January 7, 2017: Reigning Buckets
“I love what I do. I don’t want to let this organization down, my teammates, this city. I live for this; this is what I wake up for.” These are the words of Jimmy Butler after the Bulls win on … Continued
January 6, 2017: When It Counts
There’s just not enough time. There’s only 24 hours in each day. How do you split those precious hours up? Work is inevitable. Family is most important. God is in everything we do. Then what? My thing is Chicago sports. … Continued
January 5, 2017: Empty Win
Is there any win that we could call an “empty win”? A win that doesn’t bring you a good feeling. One that is seemingly meaningless… Well, I know we beat the Cavs on Wednesday, but that sure felt like one … Continued
January 4, 2017: Doggie Dog World
I know I just said the Bears season is over, but I’m here to talk more football. I know I said I hate a lot of the other NFL teams, but we’re going to talk about them. It’s time for … Continued
January 3, 2017: Bears Out
Whew… another rough season is in the books after Sundays’ loss to the Vikes. Although I have felt worse after other seasons, this one is officially THE worst 16 game season for our Bears. The 3-13 record is now history; … Continued
January 2, 2017: Let Jimmy Take Over
Oh move over rover, and let Jimmy take over! OK, so it was actually the other Jimmy, Jimi Hendrix, that was being referred to in his song “Fire”, but the UC now plays and flashes that on the jumbotron when … Continued
January 1, 2017: New Year, Same Old Blog
This can’t be a good sign for 2017. The new year has started, and I’m already behind on my blog. What does that mean? It means I’m busy with other shit, like family stuff, and enjoying my time off, so … Continued
December 31, 2016: Week 17 Bears at Vikings
On this New Year’s Eve, I’m not going to rehash 2016; maybe I’ll save that for tomorrow’s post. Instead, I’m going to stick to the script (well, technically, I do Bears previews on Friday, but whatever.. technically I’m posting this … Continued
December 30, 2016: Booing Helps
I got a chance to watch most of the Blackhawks Predators game on Thursday night; I was glad I did. That was a pretty good hockey game. We do have a bit of history with these guys. They were one … Continued
December 29, 2016: Clutch Bucket Time
We knew it a long time ago here. Back when I was starting up a new feature, called Player’s Club, we wrote about him here: http://www.thelocalsportstalk.com/december 27-2014-the-butler-did-it/. That was almost 2 years ago to the day. Read it if you … Continued