by DAN McGRATH | Dec 11, 2009
Alex Rodriguez fought back tears as he sat in the living room of his tidy Cicero bungalow. He was talking about his brother, Paco, who suffered fatal brain injuries in a boxing match in Philadelphia last month. âI was eight-and-a-half...
by DAN McGRATH | Dec 4, 2009
As the Blackhawks returned from a 12-day, six-game Western trip this week, Rocky Wirtz, the team chairman, was uncharacteristically grumpy two hours before the puck dropped for the game Tuesday night against Columbus at the United Center. The taxing trip...
by MELISSA ISAACSON | Nov 29, 2009
When the Chicago State University basketball team opened its season on Nov. 13 against Concordia University, almost everything pointed to success. The Cougars, wearing crisp white and green uniforms, took the court in the sparkling, recently completed, $38 million Emil...
by DAN McGRATH | Nov 22, 2009
In 2006, when his Chicago Bears were riding a stout defense and strong running game to a surprise Super Bowl appearance, Coach Lovie Smith disdained comparisons to the Bearsâ 1985 forebears, almost scornfully. It was time, he suggested, for the...
by DAN McGRATH | Nov 20, 2009
The Chicago Bullsâ record on their annual âcircus tripâ in the 10 seasons since Michael Jordan retired was 10-56 before their game Thursday night against the Los Angeles Lakers. With jugglers, clowns and animal acts from Ringling Brothers and Barnum...