Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Piniella enjoying retirement and part-time job as mall Santa Claus; Fontenot serving as elf

Lou Piniella was spotted at a suburban Florida shopping center over the weekend, where he was working part-time as a mall Santa Claus.

Hossa’s wife not letting him hang out with Kane while both are injured

According to reports from his wife, Marian Hossa is "absolutely, positively, not allowed" to socialize with fellow injured Hawks star Patrick Kane until they are back on the ice.

Lovie: Bears poised for Super Bowl run after dominating Patriots 7-3 in second half

Bears coach Lovie Smith believes his team is poised for a late-season Super Bowl run after beating the Patriots 7-3 in the second half of Sunday's game at Soldier Field.

Huet sending sarcastic texts to Turco after each Crawford victory

After a Blackhawks victory against the Stars last week, former Hawks starting goalie Cristobal Huet sent current goalie Marty Turco a text message sarcastically congratulating him on a victory with backup Goalie Corey Crawford in the net.

Ricketts family serving as Salvation Army bell-ringers to raise money for Wrigley renovations

After Tom Ricketts’ ill-conceived plan to fund the renovation of Wrigley Field failed to gain the support of Illinois legislators, the Cubs chairman decided to have his family dress up as Salvation Army bell-ringers and pocket the money given to them.

Cubs force Soriano extension to keep pace with other team’s stupid signings

Vowing that “no organization’s going to beat us when it comes to asinine signings,” the Cubs have announced that they have demanded an extension to Alfonso Soriano's contract.