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Another sad season for the Cubs concluded with a sad day for Andy MacPhail, who's out of a job and posh country club membership after 12 years as president and CEO.

The Cubs won just one game against the Colorado Rockies this weekend to finish out the season with a record of 66-96. It was just their 36th win at home.

If there were any doubters that the Bears were for real after three games, they smothered any reservations with a dominating 37-6 win over the defending NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks.

Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander proclaimed a miracle Tuesday, saying his injured foot had been healed, simply by prayer. Later that day, his prayers were met by thousands of others from Bears fans who were wishing Alexander wouldn't be able to play, leaving God a tough choice to make prior to Alexander's CT scan on Wednesday.

Why They Might Be Good: Exceedingly wealthy future Hall-of-Famer LeBron James told his teammates that if they help him get to the Eastern Conference finals, he’ll give them each a check for $3 billion, leaving him with a personal bank account of just over $16 quintillion.

Why They Might Be Good: Creaky Charlotte co-owner Michael Jordan will not be taking the court. "I very badly wanted to play," Jordan griped. "I'm in great shape. I've never shot better. But [Bobcats majority owner] Robert Johnson said that if he sees me in a pair of sneakers, he'll club me like a baby seal." Also, oddly versatile swingman Gerald Wallace is a legitimate threat to get a sextuple-double each night.

A day after Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens survived an alleged painkiller overdose, Bears receiver Mushin Muhammad was found unresponsive at his residence, apparently from popping too many vitamins.