By Jim Coffman and Steve Rhodes
Worst press conference in Chicago sports history. Plus: John McDonough Is Tone-Deaf; Dueling Settlement Sources; City Psyched Bears Now Losing The Right Way; The Curious Case Of The Cubs; Chicago’s MVP; The White Sox Did Something This Week; The Chicago Fire Did Something This Week; The Waco Brothers Did Something This Week; We Don’t Care About Illinois And Northwestern Football.
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SHOW NOTES
* Revie Sorey.
1:33: Worst Press Conference In Chicago Sports History.
* Sports Illustrated: Patrick Kane’s Press Conference Reveals Blackhawks’ Tonedeafness.
* Haugh: Here’s A Question Regarding Patrick Kane News Conference: Why Bother?
* Sporting News: Blackhawks, Patrick Kane Make Things Worse In Baffling Display.
* CBS Sports: Blackhawks Did Themselves No Favors During Patrick Kane Conference.
* Baffoe: The Deal With Patrick Kane.
* Rosenbloom: Wait, I Found Another Embarrassment In That Blackhawks-Kane Disaster.
* Isaacson: For Fans And Chicago Blackhawks, Cloud Surrounds Patrick Kane’s Arrival.
* Potash: Blackhawks Falter Miserably In Press Conference Loss.
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On settlement talks:
WGRZ-TV Buffalo, Aug. 13: Source: No Settlement Talks In Kane Case.
Buffalo News, Sept. 8: Grand Jury Review Postponed In Kane Case; Financial Settlement Discussions Continuing.
Source: D.A postponed #patrickkane Grand Jury for a few weeks Also NO settlement talks as of today between attorneys on either side @wgrz
— Scott Levin (@ScottLevinWGRZ) September 8, 2015
@JaredSHopkins @ByTimGraham could you please compare sources lol https://t.co/6hOSx9fagC
— Wally Busch (@walleyeb1) September 9, 2015
WIVB-TV Buffalo, Sept. 9: Settlement Talks Underway.
CBS2 Chicago, Sept. 16: Patrick Kane’s Attorney Denies Reports Of Settlement Talks.
Sun-Times, Sept. 16: Patrick Kane’s Lawyer Denies Talk Of Settlement.
Tribune, Sept. 17: Attorneys For Patrick Kane And His Accuser Seek Resolution, Sources Say.
WGN-TV, Sept. 17: Conflicting Reports Of Settlement Talks In Patrick Kane Investigation.
20:01: City Psyched Bears Now Losing The Right Way.
* Most pessimism ever.
* Local reversal.
36:35: The Curious Case Of The Cubs.
* Starlin Castro.
* Javy Baez.
* Bullpen Day.
48:45: Chicago’s MVP.
54:23: The White Sox Did Something This Week.
54:28: The Chicago Fire Did Something This Week.
54:34: Jim’s T-Shirt.
55:15: We Don’t Care About Illinois And Northwestern Football.
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Posted on September 18, 2015