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Its not every day you can say the Illini are leading in the Big Ten title race, (unless of course you are talking about the three titles the Illini earned early on this decade) but that’s exactly where our hard fought scrappers [...]

So this trade makes no sense for any team involved beyond the Bulls?  I don’t care, it makes me happy to look at, so shut up.

I know its January and you are probably still trying to forget about the awful 2009 Cubs season.  I have tried to avoid following the trade rumors and other nonsense surrounding the Cubs for a few months just to recover from that disaster.  While all the rumors have really only culminated in 2 additions — [...]

The Rockets are trying to get Tracy McGrady out of their locker room and off to another team.  Hell, even here at NQTC we named him one of the NBA’s top douchebags for the crap he has pulled in Houston the last year or two.  T-Mac’s contract is for $23 million this season and it [...]

I’m pissed off about hockey: the Blackhawks are on a horrendous two game slide and a brutal weekend.  Ok, maybe I’m just spoiled.  Anyways, the NFL playoffs did not treat me that much better (for “economical” reasons) but NFL playoffs are still great to get your online sportsbook account some more room to work with.
Unfortunately, my [...]

Last night’s Bulls game, a 120-87 win over the Pistons, provided some positives that hopefully the team can build on: 1) The Bulls finally built a lead and protected it;  2) They actually came out in the 3rd quarter and played well (This has to be acknowledged on those rare occasions that they crack 20, [...]

I don’t know if its just me, but doesn’t it seem like Scottie Pippen keeps showing up everywhere.  I mean when you are looking for something you generally find it, and my love for Scottie has me keeping my eyes open for mentions of him.  I’m not sure if that’s it though, because he really [...]

Here we are in 2010.  Tyrus Thomas has shown flashes of greatness and the ability to change a game, but has never found any level of consistency.  When Pax traded picks with Portland back in 2006 to draft Tyrus Thomas, everyone was really excited for this athletic, raw young talent with a ton of upside [...]

Andre Dawson, known to many lovingly as “The Hawk” was one of the great heroes of my childhood.  Pretty much any Cubs fan in the late 1980s and early 1990s was a Hawk fan.  He won the MVP in 1987 as a Cub and blasted a career 438 home runs in an era where steroids [...]

Looks like AL Jefferson is on the trading blocks. You think the Bulls would want to pursue him, Troy Murphy, or Antawn Jamison as their low post scorer since signing Chris Bosh will result in Canada seceding from the union? [Yahoo Sports]
Matt Forte needs to take a page from Carlos Zambrano’s book and stay the [...]

This interview from ESPN is the first time I have ever heard Derrick Rose say anything.  I mean sure he has been interviewed in the past, but usually his responses are all cliche “We gave 110% tonight” type answers.  He actually discusses how Vinny’s job instability is affecting the team, Ben Gordon, and a host [...]

Nothing like former childhood idols of mine getting into mischief.  When Dennis Rodman skips out on a bill, or Michael Jordan is seen with some beautiful 25 year old girl, I’m not surprised.  This story is very very strange though.  Apparently Scottie Pippen was involved in some sort of a film with little people.  Well [...]

Yesterday I posted a rumor that the Bulls may be in talks with the Raptors for Chris Bosh. Apparently my contentions that the trade did not make sense for Toronto and the rumor was completely unsubstantiated were not enough to placate bitter Raptors fans who took it upon themselves to attack my writing as “a [...]

The Bears sucked this year.  I mean they really sucked this year.  But the problems with personnel, execution, coaching, and conditioning are not the only things that are wrong.  The Chicago Bears as an organization is owned by the McCaskey family.  Now don’t get me wrong, we honor the great Papa Bear Halas by keeping [...]

We knew that this season leading up to the deadline would be huge for trade rumors.  Teams are going to be trying to clear as much cap space as they can to position themselves to get a big-name free agent, or just trying to get something in return for a big name before they walk. [...]