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Bears, Crestwood Store Take Big Dumps
Highlights, lowlights, notes and observations from the Bears disaster on the lakefront before a national Monday Night Football audience.
Hey, @MattForte22, @MartysaurusRex and @BMarshall, what up?
— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) September 20, 2016
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— Beachwood Reporter (@BeachwoodReport) September 20, 2016
Posted on September 20, 2016
By Gary Mikel/Sports Information Director, Clarkson University
POTSDAM, NY – Downers Grove, Illinois native Savannah Harmon, a standout on Clarkson University’s Division I Women’s Hockey team, has been named a co-captain for the Golden Knights in 2016-17.
A highly skilled offensive defenseman entering her junior season, Harmon tallied 22 points on four goals and 18 assists in 2015-16. Through 78 career games, Harmon has recorded 11 goals and 32 assists to go along with a very impressive +41 plus/minus rating.
Harmon was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team in her freshmen campaign in 2014-15.
Posted on September 20, 2016
By Marty Gangler
Geez, guys. Just when you thought the Cubs did something unthinkable, like ruin this great season by losing the clincher and having to wake up the next day and see that the Cardinals lost, they go ahead and give everyone what they wanted the next day anyway.
And sure they wouldn’t of “ruined” the season, but you did feel a bit screwed. Like, when you are watching the Time/Life highlight DVD of the World Champion 2016 Chicago Cubs, do you really want part of it to show the end of that Cardinals-Giants game that technically clinched it? No. You want to see Miggy Montero hit that walk-off homer in extra innings the game after. The Cardinals losing the game late the night before will be just a footnote to that Miggy celebration. So, whew . . . Thank goodness. Because really, what else is there besides watching the Time/Life highlight DVD of the World Champion Chicago Cubs?
Posted on September 19, 2016
By Roger Wallenstein
I’m hearing increasing calls for a Sox rebuild this offseason. “Blow it up” seems to be the consensus of opinion as the South Side contingent heads into the last two weeks of the season with faint hopes of finishing .500.
But I’m not so sure for a few reasons.
Posted on September 19, 2016
By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes
Pedal to the metal. Plus: Exclusive! The Bears Have Only Played One Game; Chicago Sky Again Picks Up Slack Without Delle Donne; Consider The Chicago Fire Source!; White Sox Mandated To Continue Playing Games.
Posted on September 17, 2016
By Dan O’Shea
Questions on Week 1’s fantasy football implications:
As anthem protests increase, will owners cut ties with fantasy-relevant players who take a knee?
I was part of at least one fantasy draft in which team owners dared one another to draft Colin Kaepernick, in the wake of his initial anthem protest.
Posted on September 16, 2016
By Carl Mohrbacher
With the momentum snatched and slated to receive the second-half kickoff, the Bears found themselves nicely positioned to break the hearts of their most Kool-Aid guzzling fans.
C’mon. Some of you were quietly rooting for Connor Barth to shank a last second kick.
Good news, everyone! It never came to that because the offense opted to hang back in the locker room after the conclusion of the second quarter, presumably to escape the Houston heat.
But look, we’re not here to talk about the past . . .
Posted on September 15, 2016
By Tom Latourette
Shout it from the rooftops!
Obstructed view rooftops!
Posted on September 14, 2016
By Eric Emery
On Labor Day, Comedy Central aired The Roast of Rob Lowe. Early on, it was pretty clear the dais, the audience, and humanity in general was more thrilled with roasting attendee Ann Coulter.
Finally, here was a chance to satirically skewer Coulter’s vile views. Alas, the other attendees devolved into a series of personal attacks and insults. Like a well-crossed pass into the six-yard box, rational thought missed the goal.
Meanwhile, I’ve found myself more publicly critical of the NFL since the start of the season. I wonder if I’m becoming the Ann Coulter of soccer fans.
So let’s combine the two to show how vile and caustic one would be if we edited Ann Coulter quotes to be unreasonably pro-soccer and anti-NFL:
Posted on September 13, 2016
By Jim Coffman
It wasn’t that bad.
I was tempted, in honor of the recently departed Cardinals and Cardinal coach Dennis Green, to go with a different lead, one that seemed apropos at least immediately following the game: The Bears are who we thought they were.
But this loss was a far piece from of a harbinger of doom – A far, far, piece. The final score was 23-14 on the road against the favorite to win the AFC South. The Texans have one of the best defenses in the league featuring, perhaps, the best pass rush. And their offense is good enough, especially if rookie wide receiver Will Fuller the Fifth (is that a first in major pro sports?) can continue to achieve the kind of separation he got all day against the Bears.
Posted on September 12, 2016
