A recent happening best characterizes my uncomfortable settlement into my thirties. Like most Americans, I should exercise more often. While I haven’t run frequently for over a decade, I decided this past Sunday to take …
Who can stand to watch SportsCenter these days? The sporting news is chock full of athletes in distress, a bunch of liars, cheaters and thieves who give in to their countless vices. Then again, that …
In case you missed the Big Ben news yesterday, the Chicago Bulls pulled off a three-way deadline deal with the Cleveland Cavs and the Seattle Sonics. The trade was a bit of a yawner in …
Alas, Thursday’s snowstorm kept me from attending the University of Illinois women’s basketball game against Ohio State. And that’s a shame because the Illini beat No. 17 Ohio State, 68–64, behind sophomore forward Jenna Smith’s …
Back in early November, when I began considering topics for the winter editions of this column, I was a bit worried that I wouldn’t have enough column inches to devote to both the Illini men’s …
I’ve resisted writing about the St. Louis Cardinals’ offseason for too long. The time is right; someone needs to defend the masses from the incessant babble of the Homers at the Post-Dispatch. St. Louis fans …
Senator Obama gave his supporters an infusion of hope last week with a huge victory in the Iowa caucuses. But Senator Clinton rebounded this week, bucking the national media and pre-primary polls that all but …
Not only did Bulls interim head coach Jim Boylan get a win in his first game on Friday night, he also got United Center fans a hard-earned complimentary Big Mac as Chicago topped 100 points …
Here’s something I don’t typically hear at 10:32 on a Saturday morning: “We say number, you say ONE. Number…ONE! Number…ONE! Number, number, number ONE! URBANA!” I was one of few present last Saturday for the …
Those of us bemoaning the beginning of another long year for the Illini basketball team need to stop reading Ken Pomeroy’s scouting report for Illinois — which tells us a host of things we already …
