Ricketts admits buying Cubs just to get publicity in Vineline
Cubs owner Tom Ricketts this weekend admitted that he only purchased the Cubs so he could get on the cover of Vineline, the official Cubs magazine and his favorite reading material.
Don Cooper starts ‘Fire Ventura’ Facebook page
After being grilled by the Sox front office, Cooper eventually came clean, claiming the online effort to out the Sox skipped we merely a joke.
LeBron to start flopping clinic for kids after playoffs
Who said LeBron James doesn't give back to the community? King James will have his first-ever flopping clinic for kids after the playoffs.For the low cost of $500, James will spend an afternoon with...
NFL moves next year’s draft to May 8 to avoid conflict with Goodell’s vacation
“The ‘Mrs.’ and I have a 25th wedding anniversary vacation planned that week in April,” commissioner Roger Goodell told the NFL Network. “Besides, I have about 250,000 Marriott points about to expire, so I need to cash them in pretty quick.”
Sun-Times to replace photos with stick figure drawings, reporter selfies
A day after the Sun-Times announced it was laying off all its photographers, the newspaper released a "bold new plan" to capture the visuals associated with the news it reports, anchored by stick figure drawings and reporter self portraits from the field.
Rutgers names Bobby Knight new provost
Speaking on the condition of anonymity, a Rutgers source said the university is no longer pursuing politically correct hires. “Clearly we have no skill whatsoever in hiring the right people. So we decided the hire the wrongest person we could find.”
Cubs to unveil gigantic Crosstown Cup championship banner
The Cubs announced Friday that they would celebrate their 2013 BP Cup win with a 6,000-sq. ft. banner in the left field bleachers. Cubs officials are extremely excited about the banner rasing ceremony, which will take place this September before the Pearl Jam concert at Wrigley Field.
