Although it didn’t help us much with the Olympics, Obama’s Chicago loyalties have been beneficial in many ways.  For a sports fan, the most fun part has been seeing him honor different Chicago teams and wear Chicago sports gear whenever he gets the opportunity.  For the NFL’s “Play 60″ campaign, Obama appears in the latest [...]

Usually we don’t address politics too often on this site beyond the occasional “Barack’s got court vision” post.  I read something last week though that got my attention about our President.  It was about something seemingly innocuous: Obama’s apparent love of golf.  The love has gone a bit far, however.  As of last Monday, he [...]

Although he isn’t as active as some of our more annoying commenters, he still has good taste in sports blogs.  This was sent to me by an anonymous NQTC reader:

As some of you noticed (or not), I have been absent from NQTC since last Sunday.  As a result, South Side Sheik and StevieY19 managed to maintain the site using dignity, research, and well-thought out arguments and analysis about serious topics in sports.  Booorrrring.  So I’ve returned to bring the integrity of the site back [...]

After a couple months of non-leisure time off, it’s time to return to NQTC.  I just felt the time was right, with Stormin’ Norman coming to the stretch run of bar exam studying, the Cubs and Sox looking to make second half comebacks, and all kinds of other fun crap.  Actually, I finally got the [...]

Ok so Utah matched Millsap’s offer sheet which puts them at $81 million in salary.  That is pretty much the death knell for Boozer’s tenure in Utah.  The Boozer-Hinrich-Thomas rumor lives on. [By The Horns]
Some suspended tennis player had his drug suspension lifted after convincing a panel that the cocaine was in his system from [...]

In honor of the return of StevieY19 this week (hopefully by Friday), here’s a little Detroit Lions link.  This is what the players would tweet on the sidelines if they could.  Funny and sad at the same time. [Detroit4Lyfe]
Professional memoribilia-hawks had Granderson’s number right when he got off the plane in St. Louis. [The Grandstand]
Bulls [...]

Vinny says it’s all about defense, but how can they improve that?  Ben Gordon is the weakest link, goodbye! [Pippen Ain't Easy]
Top ten things you will never hear Chicago coaches say. [TTCS]
The Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati is adding a dollar menu.  I guess the equivalent at Wrigley would be the $10 menu. [Shysterball]
An interesting [...]

We all heard Barack Obama make his picks on ESPN, but in case you missed it, here’s the video.  Well former President Clinton weighed in on his picks the other day as well, though not in the detail that Barack did. Here’s what Bill thinks:
Clinton, college basketball fan, and Carville, political strategist, went through the [...]

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 [...]

John Stewart was at it again, hilariously ripping on Chicago’s sports teams.  After saying that they suck, he says they should sign Obama as a new SF.  Start watching around the 1:45 mark.
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The Daily Show With Jon StewartM – Th 11p / 10c
Obama’s First 100 Days – Privileged [...]

The Bulls won a great game at Houston, but Deng may be lost for the year.  It looks like a fracture, which doesn’t sound good. [Tribune] ***UPDATE: X-rays on Deng were negative, he is now day-to-day.
Paul Harvey, another Chicago broadcasting legend, passed away this weekend.  Why do they always go in bunches?  So sad. [Chicago [...]

NQTC reader Adam was bitching that we don’t post enough on the weekend, so here are some photos I dug up for you to look at:

K.C. Johnson is reporting that the Bulls will be meeting Barack Obama today:
The Bulls are scheduled to meet President Barack Obama Thursday afternoon in the Blue Room of the White House.
“A great honor for the Chicago Bulls organization,” said Steve Schanwald, executive vice president of business operations. “The President has been a fan of the [...]