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10 more cool things at the National Sports Collectors Convention
This one's painful. It's an original Sun-Times photo from Michael Jordan's NBA debut against the Washington Bullets in 1984 — up for...
Mark Potash
Aug 5, 20253 min read


Experience vs. ceiling — Should Ozzy Trapilo start for the Bears at LT?
Training camp position battles usually are overrated. If you had a difference-maker in the mix, you should know it by now. The winner...
Mark Potash
Aug 4, 20254 min read


Aug. 4: Joel Youngblood Day
As an old-school baseball who lives by the antiquated notion that the job is Job One, I celebrate Joel Youngblood Day with the same...
Mark Potash
Aug 4, 20253 min read


Happy 100th birthday to Chicago's very own, Marv Levy
Marv Levy was the first NFL coach I ever interviewed. In 1979, I was a 20-year-old journalism student at Missouri covering the Chiefs for...
Mark Potash
Aug 3, 20254 min read


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


Do the Cubs miss Kyle Schwarber or what?
Kyle Schwarber is a one-tool player who hit .188 with 11 home runs and a .701 OPS in his final season with the Cubs — on paper he's not...
Mark Potash
Jul 29, 20254 min read


Same old song for Bears offense, but with a different meaning under Ben Johnson
When Mitch Trubisky had a spate of interceptions early in training camp in July of 2018 — his second season in the NFL, but his first in...
Mark Potash
Jul 29, 20255 min read


Ryne Sandberg, 1959-2025
There have been two ex-Cubs I wanted to be named manager of the Cubs — Randy Hundley and Ryne Sandberg. Hundley because he fit the...
Mark Potash
Jul 28, 20252 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


Ben Johnson a beacon of hope at Halas Hall — how long will that last?
Ben Johnson's toughest job will be rising above the muck of dysfunction at Halas Hall that has consumed almost anyone of authority — ...
Mark Potash
Jul 24, 20255 min read


Poles apart — Ben Johnson's voice carries the day at Halas Hall
It's been Ben Johnson's show ever since the former Lions offensive coordinator was hired as the Bears' head coach in January. But that...
Mark Potash
Jul 22, 20253 min read


Bears training camp roster comparison: 2022 vs. 2025
Celebrating the Bears' improved roster from the one that general manager Ryan Poles started with in 2022 is like an Olympic high jumper...
Mark Potash
Jul 22, 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


Bears training camp primer — Part 3
POSITION BATTLES LEFT TACKLE — With incumbent Braxton Jones still recovering from surgery to repair a broken ankle he suffered against...
Mark Potash
Jul 20, 20254 min read


Bears training camp primer — Part 2
RANKING THE BEARS' ROSTER FROM 1-91 (newcomers in blue; rookies in red)
Mark Potash
Jul 20, 20251 min read


Bears training camp primer — Part 1
THE OFFSEASON-IN-REVIEW TIMELINE Jan. 5 — The Bears beat the Packers 24-22 to end a 10-game losing streak and finish 5-12 — giving...
Mark Potash
Jul 20, 20256 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
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