Northwestern basketball coach hopes to convert nerds into athletes
"It's just too hard to find smart athletes, so I am gonna see if smart kids can play ball," he said.
Week in Review Cubs: A whole lotta unearned runs
Any optimism after an encouraging previous week was washed away by rain, errors and unearned runs. Despite the return of 2012 Gold Glove winner Darwin Barney the defense actually got worse.
Quenneville, Toews celebrate 1st seed lock with angry staring contest
“We were all out on the ice and I don’t think anybody noticed until the smoke started pouring out of their ears,” said Duncan Keith. “Somebody said coach’s mustache grew by like an inch at one point.”
Cubs announce first annual seagull shoot
To participate in the contest, which will take place during a yet-to-be named game this summer, fans will pay $20 per entry for a chance at the shoot. For their effort, the winner receives a bounty for each seagull of one free upper deck reserved seat for a weekday game in September, and a bison dog.
7 retired players currently better fantasy options at 3B than Luis Valbuena
"Some of the guys I'd rather have on my roster than Valbuena are actually dead and they'll still do less damage to a fantasy roster than Valbuena.," said one fantasy expert. "He's just that bad."
Dozens of Sox fans gather around Chicago sinkhole after confusing it for US Cellular...
"Aw hell no, I didn't even know the Sox were playin' tonight," said one fan who only went by the name Billy Bob. "The Cell looks a little different than I remember, but it's been a few years since I've been here so who knows."
Tensions between Harrelson and Stone boil over into ‘slap fight’
"Stone Pony packs a pretty good punch, but the best overhand right I've ever been hit with was Yaz," said Harrelson.
