Miami Heat arena remodeled to resemble Death Star
“I can’t say enough good things about the new arena,” Heat star LeBron James said. “The design perfectly captures what me, D-Wade and Chris [Bosh] are trying to accomplish with this team.”
Nervous Cubs forcing random people walking by Wrigley to buy tickets for 2012 season
Terrified that once-robust demand for single-game tickets has dwindled to a trickle this year, the Cubs are currently forcing random people walking by Wrigley Field to buy tickets for games this season at today's annual on-site release.
New $250 million shoe contract requires that D-Rose change last name to ‘Adidas’
"Aw man, it's a great thing," said Rose. "They've been with me since day one, and now here I am, getting this great contract and changing my last name to Adidas. It just feels like this is the way it should be."
Exclusive: Cubs release rejected ‘Baseball is Better’ slogans
Sources say the Cubs’ 2012 “Baseball is better” ad campaign is off to a rocky start. New York-based ad agency The Brooklyn Brothers is orchestrating the campaign, but based on the rejected slogans obtained by The Heckler, it may not last long.
Ted Phillips honors Presidents’ Day by showing up to work for once
While the holiday isn't intended to honor presidents from the private sector, Bears President Ted Phillips decided he would honor Presidents' Day by showing up for work for only the fourth time so far this year Monday.
Jed Hoyer discovers Junior Lake and other prospects are not actual people
“We couldn’t find [infield prospect] Junior Lake after he didn’t report to Arizona,” said Hoyer. “So we made a few calls to the Dominican. All we could determine about Lake was that several college students vouched for the parties there.”
Blackhawks tell season ticket holders to ‘just go ahead and forget’ about paying invoice...
With a seven-game losing streak on their hands, the Blackhawks told season ticket holders Saturday to disregard playoff invoices they were sent last week, despite an initial due date of March 2.
