Tightwad Bears swindle Smith, Angelo with extensions
Since losing Super Bowl XLI, Bears fans have been clamoring for the team to give head coach Lovie Smith a contract extension. General manager Jerry Angelo's compensation was also not appropriate for the leader of a Super Bowl team. The Bears were taking a beating in the papers, being labeled as a cheap, second-class team. Wednesday they ponied up. Sort of.
‘Old, bitter and crotchety’ Veterans Committee keeps Santo out of Hall again
Major League Baseball's Veterans Committee proved inept and worthless once again Tuesday, failing to elect a single member to the Hall of Fame for the third straight time. Denied once more was Cubs legend Ron Santo, who came up five agonizing votes shy of Cooperstown enshrinement. Santo will have to wait until 2009 to have his heart ripped out and stomped on again by the committee.
Sox spring training fans praise Uribe for legal troubles
Even though Juan Uribe has averaged 20 home runs and 70 RBI in his three seasons with the White Sox, he's never felt truly accepted by fans. Until this year.
Same story, different night as Bulls lose to Magic
For Bulls fans, Monday night seemed like déjà vu. Watching their team play three strong quarters of basketball, then relinquish the lead with less than three minutes to play has been an all too familiar theme this season. Same [expletive deleted], different day.
A.J. Pierzynski annoys 25 people at Tucson-area Olive Garden
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has a phrase that sums up his catcher's relationship with others: "If A.J. is not on your team, you hate him. If A.J. is on your team, you hate him less." While it's not obvious whether or not the patrons of the Tucson, Ariz., Olive Garden were Sox fans, after Monday's tirade accompanied his soup, salad and breadsticks lunch, the restaurant-goers certainly do hate Pierzynski.
Uribe debates what to do with all those frequent flyer miles
While the worst of his legal battles involving a shooting in his homeland seem to be behind him, White Sox shortstop Juan Uribe may have to make more trips to the Dominican Republic as the 2007 season wears on. Always the optimist, Uribe is focusing on the frequent flyer miles he'll continue to rack up while the legal system takes it course.
Prior to pitch underhanded in spring training
Arm and shoulder problems have been an all too familiar refrain for Mark Prior over the past few seasons. However, the Cubs are using a new approach to keep the porcelain-based starter healthy this year: Pitching underhand.
