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Rick Morrissey biography
Rick Morrissey has been a sports columnist at the Sun-Times since December 2009. Before that, he was a columnist at the Chicago Tribune for nine …
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MORRISSEY: For Bears, victory trumps woeful offense
If the only thing that matters is the Bears’ improvement to 2-1, then we have nothing to talk about. All conversation can cease, and we can go back to much more important things, such as the iPhone 5 or a Kardashian — any Kardashian. But …Read More
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Morrissey: Ryder Cup gives golfers chance to be part of something bigger than them
There’s nothing like being part of a team, and the ultimate proof is in the way multimillionaires playing a thoroughly individual sport fight and claw to make the Ryder Cup squads, then feel the weight of the world to perform well for their newfound teammates. …Read More
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Morrissey: D.J. Moore’s silencing is latest move catering to Jay Cutler
The only person in the Bears organization who isn’t enabling Jay Cutler these days recently received a phone call from coach Lovie Smith. The message was simple: You might want to consider knocking off the criticism. Consider it done. “He wasn’t happy at all,’’ defensive …Read More
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Morrissey: Alex Rios puts on a great slide show for White Sox
RICK MORRISSEY: There was some talk that the White Sox had done “the little things’’ to beat the Tigers in an extremely important game Monday. It couldn’t have been more wrong. There are no little things when two teams are fighting for a division title in mid-September. There are only big things.
Hey, Fitz, Siemian seems like the better fit at QB
This might seem like an odd time to start agitating for a quarterback change at Northwestern. The Wildcats beat Boston College 22-13 on Saturday to raise their record to 3-0. They have a legitimate chance to start the season 7-0 for the first time since …
Jay Cutler: If you want a QB that doesn’t care, get someone else
RICK MORRISSEY: Did somebody say something about offense? A new, improved, unstoppable, quite possibly otherworldly Bears offense?
MORRISSEY: Jay Cutler,
Brandon Marshall
have Bears
fans giddy
I’m worried about you, little buddy. Yeah, you, the guy who hasn’t been able to wipe the smile off his blue-and-orange-painted face since Sunday. I’m worried about you because, should the Bears beat the Packers on Thursday night, the part of your brain that controls …
White Sox offer something pretty for a change in AL Central race
RICK MORRISSEY: The question Monday was whether it was possible for the struggling White Sox and the struggling Detroit Tigers to play each other and both lose.
Forget Bears’ false start — Jay Cutler’s aim is true
Two offensive series were in the books, and nails already had been gnawed down to cuticles all over Chicago. That’s how the city rolls when it comes to the Bears, who can induce panic faster than any tax-audit letter can. The first series consisted of …
Bears’ biggest weapon no longer running or ‘D’ — it’s passing
Are you sitting down? Excellent. Good news sometimes can be as shocking as bad news. The Bears are all in on this thing called the ‘‘forward pass.’’ No, really. The team will be distinguished in 2012 by its offense, not its defense, and — deep …
Bears need to stop Brian Urlacher from playing on Sunday
RICK MORRISSEY: In the hopes that the people with a vote on Brian Urlacher’s playing status will come to their senses, I’m resurrecting a Dan Hampton quote from last week. “Whoever wants to play him against Indianapolis is nutty,’’ the Bears Hall of Famer said.
Morrissey: Replacement referees should provide comic relief
There is something very pleasurable about a stodgy, self-important organization finding itself with an employee who can belch the alphabet at office parties. I know I’m in the minority on the subject of the NFL’s replacement officials, but be honest: There’s a part of you …
Remember 2005: Don’t lose faith in the Sox just yet
There is still every possibility the White Sox will hold off the Detroit Tigers and win the AL Central. OK, maybe not every possibility, but a lot of them. Or a few. Admit it: The confidence tank is a little low. Don’t feel bad about …
Allen Pinkett’s take doesn’t differ much from some coaches’ attitudes
When it comes to football, we Americans are in a state of delusion characterized by blinding, whiteout conditions. We love the game so much, we won’t allow ourselves to see the truth. We hear the talk about the damaging effects of concussions, yet we don’t …
Bears’ defense isn’t getting any younger, and that’s not comforting
RICK MORRISSEY: The Bears’ defense is getting old, and nothing short of fake IDs will change that. The question is when it will crumble into a heap of physical ailments, kids-these-days complaints and mobility scooters. Another question: What if this season is the season it happens?
Bears appeared to be promising team, but now we’re not so sure
RICK MORRISSEY: None of us should be swept up in the preseason swirl of concern, which is as predictable as candy corn at Halloween. We should know better from experience. But here I am, shaking my head, wondering how the Bears are supposed to beat the Vikings, let alone the Packers, with the issues they have now.
Lance Armstrong’s brand no longer charity — it’s cheating
The words that made me want to spit up my breakfast came from Johan Bruyneel, the former director of Lance Armstrong’s cycling teams: ‘‘Lance has never withdrawn from a fair fight in his life, so his decision . . . underlines what an unjust process this has …
We can deduce that Brian Urlacher’s left knee isn’t in very good shape
There are a bunch of murky unknowns about Brian Urlacher’s reported trip to Europe, the one in which he did or didn’t undergo treatment on his troublesome left knee. None of it would matter if those unknowns weren’t pointing in a direction that is doing …
Chicago ought to give the Olympics a chance
RICK MORRISSEY: London Pride is a beer, but it’s also a fact. Finding the strain of fervor that was on display here for the last 17 days might involve visiting a country with an official state news agency, ideological slogans and soldiers parading in lockstep.
Rick Morrissey’s greatest Olympian ever: Usain Bolt
LONDON — Even creatures with webbed hands and feet like Telander can appreciate this: More than two million people applied for tickets for the men’s 100-meter dash final. That’s a two followed by six zeroes. The huge demand had everything to do with Usain Bolt, …
