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Favre Trade the Best Outcome for the Bears

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:08:04 -0500

After a ludicrous soap opera that may have filled more sports news cycles than last summer's Vick Watch, Brett is finally a Jet.

And the Bears are breathing a hefty sigh of relief.

Although there was speculation that Number Four could land in Soldier Field, Green Bay's decision to ship Brett Favre cross-conference may actually be the best result for Chicago.

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The Bulls Win the Lottery

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:45:48 -0500

Hey Chicago. Long time, no see.

I've been MIA for awhile, trying to launch my DJ side career (judge for yourself at my inevitable shameless plug: www.myspace.com/djsicarii). But I'm back, and what a time it is to be back here. The Cubs have the best record in baseball, the Bulls have the number-one draft pick and Cedric Benson is now being as useless off the field as he was on it.

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My 2008 NFL Mock Draft (Version 1.0)

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:47:17 -0500

Now that I’m back from South Africa and Zimbabwe, the NFL Draft (only two weeks away) looms large.
Here are my predictions for the biggest day of the NFL offseason:

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Windy City Roundup: Bulls trade Big Ben, Bears receiver woes

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 23:45:01 -0600

The doldrums have passed and hopefully the frigid weather will follow. In a myriad NBA cities (not named Chicago), bold moves at the trade deadline have fans thinking championship thoughts. NFL free agency kicked off with a bang and MLB spring training is underway. Not to mention March Madness right around the corner. I can already feel my boredom melting.

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Update: Bulls in a blockbuster trade at the buzzer

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:19:51 -0600

Bye Bye Big Ben The Bulls trade Ben Wallace, Joe Smith and a second round draft pick to the Cavaliers in an 11 player deal that brings Larry Hughes, Drew Gooden, Shannon Brown and Cedric Simmons to Chicago. My take on it in the next "Sports Matters" post.

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A few thoughts on the 2008 NBA All Star Game

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 04:41:25 -0600

So in the greatest of all meaningless games, the East knocked out the West 134-128 in New Orleans, which had put on its best face for the largest sporting event it had hosted since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. 1. The news that eclipsed the game's outcome was the completion of the Jason Kidd trade to Dallas the next day for Devin Harris, DeSagana Diop, Maurice Ager, Trenton Hassell, Keith Van Horn and two future first round draft picks in 2008 and 2010. Seems like the West is caught up in a series of major knee jerk trade reactions.

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Windy City Roundup: Bulls tread trade talk water

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:41:47 -0600

It's that time of the year. The NFL season is over, the NBA playoff drive has yet to really heat up and MLB spring training still feels like a distant snowbound fantasy. But the world keeps turning and there have been some rather significant developments.

Lakers and Suns make big moves, Bulls tread water: Two blockbuster trades went down last week involving big men with low post credentials. Neither of them involved the 20-30 Chicago Bulls.

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The Greatest Upset in NFL History and the Demise of a Dynasty

Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:34:05 -0600

The most important endorsement last week had nothing to do with Barack Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife or Ted Kennedy. Try Joe Namath. The legendary Jets quarterback predicted that Eli Manning and the New York Giants would upset the (previously) undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. He's now 2 for 2 on Super Bowl upset guarantees. I guess that means I'm only one behind him.

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Super Bowl XLII: A Giant upset in the making

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:34:40 -0600

Tides of darkness are growing. The hype has built to a fevered pitch. Smoke clouds the sky above a stadium in the Arizona desert where thousands will gather Sunday night. The entire season has been a mere prelude, a series of steps in an inexorable march toward the final culmination that is Super Bowl XLII.

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Windy City Roundup: Bulls hit rock bottom, Ex-Bear arrested

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:08:12 -0600

In this inaugural edition of the Windy City Roundup, I'll be fracturing the usual spotlight to accommodate a number of different Chicago-area sports stories that I feel are worthy of comment as well as listing a few select national plot lines.

Bumbling Bulls: Just because they've lost Luol Deng, Ben Gordon and Joe Smith to various injuries does not give the Bulls license to lose 83-67 to the worst team in the NBA.

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