I wish I could have trash talked Obama at the Bulls-Wizards game like this joker.  [D.C. Sports Bog]
Lou won’t say whether Z or Dumpster will start on Opening Day for the Cubs.  Z hasn’t fared that well in recent years, but he is clearly the most dominant pitcher on this staff (Harden doesn’t count). [Sun-Times]
The [...]

Illinois won a tough one over Minnesota last night.  Get ready for Sunday against Michigan State. [ESPN]
Milton Bradley gets hurt in the first inning.  I know it’s just a strained quadricep, but I’m still in disbelief.  Not really.  But yeah. [Sun-Times]
LeBron has an answer for Howard’s crazy shot, he’s going to do it underhand.  I [...]

I’m not all that concerned about Chicagoans having remorse over the recent trades, but out of curiosity I looked to see how our old friends were doing on their new teams. As you would expect, they are not doing great.
Larry Hughes:
@TOR—1/9 fgs, 1/3 3pt, 3 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists, -8 +/-
vs. IND—2/7 fgs, [...]

According to ESPN:
Chicago’s Thabo Sefolosha is headed to Oklahoma City for one of the Thunder’s five stockpiled first-round picks in the next two drafts.
This makes sense because after the Hughes deal we needed to move some salary to get under the cap for this season.  I like Thabo but his usefulness to the team was [...]