Hit Over the Head by Gary Coleman
Exactly what it sounds like. And hilarious. Check it out after the jump.
Jan/100
Five Thoughts on the 2009 Chicago Bears and Beyond
By Sean Heffernan
The 2009 season wasn't pretty for Chicago Bears fans, but it's never to early to look forward to next year. The Jay Cutler trade made this season one of the most anticipated in history of the Bears organization which made the poor play on the field even harder to watch for the Solider Field faithful. For the Bears to avoid repeating the mistakes of 2009 they must make changes. Here's my two cents on what the big stories are for next season in the Windy City.
Dec/091
US vs. England: A World Cup Dream for America
In an extraordinary turn of events the United States will play its first game of the World Cup in South Africa next summer against the country’s oldest rival, England. The draw is a promoter’s dream. Outside of Mexico, England is probably the best fit for the Americans’ as a natural adversary.
Dec/091
If Glenn Beck Embraced Sean_Hef’s love of Soccer
So, for some reason, my retarded pseudo-roommate compared Sean_Hef to Glenn Beck today in the comments of a great Chicago post Sean wrote. While nothing could be further from the truth (I know this because I'm not filled with blind rage every time I read or hear something Sean has said, or see his face) I thought it would be an interesting little exercise to simulate how Glenn would defend the so-called "Beautiful Game".
Sean as Gelnn Beck:
Dec/090
Five Things for Guys to Do In Chicago
by Sean Heffernan
The Windy City is one of greatest places in the world to be a guy. A sports fan could find a professional sports event almost every night of the year to attend. There are more sports bars and Irish pubs than any single drunk’s liver could handle in a lifetime. The city is world famous for two of the greatest guy foods in history: Pizza and hot dogs. What else could you want in a city? Here’s my list of five things for a guy to do in Chicago, IL...