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Leroy Neiman's Medinah masterpiece for the Ryder Cup
In his final months, artist Leroy Neiman showed the commitment and toughness of the many iconic athletes he famously painted. After his right leg was amputated, the wheelchair-bound Neiman had assistants lift and lower the massive, 4-by-6-foot canvas of his final painting, which centered on …
High School Sports
Boys Basketball: Bartlett’s Lance Whitaker commits to UIC
Bartlett senior Lance Whitaker committed to the University of Illinois-Chicago Friday. Whitaker starred for the Hawks as a freshman and sophomore, but sat out his Read More
Hot Corner: Cutler has newest sorry apology in pro sports
Jay Cutler’s sorry.
And he’s not sorry.
On his 1000-AM radio show Tuesday, The Bears quarterback said he shouldn’t have bumped left tackle J’Marcus Webb during Thursday’s loss to the Packers. But Cutler said he wasn’t sorry about dressing down Webb on the sidelines.
Nor …
Throw a flag on this referee
When LeSean McCoy says the NFL’s replacement officials are like fans, he isn’t kidding. “One of the refs was talking about his fantasy team, like ‘McCoy, come on, I need you for my fantasy,’ ’’ the Eagles’ running back told Sportsradio 94WIP radio in Philadelphia …
Rapper 50 Cent addressed rumors of a falling out between himself and boxer Floyd Mayweather last week on the Rickey Smiley morning show. “Me and Floyd are always going to be cool,” he said. “With Floyd, everybody around him is waiting on the next time …
HE SAID IT “Oh keep this young starlet off the road – beware in LA area of Amanda Bynes she feels she is above the law - stop her b4 too late” Dick Vitale, tweeting Tuesday about troubled Hollywood star Amanda Bynes. The cops are already …
Alex Zanardi: From pedal to medal
A lex Zanardi just loves to race. But what he really likes to do is win. The two-time CART champion and ex-Formula One driver took the Paralympic gold medal Wednesday in paracycling — a hand cycle powered by the arms. The win capped an incredible …
Big number: Bears worth $1.19 billion
That’s the value of the Bears franchise, according to numbers released by Forbes on Wednesday. The Bears rank eighth in the NFL: 1. Cowboys $2.1B 2. Patriots $1.635B 3. Redskins $1.6B 4. Giants $1.468B 5. Texans $1.305B 6. Jets $1.284B 7. Eagles $1.26B 8. BEARS $1.19B 9. 49ers $1.175B 10. Packers $1.161B The …
‘‘Blade Runner’’ Oscar Pistorius makes headlines by not winning 200 meters
A chastened Oscar Pistorius moved Monday to defuse the row that threatens to blemish the clean-cut image he forged during a protracted struggle to compete alongside able-bodied rivals. For years Pistorius was the poster boy of the Paralympics. But the era of invincibility for the …
Dwyane Wade back in Chicago with plenty of words
Though he’s in Miami most of the year, Dwyane Wade always finds time to come back and give back to his hometown. The Heat star was in Chicago all weekend for his fifth annual “Wade’s World Foundation,’’ which pushes reading and literacy for at-risk children. …
Sorry, Kobe but Michael Jordan is still not impressed
Kobe Bryant started it. And Michael Jordan is intent on finishing it — especially if he’s got a product to market. In a conference call to announce that NBA 2K13 will include the 1992 Dream Team along with this year’s gold-medal winning squad, Jordan continued …
Tough loss for Chicago as Sarah Kustok leaves CSN
Chicago will lose one of its own when sports reporter Sarah Kustok signs off with Comcast SportsNet Chicago in the coming weeks. The versatile announcer began her career with CSN in 2009 and more recently has performed fill-in anchor and studio work for Channel 5. …
Ken Williams walks like an Egyptian
White Sox general manager Ken Williams spent the All-Star break on an Egyptian vacation with his friend CNN anchor Zoraida Sambolin. Williams watched part of his team’s first game against the Kansas City Royals after the break on his Slingbox device in a cab en …
Those are boos
The “Mookie” Wilson chants at Mets games used to sound like boos, but there was no mistaking how the crowd felt about a certain “Jersey Shore” star on Monday. Fans were not chanting “SNOOOOki” when Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi’s face appeared on the scoreboard. This eyewitness account …
Pete Rose hopes to get a hit with reality show
Pete Rose is on deck for his own reality TV show. TLC is working on a show following Rose and his fiancée, model Kiana Kim, who has posed for Playboy. Rose, 71, is banned from baseball for betting on games when he was the manager …
Pro Beach Volleyball Series in Chicago
At sun-kissed Oak Street Beach on Sunday, Jenny Kropp (right) and Whitney Pavlik bask in the glow of their third consecutive title in the Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series. The top seeds rallied from a three-point deficit late in the second set and from …
Denny McLain pitches new book in Schaumburg
Two-time American League Cy Young Award winner Denny McLain threw out the first pitch at the Schaumburg Boomers’ game Sunday, and his fastball was noticeably slower. But McLain, 68 — the last pitcher to win 30 games when he went 31-6 in 1968 — was …
