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10 cool things at the National Sports Collectors Convention
New York Daily News newspaper with coverage of the Beas' 14-10 victory over the Giants in the 1963 NFL Championship Game. George Halas's...
Mark Potash
Aug 1, 20253 min read


An ode to Dick Allen — a deserving Hall of Famer
When the White Sox acquired slugger Dick Allen from the Dodgers for left-handed pitcher Tommy John, his reputation as a volatile,...
Mark Potash
Jul 27, 20256 min read


Sox surge adds some spice to Crosstown Classic — is it legit?
You can throw out the records when the Cubs play the White Sox, and often that's necessary — the Cubs and Sox have both had winning...
Mark Potash
Jul 26, 20253 min read


Why Bears fans are nervous about Luther Burden: The Kevin White timeline
Bears rookie wide receiver Luther Burden, the team's second-round draft pick (No. 39 overall) from Missouri, has yet to participate in...
Mark Potash
Jul 25, 20252 min read


1969 — they put a man on the moon
It's hard to believe that 56 years after they put a man on the moon, there's still no cure for the common cold. But what an...
Mark Potash
Jul 21, 20251 min read


The '85 Bears or '96 Bulls? Ranking Chicago's modern championship teams*
Chicago's major pro sports teams have won 12 championships since the 1985 Bears ended a 21-year drought (*The NASL champion Sting won...
Mark Potash
Jul 15, 20255 min read
The 2005 White Sox — a bittersweet celebration of a random, but worthy, championship team
The White Sox celebrated the 20th anniversary of their 2005 AL Central championship team last weekend at Rate Field. And was a typically...
Mark Potash
Jul 15, 20254 min read
July 2, 1967: A magic moment in Cubs — and Chicago baseball — history
The Cubs in first place in July is nothing to get excited about these days. But once upon a time, it was literally a cause for...
Mark Potash
Jul 2, 20253 min read
50 years ago — The summer of 'Love Will Keep Us Together'
You're only 16 once, which I guess is why "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain & Tennille resonated with me in 1975 nearly as much as...
Mark Potash
Jun 24, 20253 min read


Back, back, back ... Jimmy Piersall goes coast-to-coast with his 100th career HR
Jimmy Piersall was described as "colorful," "eccentric," "daffy," "clownish," and "zany" as a productive Red Sox rookie in 1952 before...
Mark Potash
Jun 23, 20254 min read


The 'Babe Ruth Shot' is born
On June 13, 1948 — 77 years ago Friday — the Yankees celebrated the 25th anniversary of Yankee Stadium and honored the legendary Babe...
Mark Potash
Jun 13, 20254 min read


The 1965 baseball draft — the start of it all for Rick Monday ... and Ken Holtzman
Even with the reserve clause in effect in the mid-1960s, major league baseball still had a free agency problem. Signing prospects was...
Mark Potash
Jun 8, 20255 min read


D-Day: June 6, 1944
Friday is the 81st anniversary of D-Day, the Allies' invasion of France during World War II. It's a little different re-visiting D-Day...
Mark Potash
Jun 6, 20251 min read


Remembering Lou Gehrig ... and Wally Pipp
Lou Gehrig's major-league-record streak of 2,130 games played started 100 years ago Sunday — when he pinch-hit for shortstop Paul...
Mark Potash
Jun 1, 20253 min read


A small price to pay for a step back in time — the Chicagoland jukebox show
The Chicagoland Antique Advertising, Slot Machine & Jukebox Show is too long of a name for a collectibles show but not long enough at the...
Mark Potash
Jun 1, 20252 min read


Happy Birthday, ex-White Sox All-Star Carlos May
Though he was a two-time All-Star, Carlos May wasn't the most famous White Sox player even in his hey-day, but every Sox fan knows his...
Mark Potash
May 17, 20254 min read


The Legend of Shoeless Joe Jackson gets new life
Pete Rose was the focus of baseball commissioner Rob Manfred's edict that a lifetime ban from baseball ended when that player died. But...
Mark Potash
May 15, 20253 min read


Heads you win, tails I lose ...
The basketball gods twisted the knife on the Bulls on Monday night. By losing the coin-flip with the Mavericks for the No. 11 pick in the...
Mark Potash
May 12, 20255 min read


May 12, 1970 — Ernie Banks hits his 500th home run
Ernie Banks still had it when the 1970 season opened, but he was losing it. Banks hit 23 home runs and had 106 RBIs (fifth in the...
Mark Potash
May 12, 20254 min read


Shades of '85? With Steele, Shota out, Cubs rotation needs a boost
The Cubs have lost three of their last four games and now begin their first full pitching rotation without Justin Steele and Shota...
Mark Potash
May 8, 20254 min read
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