Could it be possible that the answer to the question of who could be the guy next to Rose for the next couple years was neither Gordon or Deng?  Could it be that a throw-in for a salary-dump deal was the answer?  I believe that it is.  Not that we don’t all love Deng as [...]

I’m no therapist, but this sounds like StevieY might have some serious anger issues he should address.  I just had this conversation with him via gchat:
StevieY19:  yo, i had a dream last night that rodney stuckey and vinny got in a shoving match during a game. vinny ran out onto the floor and got in [...]

I’ve noticed something watching the last few games.  Vinny Del Negro is on his feet, yelling and screaming passionately, almost half the game.  Most Bulls fans would probably be appreciative of that kind of commitment and effort from their coach.  There’s one problem, though.  He only is into the game when his team is on [...]

The President gives a class on Barack-etology.  This is actually very amusing, the guy knows his stuff.  If you don’t want to watch the whole thing, at least go to the end where he has a message for his winner.  [Awful Announcing]
The Bulls beat the Thunder last night and Derrick Rose was perfect in the [...]

If David Wright hits a two run game winning single to send the United States to the semi-finals of the World Baseball Classic and no one sees it, did it still happen?  Apparently so, because the U.S. has clinched a spot in the semis with a win over Puerto Rico and will play the Venezuelans [...]

Here we are in Illinois’ bracket, where the North Carolina Tar Heels are the 1-seed.  Just like Illinois, North Carolina has an injury question at the point guard spot.  Last I heard Ty Lawson was doubtful for the Heels’ first round game. With Lawson, the Heels are the favorite to make the finals from this [...]

The Chicago Blackhawks have lost five of their last six games and are really looking to turn things around to gear up for the playoffs.  Chicago hasn’t won in regulation since the first of March and while Khabibulin gets his legs back, they could struggle some more.
The spotlight for the night was thankfully stolen from [...]

Pittsburgh honestly screws me in my bracket every season.  Every year I think they’re so tough, with at least one guard that can score and they lose to some awful team in the second or third round.  But this is the best Pittsburgh team of them all, right?  Fields, Young, Blair; they’re excellent and they [...]

It’s time for another one of my crazy sports conspiracy theories.  The Illini were cruising along, looking like a solid 5 seed and maybe even a 4 seed in the NCAA Tourney.  Then they lost Frazier to a fractured hand/wrist and said he would probably not be back for the Big Ten tourney but he [...]

Bulls run the Celtics out of the building.  Yeah I know it sounds crazy, but it happened.  You think Garnett being out had something to do with it? [Blog-a-Bull]
Obama makes his NCAA tourney picks.  No real surprises on who his Final Four is. [ESPN]
Zoner is running a “Best Sports Blog Name” contest.  Vote for NQTC [...]

Carlos Zambrano told the Sun-Times that while he loves the Cubs, he is also a White Sox fan and has been since he was a little kid.  He said that he couldn’t imagine pitching for another team, but if he ever did, he’d want it to be on the South Side.
Now Cubs fans might be [...]

Of all the 1-seeds in the tournament, the experts seem to be the most down on UConn.  The Huskies lost shooting guard Jerome Dyson, but start a pair of capable seniors in A.J. Price and Craig Austrie, not to mention a frontcourt of Adrien and Thabeet.  UConn doesn’t seem to have a lot to worry [...]

I hope everyone is having a wonderful St. Patty’s day.  Remember, the more you drink, the more you honor the great St. Patrick.  In order to celebrate this great day, here is a list of Irish athletes through the years courtesy of Hugging Harold Reynolds:

Xavier McDaniel
Jermaine O’Neal
Patrick Crayton
Troy O’Leary
Patrick Ewing
Darren McFadden
Antonio McDyess
Shaquille O’Neal
Randall McDaniel
Steve McNair
Patrick [...]

The tournament actually starts in the Midwest bracket with a game of almost no significance tonight between Morehead St. and Alabama St.  No offense to these teams, but this is not something that people want to watch, but watch we will.  The winner of this game will be greeted by Louisville and their full-court press.
What [...]

Hey look a White Sox post!  Not really.  As I was sifting through a considerable amount of build-up in my Google Reader, I came across this useful bit of info.

The guys over at Luol’s Dong mentioned not too long ago how these types of headlines will never fail to be funny.  There’s nothing funny about [...]