It’s been a difficult year for the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks, and maybe even more difficult for their fans. With the team losing by design, losses were expected. The trades of Patrick Kane, Max Domi, Jake McCabe, Sam Lafferty and Jack Johnson removed many of the players that made the season somewhat palatable. Since the deadline has passed, the Hawks have…
Happy Opening Day, Chicago! At least for those of you on the South Side. Four days after the start of the MLB season, the White Sox are back in Bridgeport to kick off the season against the San Francisco Giants. The Cubs, meanwhile, are in Cincinnati for their first road series of the year. It’s good to have baseball back.…
The Chicago Blackhawks held their annual Pride Night Celebration at the United Center on Sunday night. There was a ‘Glamboni’, performances by the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, an intermission exhibition from the Chicago Gay Hockey Association, and more rainbows than you can count. However, the players were not wearing their Pride jerseys in warm-ups, as they have in years past.…
Good morning, Chicago! The Cubs and White Sox return to our lives on Thursday — and not a moment too soon. That actually sounds kind of strange because they’ve been “back” since mid-February, but it’s been kind of a quiet spring for both of our baseball teams. There wasn’t much news coming out of Arizona the past few weeks — probably…
When a team is rebuilding as the Chicago Blackhawks are, it’s easy to become laser-focused on the generational draft talent that awaits in the upcoming draft. I know I’m guilty of being on “Bedard Watch” all the time. Sometimes, that focus can distract us from what’s happening with players already in the system. Forward Cole Guttman is a great example.…
The trade deadline isn’t easy for anyone. From the players rumored to be moving, to the general managers who are trying to improve the team’s future, to the teammates watching their friends move, to the players leaving a contender to join a rebuild, it can be a tough time of year. But for some, change can offer opportunity. Monday night’s…
What do you get when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? A 104-98 basketball game in the year 2023. That’s not to say the Raptors are an unstoppable force and the Bulls are certainly not an immovable object, but their strengths do clash. Bulls strengths: getting to the free throw line, defensive rebounding, not turning the ball over. Raptors…
Sometimes Michael Jordan finishes his career as a Washington Wizard. Sometimes Frank Thomas hits his 500th career homer as a Toronto Blue Jay. And sometimes Patrick Kane ends up in a New York Rangers sweater. That last one isn’t yet official, though things are certainly moving that way as the Rangers move around pieces so they can fit No. 88…
Ok, no one expected this. Having lost their six games leading into All-Star Break, the Bulls had an opportunity to go the other direction and give themselves the best possible odds to retain the top-four protected pick they owe to the Orlando Magic. Instead, they took the other approach: All in on the 10th seed. Patrick Beverley entered the starting…
Good morning, Chicago! And welcome to Super Bowl week. OK, so Super Bowl week doesn’t mean that much around these parts. Most of our attention is focused on the Bears holding the top pick in the NFL Draft and free agency arrives in just over a month. Yet the Super Bowl is a reminder of why we’re investing so much…
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