DA BULLS!

After some struggling, the bulls pulled off a great win against Indiana. A beastly dunk by Brewer marked the start to a great run by the Bulls. D Rose laid low in the first half but picked up his offense in the second half. Gotta love a good win!

Could be a great Sunday!

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Packers lose to Detriot. (2:30 pm)

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GO BEARS! (3: 12 pm)

3 more words.
That was embarrassing (6 pm)

Embarrasing lose by Jets last night, Challenge ahead for the Bears

Wow, talk about a butt kicking by the New England Patriots. Not only did they win against the NY Jets by 41 points, Brady set his NFL record for 26 straight wins at home, surpassing Brett Favre. Amazing. The Patriots are now 10-2, the best record in the AFC and are looking very strong. Now since I am a Bears fan my focus is really on the fact that we are the next to play this intimidating New England team. Although we carry a record of 5 and 1 away, I am glad we will be at Soldier field for this upcoming game because Brady and his squad are looking too confident on their home field. After we barely beat the Lions last Sunday, who was 2-9 now 2-10, I am a bit worried about how we will bounce back. I can't stress defense enough, the D was slacking last game, but we need them to be on the A+ game against this offensive powerhouse. Maybe Brady will just forget how to throw by Sunday or something!? Ha, Go Bears, I'm counting down the days until the big game!

RIP Ron Santo, you will forever be missed and in the hearts of Cubs fans!

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Boozer to practice Monday (Bulls)

Although the biggest Chicago sports story of the weekend was the Bears win over the Eagles on Sunday, I saw this article about the Bulls and found it very exciting. K.C. Johnson wrote the article to report that Carlos Boozer will finally be able to practice as a Bull, who had been inactive due to a fracture in his right hand. Johnson did a great job of highlighting the fact that the Bulls have been successful without Boozer but it will only get better when he gets on the court. Johnson quotes Coach Tom Thibodeau answering "none," when he was asked what adjustments will be made for Boozer's debut. I'm glad Johnson included that because I'm sure many fans are wondering how it will be when he gets back, since we have never seen him play as a Bull. Johnson includes a quote that states that Boozer will start in place of Taj Gibson which surprised me because I thought that'd work him in off the bench because he has been injured for so long. Johnson writes that Kyle Kover, another Bull, knows Boozer's game better than anyone else because they played together in Utah. I never knew that so I am glad he included that piece of information. Johnson then said "Soon, that partnership will form with Derrick Rose." I like the sound of that and I can't wait to see them work together on the court. Johnson ends with an effective quote by Boozer, "I'm looking forward to playing with the guys, I do have a target date. But I'm going to keep that to myself. I got to have a little mystery." Overall it was an article to get Bulls fans excited but still keeps a sense of suspense and mystery. Hopefully he will be playing in the game versus Magin on Wednesday, but we will see!


Boozer to practice Monday- Article

Bad decisions could be Vick's undoing vs. Bears

Brad Briggs wrote a short article that many Bears fans like me, should definitely enjoy reading. He wrote about the predictions and calculations of K.C. Joyner, the football scientist. I like that Briggs included game statistics for Cutler and Vick for the readers to closely compare. The bears play the Eagles this Sunday and after an impeccable game by Mike Vick last weekend many are very nervous about the possible outcome. I had never really heard about Joyner before this article. I really like the way he calculates a "bad decision" percents for quarterbacks. Briggs was sure to include that Joyner defines a bad decision as "when a quarterback makes a mistake with the ball that leads to a turnover or a near turnover." Adding that definition definitely helped me grasp the idea of "bad decisions" and was better able to compare the two quarterbacks. Briggs includes that joyner said it was only a matter of time until Vick's statistics balance out. As a Bears fan, I really hope that this upcoming game is when Vick's statistics will "balance out" and he doesn't have such a great game. Brigg ends with a great statement to sum up the article, "Joyner says Vick has had 'phenomenal luck' and you have to wonder if the opportunistic Bears defense, which leads the NFL in takeaways, can swing that luck in Sunday's meeting at Soldier Field." Great article, Go Bears! Let's hope Cutler and the bears defense can pull this win off. 


Bad decisions could be Vick's undoing vs. Bears article.