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February 2009

February 21, 2009

Hank Aaron

February 09, 2009

A-Rod Takes a Hit but …

A-Rod has taken the hit of public suspicion that more than a couple baseball players...

January 2009

January 07, 2009

Future Catcher

Here's our grandson Aksel, listening to his dad telling him how to give the pitcher...

January 06, 2009

10 Reasons Why Baseball is Better than Hockey

1. Green: baseball is played on a green field; hockey on white ice.2. Wrigley, Fenway,...

January 03, 2009

January and Sports

What makes January such a good month for sports?1. Nope, not because we have hour...

November 2008

November 20, 2008

This Just in …

CHICAGO - Bears football practice was delayed nearly two hours this morning after a player...

November 09, 2008

The Bears and a Promise

I promised my Jesus of Nazareth class that I'd buy donuts for the class if...

October 2008

October 05, 2008

Wrigley Weeping

The Cubs had one of the best baseball teams in the Major League this summer...

September 2008

September 30, 2008

Wouldn’t it be nice …

... for the Cubs and the White Sox to play in the World Series?

September 28, 2008

Cubs Schedule (vs. LA Dodgers)

Wednesday: 5:30pm Thursday: 8:30pm Saturday @ LA: 9pm (All times Central) The Commish is out...

August 2008

August 28, 2008

Rickey on Rickey

One of the most unusual players in Major League Baseball was Rickey Henderson. Not the...

August 19, 2008

Go-go Lo-lo

What about this story about Lolo Jones, one of our Olympians? Hurdler Lolo Jones clears...

August 08, 2008

The Olympics

I've been to one Olympics. The last night of Track and Field in Atlanta. We...

July 2008

July 14, 2008

Why Golf is Better than Soccer

Years ago perhaps America's finest sportswriter, Tom Boswell, wrote an essay on why baseball was...

July 12, 2008

Cubs Win: “W”

July 12, 2008

A Promise and a Question

My promise: The Cubs will win their division and the NLCS and will play in...

June 2008

June 05, 2008

Drafted

Just in case you don't know, our son Lukas is a scout for the Chicago...

March 2008

March 07, 2008

Wrigley … forever?

There's lots of storm brewing in ChicagoLand about the Cubs announcing they could be remodeling...

March 01, 2008

Kris’ brother, Pete, and Katie

The Lady Pretz won yesterday and are about to begin to play for the State...

February 2008

February 26, 2008

Go Pretz!

Congratulations to the women's basketball team at Freeport IL for winning the supersectional to qualify...

February 06, 2008

Michael Jordan’s most lasting contribution to b-ball

#1: #2 The shorts! I doubt we will ever see those short shorts we used...

February 03, 2008

2 for 2

In Dubai, with a brilliant 65 and several holes ahead of Ernie Els, Tiger turns...

January 2008

January 12, 2008

Congrats to Mike Holmgren and the Seahawks

Inspite of a Packer victory, we at North Park University again extend our appreciation to...

December 2007

December 17, 2007

Emerging Football, Emerging Theology

Tonight's game between the Bears and the Vikings pits McKnight against John Franke. Franke vs....

December 06, 2007

Bears-Skins Game Notes

First, these two teams don't deserve to be on national TV. I'm glad I've got...

November 2007

November 25, 2007

Half the Bears Offense Was Eliminated Today

No, not with Cedric Benson going down. The Bears lost half their offense when the...

October 2007

October 14, 2007

Question

Does anyone know what the little green/neon dot on the back of NFL's quarterbacks' helmets...

October 11, 2007

Can the Cubs Become Cuban?!

The story has been around for a long time: the Cubs, the storied franchise that...

October 07, 2007

Tony, Bring Your Best

Tony, coming into Sunday night's game I was worried the Bears could lose game after...

October 07, 2007

Cub Comments?

OK, let's chat about the Cubs. My first comment: we got into the playoffs; we...