#8220;Paulie, Paulie, Paulie,” may have been chanted for the last time by myself and the rest of the 24,539 White Sox fans in attendance for the last game of the 2010 regular season. The game officially ended when the Sox’s apparent closer of the future Chris Sale threw Cleveland’s Michael […]
Sports
Why Soccer Will Never Be Popular In The States
I’ve been most fortunate to be able to leave the country many times and see many things this year, and one thing that I always find myself having to explain, as an American, is why we don’t like football (or soccer as it s better known here). I usually follow […]
Chicago Bulls Season Preview
Having finished with a 41 – 41 record the past two seasons and making two straight playoff appearances, Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls are looking to make a big splash in the 2010-11 NBA season. The Bulls have been in the national sports media spotlight all summer long, starting […]
Carlos Boozer Out
The Chicago Bulls will have to wait a little longer than expected for help to arrive in the post. Newly acquired free agent Carlos Boozer is expected to miss the first 15 games of the season with a broken hand (requiring surgery), after falling over his gym bag while trying […]
How We Can Improve The Cubs
I don’t remember the first time I made it to the Friendly Confines as I was only concerned with playing videogames as a child and was unappreciative of things given to me, but I do remember going to games in the late 80’s and later. Upon reflecting on the past, […]
NHL 11 Review
The NHL series by EA Sports is known as one of the best sports series on the market right now. With NHL 11 being the twentieth anniversary game, sports gamers would hope that the NHL series would step it up even more. EA Canada (the developers) did not disappoint at […]
F1 2010 Review
Formula 1 is another of those sports that, while the rest of the world seems to adore and worship it, the United States just finds no interest in. It seems ludicrous when you break it down to the core of the sport; have the world’s greatest car manufacturers build the […]
P.E Complex Calendar
This fall, the Physical Education Complex is hosting some exciting sporting events and tournaments including volleyball, hockey, table tennis and tennis, just to name a few. Coed volleyball games are played 6-on-6 (divided equally as amongst three men and three women to a team). Games will be played at the […]
Carmelo to Chicago?
The crazy NBA off-season may have cooled down after “The Decision,” but the madness is not over yet. According to ESPN’s Chris Broussard, all-star small forward Carmelo Anthony wants a trade out of Denver. Anthony, who was drafted as the third pick in 2003 by Denver, has averaged 24.7 points […]
Overpaid Athletes
Alex Rodriguez signed a 10 year contract with the Texas Rangers in 2000 for $252 million, which is probably close to the budget of Chicago Public Schools. Christiano Ronaldo of Portuguese football fame and famous transfer from Manchester United to Real Madrid put the 25 year old part-time model for […]