Derrick Rose is apparently shooting between 500-1000 jumpers a day, 6 days a week.  On top of that, he is supposedly working on his 3-point range as well.  Good for the Bulls, bad for everyone else. [By The Horns] I love the WWE.  There, I said it.  Here is a list of the top ten [...]

There you have it, after all the speculation about the deal being delayed or falling through, it looks like Ricketts came through on the purchase of the Cubs. [Reuters] Will Taj Gibson ever be a starter?  Or just an “energy” sub? [Pippen Ain't Easy] Chris Jackson aka Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf aka Chaim Shalowitz?  Just kidding, he’s [...]

Whoa!  Shaq to Cleveland could change the face of the East, or not.  It will still be fun.  Here’s a good look at all the roles that will have to be shifted on the Cavs for this trade to work out in Cleveland. [BDL] Hilarious fake tweets from athlete’s twitter accounts. [Luol's Dong] Jeff Jordan, [...]

So I don’t get it; Does Jerome James salary count against the Bulls cap or not? [Blogabull] Scott Boras may be evil, but the real bad guys are Baseball ownership, who have somehow managed to make ridiculous profits while at the same time been able to make players seem selfish for trying to get paid [...]

I have been busy as hell with studying for the Bar lately, so I haven’t had a whole lot of time to comment on the Cubs current situation.  It’s not that the 8-game losing streak isn’t a big deal, but how they’ve lost has been painful to watch.  Here are a few thoughts regarding the [...]

Big Baby Davis pushes a little kid after his game winner.  The Celtics are such bitches. [Docksquad] The Cubs finally won one yesterday.  Finally something went right. [Sun-Times] So at first they said he would be okay, then they said 4-6 weeks, but now it looks like Ramirez is going to miss about 2 months.  [...]

Milton Bradley is appealing his suspension “as a matter of principle”.  Seriously?  It’s 2 games. [Tribune] Chicago Bulls stat leaders during the regular season. [Pippen Ain't Easy] The Cubs-Cardinals game Sunday was postponed until July 12, but the Cubbies looked real good on Ramirez’s walk-off on Saturday. [BCB] The White Sox are dropping by the [...]

When I woke up yesterday, I didn’t even really think about the fact that all 4 Chicago teams were playing that day.  I mean I knew I was going to watch the Bulls game and I was really excited about going to the Blackhawks game, but I just didn’t put it all together.  Here is [...]

Will the Japanese Colonel Sanders reverse the Cubs curse?  Can we please stop talking about a curse? [Deadspin] Illinois vs. Michigan today at 5:30 ct.  Illinois needs a solid run in this tourney if they want to get a 4 or 5 seed. [Tribune] The Chicago Bears are re-signing Marcus Hamilton, so that’s another crappy [...]

Because of the shortage of time between now and opening day, we at NQTC decided to roll with a position by position preview as opposed to going team by team. 3B preview is up today – look for the SS preview on Wednesday. This is not a list of the top seven guys at the [...]