The most spot-on book review of all-time

I will admit that part of the reason that Bill Simmons’ big book of basketball nonsense is currently the #1 Bestseller on the New York Times non-fiction list is that I bought a copy of it.  As you well know, I get big ideas from time to time and on rare...

Does anybody really want Milton?

The Major League Baseball general managers are generally meeting through tomorrow at the lovely O’Hare Hilton (Hey, I have a view of the United lost luggage counter from my room!).  Cubs GM Jim Hendry is there to try to unload his batshit crazy right...

Bears Redux: Cardinals at Bears

In another matchup of the only two professional football teams to call Chicago home, the Cardinals and Bears are getting the full Fox treatment today.  Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are at Soldier Field to call the action.  This will be great.  Joe does smug so well,...

Stacey King is no Regis, but I’d buy this

Luol Deng singing “Fame”? Derrick Rose getting the words to “Funky Town” wrong? Aaron Gray belting out “Kharma Chameleon?” Where do I sign up? Oh, and did I mention that Kirk Hinrich sings “Up Where We...

New and improved Wrigley?

Our pals over at Wax Paper Beer Cup occasionally read Bruce Levine’s ESPNChicago.com blog, and I’m thankful they do it, so I don’t have to. As we all know, Crane Kenney spends most of his media schmoozing time letting Bruce and the Orangutan take...