At the end of June, as the Cubs limped into the All-Star Break with a record failing to eclipse the .500 mark, Jake Arrieta was at a crossroads in his career. His historic 2015 season had become a mere afterthought, and his struggle to replicate those numbers only caused more […]
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Speaking of Players Weekend, An Interesting Note on Nicknames
The idea is nothing short of genius. Instead of sporting traditional uniforms, Major League Baseball players will boast stylistic, “youth league” garments that will feature iconic nicknames and vibrant color schemes as a part of Player’s Weekend. To complement the ensemble, players will flaunt a patch with a space to […]
Rick Barry Talks NBA Finals and Playing Career on Podcast 23
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Bears Turn to Trubisky
Following a tumultuous season in which the Bears implemented a woeful quarterback carousel, the time had come to seek out some stability at the position. Instead of retaining someone like Jay Cutler, who had been the team’s mainstay since 2009, the Bears chose to bring in some fresh faces. Inking Mike […]
WAR, What Is It Good For?
Jackie Bradley Jr., starting outfielder for the Boston Red Sox, put up a monstrous season in 2016 when compared to his personal standards. In the two seasons before last, Bradley struggled to make his presence known on a Major League roster, prompting multiple demotions to the Minor Leagues, ten to […]
Bulls Must Rethink Their Winning Philosophy
When reflecting on the current predicaments that plague this 2016-17 Chicago Bulls team, we must realize and legitimize the fact that their downfall was not difficult to predict. On the contrary, the team’s offseason acquisitions already had raised some red flags, and when combining that with their sub-.500 performance today, it became apparent […]
Tom Verducci Discusses His Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot
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Why Alshon Jeffery Guarantees a Bears Super Bowl Win
Alshon Jeffery was, and still is in some minds, a prized offensive weapon that the Chicago Bears are lucky enough to have leading their young receiving corps. This was a player who posted back-to-back 1,000 receiving yard seasons, and even made it to the Pro Bowl back in 2013, despite starting […]
Sox Follow In Cubs Footsteps
Following the 2008 season, in which the Chicago White Sox won the AL Central Division after a dramatic one-game playoff, the franchise as a whole slipped into a paralytic regression. In these past eight years, the team has finished with a winning record only twice, while averaging a meager seventy-six wins per […]
Bears Preparing for Next Season
It became apparent after last week’s tumultuous loss, in which Jay Cutler threw yet another interception during a last ditch game-winning drive, that the Chicago Bears are calling it quits on the 2016 season. With their top two starting quarterbacks both out for the season, coupled with crippling performance-enhancing drug […]