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The Chicago Cubs and the Winter Meetings … Let’s Ramble about the Chicago Cubs!
So, it has been a very quiet week in baseball and for the Cubs. There really is not a lot going on. I am really not sure what to talk about.
However, I will do my best to stop ending most sentences in prepositions.
So, there are a lot differing opinions on the week that was in Dallas, and there will most definitely be a lot to discuss in the coming weeks.
There are going to be a...
Michigan Wolverines Lineman Achieves All-American, Center Honors
Michigan Wolverines fifth year Center David Molk (Lemont, Ill./Lemont Township HS, hey that’s close enough to SICA! Holla!) has been named recipient of the 2011 Rimington Trophy, announced during the ESPN College Football Award Show last night in Disney World.
Molk becomes the second Michigan player to win the Rimington Trophy, named after former Nebraska center and two-time All...
Michigan State vs. Gonzaga: A Newly Built Basketball Battle
Spokane, Washington plays host to a game that’s gotten more and more hype over the years, and the battle between Gonzaga and Michigan State in basketball brings a little Midwest swag to the Northwest. This game has become a favorite on the schedule in past years because it always proves to be a quality match-up. Remember the Adam Morrison days for Gonzaga? That ‘stache was something...
Illini Hire Tim Beckman From Toledo: Very Underwhelming on Paper
Ohio State hiring Urban Meyer this was not. Utah hiring Urban Meyer this could possibly be.
Even though it’s not official yet, conventional wisdom, the status quo and 4 out of 5 dentists agree: Toledo Rockets head Coach Tim Beckman will soon become the successor to Ron Zook at Illinois. This Illini head coaching hire has far less pizazz and excitement than any hire in recent...
NBA Free Agent Signings: McGrady, Dunleavy, Prince, Jerebko
Our resident NBA nerd is on vacation this week; in a much warmer place. However, being out of the country hasn’t stopped him from being on top of the news. He’s got a lot to say on what’s been going on with the league this week.
Detroit Pistons re-sign SF Tayshaun Prince to 4-year, $27 million contract
I thought for sure Prince was going to move on in his career and not want...
Already? Stern, NBA Step in it by Nullifying Chris Paul Lakers Trade
On a sports day that had been dominated by news of Albert Pujols leaving the St. Louis Cardinals to head to Anaheim and the Angels, one could have reasonably expected a good night’s rest and relaxation. Instead, sports writers had to put on the coffee and gear up for another huge story, because the New Orleans Hornets stunned the basketball world and dealt star point guard Chris...
NBA Free Agency Signings: Butler, Battier, Brown, Oden
Our resident NBA nerd is on vacation this week; in a much warmer place. However, being out of the country hasn’t stopped him from being on top of the news. He’s got a lot to say on what’s been going on with the league this week.
Los Angeles Clippers sign SF Caron Butler to 3-year, $24 million contract
It was no secret that the Clips were looking for an upgrade at small forward...
New Kansas Coach: Charlie Weis and his pooch are back baby!!
He is back. The pooch and his schematic advantage will once again be the top dog while trolling, or more accurately, standing on the sideline.
The Kansas University Jayhawks have tapped Charlie Weis as the man to replace Turner Gill and revitalize the football program in Lawrence.
As everyone remembers, Weis got off to a fast start taking Notre Dame to BCS games in each of his...
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Crist interested in Wisconsin?
Dayne Crist is transferring from Notre Dame, and he's reportedly interested in playing quarterback at Wisconsin where Russell Wilson, another transfer, had success.
While Stl. Cardinals Fans Mourn, Did Albert Pujols Do Right Thing?
‘Whenever older sports fans are goaded into talking about the good old days, certain things will inevitably come up in the conversation. Whether it be something along the lines of “players used to play for the competition and the love of the game, not the money,” or “Dick Butkus killed a guy, and that’s real football”, these old school fans of the games we love have...
Should Syracuse Fire Jim Boeheim? 37% of Americans Agree
A new poll released from Poll Position found that 37% of Americans think Syracuse Orange college basketball coach Jim Boeheim should be fired for his disparaging remarks he initially made against the young men accusing his long time assistant Bernie Fine of sexually abusing them.
More than a third of U.S. citizens polled believe Boeheim’s snap-judgment, reflex type response to...
Big 10 Statement on Penn St; Potential “Lack of Institutional Control”
The open college football head coaching position at PSU looks much less attractive today. Public statements released today make future sanctions against the school look much more likely. The Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellor met this week to discuss several items, including the mess at Penn State University.
The Big Ten office issued the following statement from the COP/C...
Browns QB Colt McCoy Getting Noticed in NFL; Smartphones
Colt McCoy entered the NFL a third round draft pick out of Texas. Despite all he accomplished in his college football career with the Texas Longhorns, expectations for his pro career were only moderate.
McCoy won more games as an FBS quarterback (45) than anyone else in NCAA Division I history (since broken by Boise State’s Kellen Moore). In his senior year, he won 13 of the top...
St. Bonaventure Coach Invokes Cap’n Crunch When Describing Schedule
St. Bonaventure Bonnies coach Mark Schmidt suffered a tough loss at #22 Illinois last night.
Up 39-30 with less than six minutes to go, it looked like his Bonnies were going to get the school’s first victory over a ranked opponent since 2002. Instead the UGLIER than it sounds game with a 48-43 final score was in Illini favor.
Schmidt’s postgame press conference was sullen, especially...
Craig Patrick Named Blue Jackets Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations
The struggling Columbus Blue Jackets have named Craig Patrick, Hockey Hall of Fame member, a two-time Stanley Cup Champion as a General Manager (GM) of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the co-architect of the ‘Miracle on Ice’ U.S. Men’s Olympic Ice Hockey Gold Medal team as its new Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations.
Hiring a new Senior Advisor of Hockey Operations was a move...
Indiana University Attempts to Get CRAZY Hoosiers Fans Studying
Can you feel the excitement for the Saturday match-up of undefeateds between the Indiana Hoosiers and #1 Kentucky Wildcats? You can in Bloomington.
The insane college basketball fans who wait outside the stadium to get in have been told to go home and hit the books- by Indiana University officials!
Student season ticket holders who have been standing outside Assembly Hall since...
#22 Illini Escape St. Bonnies 48-43; Season Uglier than 9-0 Record
It would be fair to say that last year’s Illini basketball team might have lost a game like last night. After all, the 2010-11 Illinois team lost to lowly UIC in a de facto home game at the United Center while being ranked in the top 15.
And they failed to win back-to-backs from mid-January on. You could say they didn’t really handle success very well. The 2011-12 Illini might...
Week 14 Fantasy Football Rankings: QB/RB
The fantasy football playoffs are here and every move becomes more important. Not to worry, there are plenty of good options both on the waiver wire and possibly your bench. Follow my rankings and advance to the next round.
Quarterbacks
Could Impress: Matthew Stafford. Despite the Lions tough loss to New Orleans on Sunday night, Stafford and the offense had an extremely good day...
Week 14 Fantasy Football Rankings: WR/TE
The fantasy football playoffs are here and every move becomes more important. Not to worry, there are plenty of good options both on the waiver wire and possibly your bench. Follow my rankings and advance to the next round.
Wide Receivers
Could Impress: Roddy White. He’s scored in the last two games and should have no problem torching a terrible Carolina secondary. In the...
Illini Defensive End Whitney Mercilus Wins Top National DE Award
Illinois junior Whitney Mercilus has won the 2011 Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award. Mercilus led the nation in sacks, sacks per game and forced fumbles while ranking sixth nationally in tackles for loss per game. He becomes the first Illini national award winner since Dana Howard (1994) and Kevin Hardy (1995) won the Butkus Award (best linebacker in college football) in...
Cubs Fan Rod Blagojevich Gets 14 Yrs; 4/5 Illinois Governors in Prison
Rod Blagojevich, seen above signing some important legislation into law. Actually, he’s signing boobies outside Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs a la Happy Gilmore.
Today, the infamous Cubs fan known as much for his science defying hair as he is for his Nixonian level of delusion about his own power/self-perception that he is above the law got his.
He fought the law and...
Penn State’s Jerry Sandusky Arrested, Arraigned Again
If you thought it was disgusting and disturbing that former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was out walking around freely (as I certainly did) then you will no doubt exact a measure of satisfaction, a sense of justice from today’s news story.
I mean the guy lived across the street from an elementary school- how f***d up is that? And does/did have a wife? Who the...
2011 NBA Free Agent Shooting Guard Rankings
With the NBA Lockout coming to an end, we now know that teams can start signing free agents on December 9th. Like the NFL experienced once their lockout ended, there will be a frenzy period for teams to fill out rosters with the season tipping off on Christmas.
With the new labor agreement, there are some changes to NBA free agency. A player can only receive a four-year maximum...
Outback Bowl vs. Georgia: Serious Let-Down for Michigan State
On paper, the Outback Bowl: Michigan State vs. Georgia is a great game. Two schools that are much more worthy of being in the BCS than Virginia Tech, and probably more deserving than Michigan. So clearly, it’s a better game than the Sugar Bowl.
And the Orange Bowl too. Clemson is nothing special, and no Big East team, let alone West Virginia should be allowed anywhere near the...
2012 NFL Mock Draft 12-8-11
The Indianapolis Colts drafting of Andrew Luck is still set in stone despite what you may have heard Peyton Manning say about his conversations or non-conversations with the front office. Not only are they a runaway favorite in the “Suck for Luck” sweepstakes, but Luck made it official a couple days ago that he is coming out this year!
In most cases, but not all, team needs...
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