Piniella’s minor league lineup can’t solve Lincecum
When Cubs manager Lou Piniella saw that his team would be facing last year's Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum of the Giants on Tuesday afternoon, he immediately flew the white flag of surrender.
Rondo signs contract with Packers
After Thursday night's triple overtime loss to the Bulls, reviled Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo announced he had signed a contract with the Green Bay Packers.
The Heckler Pledge: No more Joakim Noah jokes for at least a month
Editors at The Heckler late Thursday night made a pledge: No more Joakim Noah jokes for at least a month following his career game in a stirring three-overtime playoff win against Boston.
Bulls fan leaves game after Celtics take late 8-point lead
Downers Grove resident Keith Oglewicz was pumped to get a ticket to Thursday's Game 6 of the Bulls' playoff series against Boston. But the disgruntled Bulls fan left in disgust after the Bulls blew a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter and trailed the Celtics, 99-91.
Bears trade draft pick for Dairy Queen gift certificates
The Bears' war room unexpectedly shut down on Saturday during the 2009 NFL Draft. With only a second round selection on the docket, Jerry Angelo opted to unload the Bears lone first-day pick for gift certificates to the local Dairy Queen.
Angelo makes draft pick just to liven up Bears annual pool party
After a pick-free Day One of the 2009 draft, Bears GM Jerry Angelo had a very active second day, making nine picks, the first of which was San Jose State DT Jarron Gilbert in the third round, who is a bit of an Internet sensation due to a YouTube video of him jumping out of a swimming pool.
Woo-Woo in History: Tiananmen Square 1989
Here is Woo-Woo 20 years ago posing for the camera during China's Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Woo-Woo found a way into one of the most iconic photos of the '80s.
