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The limits of Air Power
NBA: Before the playoffs started I had (not in writing, sadly) LA-OKC and Chicago-Miami as my final four with the younger Bulls overcoming the Thunder for a finals victory. Dallas surprised me, like they did most of you, but I at least convinced myself to pick them over Portland because I have a...
Pro Talk
The Draft: I noticed that Todd McShay had Dareus as the best player in the draft and there have been some evaluations and Sports "science" stuff to indicate that he's a better prospect than Ndamukong Suh. Anyone remember when I lambasted McShay for grading Gerald McCoy above Suh? If you thought I...
Achilles Heel? Rick Barnes' Tournament History
I believe we can all agree that this is one of the finer Rick Barnes teams we've seen at Texas, although we can't totally judge it against the previous greats before we see the tournament performance. It's important to note here though exactly what the March Madness tournament really is, a wildly...
Smolderings & Question of the Day: Are you happy the Chicago Bulls are back?
Hat Trick Top of the story of the day comes from Orrin Schwarz at the Daily Herald: The Chicago Fire has filed a discovery claim with MLS on a 19-year-old Ecuadorian midfielder the club found on a scouting trip to Argentina. According to Andell Holdings' Javier Leon, the player is a two-way...
Chicago Soccer Smolderings 5/18 - Corben Bone and Daniel Paladini Profiles Lead-Off
Fully aware that Nery Castillo's option was declined. That isn't surprising news so the lead-off today in the Smolderings is profiles on the currently starting central midfielders: Corben Bone and Daniel Paladini. Charlie Corr of ESPN's Chicago Fire Blog covered Corben Bone Bone saw his fellow...
Tennessee Moments of the Decade: BruceBall Arrives at Number One
Is the end of the Fulmer era the most important and significant moment of the last ten years? Probably. But we like to end things on a good note. Was the greatest win of the decade the Vols' 34-32 victory in The Swamp in December 2001? Yes...for exactly seven days. Even now, it's impossible...
Pistons-Bulls Game Thread
8:30 PM ET Chicago: 22-29 (13-10 home) Margin: -1.9 ppg (+2.9 last 25%) Last 10:4-6 Pistons: 27-22 (13-10 home) Margin: -0.2 (-2.2 last 25%) Last 10:5-5 Oppo research: The Pistons swing into Chicago in the battle of the deteriorating teams. Chicago's strange descent from promising young team...
Today in Sports History: April 7th
(Chalmers goes up with his game-tying three. Photo by Streeter Lecka, Getty Images) 4/07/1989 - FIBA allows NBA prosFIBA, the International Basketball Federation, votes to allow professional basketball players to compete in international events such as the Olympics. For decades, the only players...
5/02/2009 - Celtics win epic series with Bulls
(A suited Garnett celebrates in Game 5. Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler, Getty Images) It may not have been the most memorable series, or the most significant, or the most star-filled. But when it was all said and done, the 2009 first round series between the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls, which...
UK Basketball: The Forgotten Duo
With what seems like the entire Big Blue Nation salivating over the possibility of UK signing uber-talented point guard prospect John Wall, Kentucky fans have relegated two current 'Cats to "back-burner" status. Point guards DeAndre Liggins and Kevin Galloway, once the center of Kentucky fans...
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