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Price Of Fame: Frank Thomas, Who Saved My Life
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be examining the merits—and relative lack of merits—of all 36 players on this year’s Hall of Fame ballot for the purposes of better informing the electorate, i.e., you. All entries in the series can be found here....
Man Pops Out Of Mascot Costume To Propose To Bulls Cheerleader
Who says love is dead?...
Price Of Fame: Ray Durham, Who Made Ballgames Worth Enduring
Over the next few weeks, we'll be examining the merits—and relative lack of merits—of all 36 players on this year's Hall of Fame ballot for the purposes of better informing the electorate, i.e., you. All entries in the series can be found here....
How Stupid Was The Bears' OT Field Goal? Let's Do Some Math
Drew Magary’s Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Email Drew here. ...
The Badassest Rookie Linebacker The NFL Has Ever Seen
I was never a Bears fan, although I do admire the uniform — orange, black and white together just feels football-y, somehow — and I bawled like a crazy person while reading I Am Third and again while watching Brian's Song. (Damn you, James Caan. Damn you to tearjerking hell.) But recently I came acr...
Josh McCown Is Good Now, For Some Reason
As Jay Cutler's recovered from two separate injuries—one to his groin, the other to his ankle—Josh McCown has stepped in and played excellently. Weird....
Footrace Between Drunk Bears Fans Ends Exactly As It Should
Kids, don't drink and run....
Here's Sad Derrick Rose's First Sad Post-Surgery Photo
Welcome back, Sad Derrick Rose. We didn't miss you....
Derrick Rose Is Out For The Season
Derrick Rose underwent a successful repair of his medial meniscus today. That's the good news. The bad news is that the Bulls have announced that Rose is done for the season. ...
Chris Long Did Not Have Much Fun Playing Against His Brother Yesterday
Everyone loves football games that come with a built-in subplot, so it's no surprise that yesterday's Bears-Rams game received some extra hype due to the brother-on-brother matchup of defensive end Chris Long and offensive guard Kyle Long. Two brothers enter, but only one can win! It'll be just lik...
Derrick Rose Tears Medial Meniscus, Out Indefinitely
The Bulls announced that an MRI confirmed Derrick Rose suffered a tear of his right medial meniscus last night against the Blazers. The injury will require surgery and another indefinite absence from the team. According to K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune, Rose is returning to Chicago and will h...
Derrick Rose Leaves Game Early, Has Another Knee Injury
Derrick Rose exited tonight's 98-95 Bulls loss in Portland in the third quarter after suffering a knee injury that team officials say will lead him to get an MRI....
Here's Video Of The Idiot Ravens Fan On The Field In Chicago
This video was uploaded to Facebook with the following caption: "HOLY SHIT! Stupid Ravens fan... We just talked this guy into doing this!!"...
Sign Of Man Having Sex With Cow Features In CBS Chicago Storm Coverage
Chicago CBS affiliate WBBM's coverage of the storms in Chicago that led to a delay of the Ravens-Bears game and Soldier Field being emptied included solicited viewer pictures of the storm, one of which has a sign warning drivers of impending man-cow copulation....
Ex-NFLer Tom Zbikowski: "I Had Some Of My Best Games Off Of Benders"
The Chicago Tribune has an interesting profile on the ex-Raven and Bear Tom Zbikowski today. He's through playing in the NFL after a five-year career, and back in his hometown with plans to follow family tradition and becoming a firefighter. It's hard to tell if the former Golden Domer is a cautiona...
Never-Before-Seen Color Footage Of 1965 Baseball Is Incredibly Cool
This is an absolute treat for baseball fans and television history buffs. It's the last three innings of Reds pitcher Jim Maloney's 10-inning no-hitter on Aug. 19, 1965 at Wrigley Field....
Joakim Noah Hits The Town In A Really Neat Hat
Reader Andrew sends along this picture of Bulls center Joakim Noah, taken outside of Paris Club in Chicago. It's nice to see that Noah understands how important it is to keep his head warm during these cold winter months....