Minding Your P’s, Qs, and V’s: Arizona Baseball, Equality, and God’s Word

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    From ChicagoNow.com: My friend Elizabeth Hess, of WDWS’ morning show in Champaign-Urbana, is known for the quick-witted, timely quote. As she reported on Facebook, I just found out the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Her son asked her an interesting question the other day: “Mom,” he said. “Is it better to have a [...]

Reflecting on the Deaths of Adam Yauch and Junior Seau

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See this article in full on SethSaith.com Every week, we learn of the passing of noteworthy celebrities, and sympathies are expressed across social media. Last week’s deaths of football’s Junior Seau and the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch struck me beyond my fandom of either, because in addition to their athletic/artistic gifts, both seemed genuinely concerned [...]

Dorf on Sports – 5/2/12

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with Fred Wallin and Andy Dorf On this edition of Dorf on Sports Fred and Andy discuss the NBA playoffs. Now that Derrick Rose went down with a torn ACL, can anyone stop the Heat from getting out of the East? In the West it seems to all about the Thunder and the Spurs. Comedian [...]

Philly Skewers Chicago 109-92 without Rose in Lineup (with audio)

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Joakim Noah put it rather succinctly.  “We got our asses kicked today.” The Philadelphia 76ers took advantage of a third quarter meltdown by the host Chicago Bulls. The ensuing collapse wiped out a 55-47 lead, and which morphed into an 83-69 deficit after three periods. The 109-92 victory enabled the visitors to tie their first [...]

Bears Pick Boise State’s McClellin First in 2012

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(LAKE FOREST, IL) The Bears held pat, eschewing trade offers both upwards and downwards and selected Shea McClellin, a DE/OLB from Boise State with the 19th pick in the 2012 NFL draft. Apparently he was a bit of a late bloomer in the draft. It came as a bit of a surprise to the media [...]

Dorf on Sports – 4/25/12

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with Andy Dorf and Fred Wallin On this edition of Dorf on Sports Fred  and Andy talk about the NFL Draft, NBA playoffs, NHL hockey playoffs, as well as the end of the year for the Phoenix Suns and Steve Nash.  Chicago native and sports fan Jim Belushi calls in. He will be at the [...]

Dorf on Sports – 4/19/12

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with Andy Dorf and Fred Wallin On this edition of Dorf on Sports, Fred and Andy talk about the upcoming NBA  playoffs, as well as the ongoing NHL playoffs. Most of the discussion focuses on the Blackhawks and Coyotes match up.  Several listeners chime in on various topics as well. To be part of the [...]

Bears Release 2012 Schedule

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The Bears will open with the Colts sans Peyton Manning. Will they have Andrew Luck? Four days later, Chicago heads up interstate 94 and 43 to face off against the Packers on a NFL network game. Here is the schedule, released today. 2012 BEARS REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE      DATE                         OPPONENT                            TIME (CST)         NETWORK / RADIO [...]

Derrick Rose Talks Injuries, Fatherhood

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Derrick Rose met with the Chicago media earlier today and talked about his recent injury in light of the spate of injuries he has already sustained this season.  He explains when it occurred and why he stayed in the game last Sunday versus the Knicks.  Rose was asked about whether he would play in the [...]

Dorf on Sports – 4/4/12

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with Andy Dorf and Fred Wallin Fred and Andy talk about the opening of Major League Baseball being too long, and recap the Kentucky win over Kansas for the NCAA Title. The Lakers troubles continue, along with the poor attitude of their big man Andrew Bynum. Also, comedian Monique Marvez, who is performing at the Tempe [...]