Sports columnist for @suntimes. BBWAA member, AP Top 25 (hoops) & Heisman voter, 1985 frosh-soph offensive lineman of the year. I hate your team.
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I swam the "Greenberg mile" and lived to tell about it.
On cancer, stupidity and the physical challenge I needed more than ever:
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Jameis Winston apologizes for "selfish act." Not to be confused with earlier "shellfish act."
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Joc Pederson hits his first #Cubs home run and — following a custom as old as the game itself — is rewarded with a new waffle iron.
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Tony La Russa: Yermin Mercedes won’t ever do that again.
Yermin Mercedes: You’re damn right I’ll do that again.
Pretty much.
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Did Juwan Howard’s team just call a timeout up 11 with half a minute to go? Maybe I’m just imagining it.
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Am trying to wrap my Bears brain around what just happened in Green Bay. It appears the Packers ran a play with about 10 seconds left in the half, then called their last timeout and — the craziest part — even squeezed in a field goal before it was too late. What madness is this?
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Tennessee is beating Alabama so soundly, it wouldn't be a surprise to see the Vols skyrocket to No. 5 in the next poll, right behind the No. 4 Tide.
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Christmas is always hard for me. Not because I feel left out as a Jewish person, but because I want to scream at all the cards and posts signed “the “Smith’s” or “the Johnson’s” or “the Garcia’s” or “the Grabowski’s.” For the love of God, there is no apostrophe!
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Rocky Wirtz made a fool of himself, embarrassed or offended a lot of people and drove the Blackhawks into another public-relations ditch. Other than that, he had a great night.
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What an awful choice of words by the ESPN Peach Bowl studio host who said LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger will try to “put away the distraction” of losing his daughter-in-law in a plane crash earlier today. A distraction? Football-speak is so damn stupid sometimes.
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About that new Yu Darvish obsession: Can we take a minute for a proper goodbye to the player who did more heavy lifting than anyone in the greatest three-year run in #Cubs history? chicago.suntimes.com/sports/… via @suntimes
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For crying out loud, if Cleveland fans are gonna boo everybody who's knocked the Indians out, this is gonna take a while.
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JUST IN: After today’s performance, Iowa’s offensive players choose not to own their names, images and likenesses.
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This little guy? Northwestern AD Jim Phillips' 11-year-old son, John. Phillips told me he consoled him during timeouts. Sweet. Kids rule.
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Baez on why he celebrated a little extra after that last hit: "Their pitcher was staring at me for no reason." #Cubs
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Down I-57, Loren Tate is in Year 57 covering University of Illinois basketball and football. "This is the way I live," he said. What a life. What a career. My ode to a 91-year-old wonder: chicago.suntimes.com/2023/1/…
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Stephen Strasburg's brave decision to pitch on full rest in an elimination game must be such an inspiration to the sniffly, moldy Nats.
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No big deal, just Javy Baez taking one out onto Sheffield from the left side of the plate. #Cubs
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Gio-political: #WhiteSox’ Lucas Giolito speaks up — on immigration, for now — with more in store chicago.suntimes.com/white-s…
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Russell: "You don't get between a man and his nachos." #Cubs
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Jose Abreu on life with the Astros and leaving the White Sox, who ‘weren’t a real family’ in 2022 chicago.suntimes.com/sports-…
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Jose Abreu has been the most underrated athlete in Chicago for years. Deserves to be the talk of baseball for a few days.
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Are we allowed to openly say on here that Javy Baez is the #Cubs’ best player or do twitter mores still require us to pretend it’s someone else?
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Good lord, this is funny. Eloy might as well chill on a blanket in left if Robert’s gonna come this far.
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Purdue clearly is Final Four good. I still think Illinois can get there. But the Boilers are the Big Ten’s deepest and most complete team, and that has been evident all season.
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'Go back to Mexico'? A better idea: Let the racists crawl back under their rocks. People, we've got to do better. My column on my son's teammates and the despicable slurs that inevitably find them on the field: bit.ly/2s7hcYz via @suntimes
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REPORT: Approximately 75% of those making fun of Tim Anderson on here tonight are dorks who couldn’t fight their way out of a wet paper bag.
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#Mizzou pulls off maybe the worst loss of all time. The holiest of shits.
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Houston coach Kelvin Sampson on Kofi: "I assume he was player of the year in his conference. Was he?"
Nope.
"Who was?"
Johnny Davis.
"Oh, yeah. We played against him. He's pretty good, too."
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Tony La Russa on Jose Abreu: “He’s in. I’d show you the spike mark on my chest if he wasn’t.”
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Illinois has a 250-pound running back, Kaden Feagin, who basically was put in this earth to carry the football down near the goal line. How he doesn’t get the ball there at all is beyond me.
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Is it my imagination or is this the best the #Cubs have looked since 2016?
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Wisconsin dazzled today at Purdue. Badgers are legit. And it's practically a different sport without Zach Edey out there.
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Dexter Fowler doesn't know where to go. Give him a break -- it's his first day. #Cardinals #Cubs
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My sense of humor often misses the mark, as was the case this morning.
Rental car lady: “Looks like the tank isn’t quite full. As long as you bring it back at six-eighths, that’ll be fine.”
Me: “Can I get you to lower that to three-quarters?”
RCL: “I’ll have to ask my manager.”
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Are #Illini fans seriously crushed by this Maryland loss? Get a grip, people. Better team won. Your team is still really good. Present and future are still really bright. You’re not lost in the wilderness anymore.
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Liam Hendriks says some White Sox teammates felt he spoke too freely, particularly to the media. Now with the Red Sox and fighting for his career — again — he'll keep the conversational spigot open. His mental health is worth it: chicago.suntimes.com/white-s…
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A year and a half after a life-changing accident, paralyzed former Illinois football star @BobbyRoundtr97 opens up about loneliness, frustrations, the desire to inspire and his ultimate goal: independence. Today’s @suntimes Sports Saturday cover story: chicago.suntimes.com/sports-…
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This right here tells you a whole lot about the guy.
Cubs 3rd baseman Kris Bryant is declining to discuss his takeaways on the grievance process he underwent with the team out of respect for Chicago media who he says he hasn’t been able to speak with yet. The #lasvegas native says he’ll wait until spring training to do so. @News3LV
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Multiple Purdue players, including Mason Gillis, got caught up in the court-storming at Northwestern. It looked dangerous from above, and Gillis had to fight his way out. Hard shoves, at the least, but looked like he had to do it. Really poor job by NU of preparing for the rush.
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At least three NBA players on this Illinois team. To be able to bring on off the bench at point guard is a rare luxury. Curbelo is the embodiment of the “March X-factor.”
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Astonishing that Nagy would have the offense take a knee with 42 second left. As if a 41-yarder at Soldier Field, attempted by a Bears kicker, is even remotely a gimme. What awful coaching.
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Refs are out to lunch today. A 15-yard penalty on the #Bears on a play that should’ve been a delay of game on Philly. Terrible.
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Yu Darvish: "I feel most most disappointed [out] of everyone in the world, I think."
Says he requested an MRI tomorrow. #Cubs
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Villanova’s Collin Gillespie and French 21-year-old Hugo Besson with the best three-point shooting displays through most of Day 1 at the NBA combine.
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No assurance from Maddon that Russell will be back at short upon his return. “Addison is a Gold Glove-caliber shortstop, but what Nico [Hoerner] is doing cannot he overlooked.” #Cubs
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For real, though, Illinois is gangbusters. Appointment TV. And the most fun team in the country.
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Casey Washington in a bear hug in the end zone. The ball’s not even close to being out of the QB’s hands. Yet no PI because the pass was tipped? OK …
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I imagine @3YearLetterman might have some insight re: whether or not Saban joining the ticket would be permissible under the Declaration of Independence
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I’m not gonna soft-sell it: I absolutely love the Blackhawks’ pick of Frank Nazar. Not that, before two minutes ago, I’d ever heard of a Frank Nazar. But check out his old man’s “Holy shiiiiit!” My new favorite player.
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Cubs radio analyst Ron Coomer, a Southwest Side son, spent a day reliving his past — and the memories and raw emotion came flooding back. My Sports Saturday cover profile: chicago.suntimes.com/sports-…
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Checking in today with America’s Team. Guessing life’s pretty good, @NIU_Football?
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Just saw #ThePost.
From the Supreme Court: "The press was to serve the governed, not the governors."
Damn straight and amen.
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Kris Bryant sitting in the dugout and quietly looking out at the field until well after most of the team headed down to the clubhouse.
Heavy. #Cubs
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A Michigan athletic department source denies the school is eliminating its men’s basketball program after tonight’s game.
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Howard's life must've flashed before his eyes with 5-9 Turgeon coming at him. Just thankful all involved survived such a harrowing encounter.
Michigan head coach Juwan Howard says that Mark Turgeon "charged at him" and that he acted in defense.
"I was raised by my grandmother and also by Chicago... When guys charge you, it's time to defend yourself." — Juwan Howard
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Fans of sports accusing the journalists who cover them — whose livelihoods depend on them — of "rooting" for positive tests, cancellations of games and seasons, etc., are revealing themselves as illogical, immature, impressionable and unreasonable. But keep doing you!
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Worth noting: Lucas Giolito is one of the truly nice young people in sports. And by that I really mean he’s one of the nicest you could hope to come across. So there’s that.
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#Illini star Giorgi Bezhanishvili has seen too much in his life to worry about the pressure of making a big-time guarantee. Still, what he says about his team and the 2020 NCAA Tournament: 'It's 1,000% we'll get there' bit.ly/2VY0fka via @suntimes
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'I'm psychic.' Come again? #WhiteSox analyst and Chicago baseball treasure Steve Stone on why he knows even more than you think. This week's Sports Saturday cover story: bit.ly/2GqsGxl via @suntimes
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A joyful player, a lovable guy, a natural coach — and an unfathomable tragedy. On Howard Moore: chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/…
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Mark Aguirre, the best player #DePaul ever had, still goes to games and hopes for the best. But the state of Blue Demons basketball? "Unconscionable." Column: chicago.suntimes.com/sports/… via @suntimes
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Why in the world are the White Sox waiting to fire manager Pedro Grifol? chicago.suntimes.com/white-s…
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A must watch if you haven't. Lot of people are talking about the "amazings," but the abilities of Cockburn and Bezhanishvili to express their love for each other is — wow — rare. A couple of highly evolved young dudes. Who wouldn't want a friend like that? piped.video/jpCfZUYjsW8
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Bears coach Matt Eberflus just provided some clarity on where he stands heading into Week 11. In a nutshell, he's more ticked off at @JasonLieser than he is about the offense.
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Illinois native Bret Bielema has picked himself off the mat and jumped back into the college fray. Reclaim his career? Save @IlliniFootball? Who he is and where he’s been are why he knows he can do both. Sports Saturday cover story: chicago.suntimes.com/sports-…
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Don't let anybody tell you the White Sox aren't making progress. They started 2024 with a 4-game losing streak. After one win, they had a 5-game losing streak. Next, after another win, a 6-game losing streak. And now, after win No. 3? Damn straight, a 7-game losing streak.
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I paid a visit to Chicago treasure Marv Levy, who lost four Super Bowls — the last of them 25 years ago — but lived, marvelously, to tell about it: bit.ly/2G8sKTQ via @suntimes
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Who’s that fool who dropped Illinois hoops from his Top 25 ballot? Oh, that was me. Column: chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/…
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Lotta anger being directed at David Ross on here. Guess he really blew it when he went out and signed Jameson Taillon and Michael Fulmer.
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Love this snippet from @madkenney’s interview with Kyle Schwarber. “All of it. You kill it.” Huge.
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Cover story of today’s @Suntimes Sports Saturday is on Lovie Smith and surging Illinois. Another packed section. Another W for the #Illini, too? chicago.suntimes.com/2019/11…
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Well, I’m 50 today. That’s, like, 500 in Twitter years. I don’t have a lot of advice for you younger folks, other than this: Be kind. Be considerate. Reach out and help somebody. Don’t be afraid to do the right thing. Above all: Listen. And, yes, #WearAMask.
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Kofi just bashed foreheads/faces with Florida State’s 7-1, 190-pound John Butler Jr. Suffice it to say only one of them remains on the court.
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Just spitballing here, but isn’t it worth at least finding out if Pineiro can play quarterback and Trubisky can kick? #Bears
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Dad: “It doesn’t matter what color — brown, white, orange, yellow …”
Also Dad, 5 seconds later: “filthy animals.”
Dad doesn’t deserve this girl.
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Florida State is eating a $17 million buyout with firing of Willie Taggart. Yes, $17 million. That, people, is the difference between college football in the South and college football everywhere else.
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Dropped the big guy at college today. Mom, Dad & sisters all a little teary-eyed as we head for home. Here’s to all the freshmen out there. Be healthy, happy & safe. #Mizzou
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