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The Ballad of Ricky-Bobby: Here Are The 'Hawksby Bobby Loesch on May 28 at 12:00PM
BOBBY: No more Ricky-Bobby hockey procrastination -- we absolutely have to talk about the Chicago Blackhawks.The Chicago Blackhawks are four wins away from the Stanley Cup. This is exciting.Seriously, how about that Sharks sweep? So sudden, so thorough, so...
Can I Unmask Real Quick?by Bobby Loesch on May 28 at 11:43AM
Yo, I got a real job, and they seem very cool about the sports blogging thing, so I think I'm gonna reveal my true identity today (the tension right now is insane).My name is not, in fact, Bobby Stompy.It's actually...
ESPN.com Uses "Arrested Development" Pun For Headline On Top Storyby Ricky O'Donnell on May 28 at 10:29AM
"Illusions, Kobe. Tricks are something whores do for money!"...
Under Pressure From TUP, Simmons Recants on "Go Cubs Go" Opinionby Ricky O'Donnell on May 27 at 7:24PM
False alarm, dudes: we can still like the Sports Guy.I sent Simmons the previous post on Twitter. BobbyStompy told him, "Been reading since 2003-ish. Today is the first time I've ever hated anything you've ever said. (/White Sox fan)"....
Bill Simmons Tweets the Worst Tweet Everby Ricky O'Donnell on May 27 at 6:12PM
Legit question: can we still like the Sports Guy after this? I honestly think loving "Go Cubs Go" is a deal-breaker. I'm not joking. If you come back tomorrow and this site has changed its name to an obscure...
Fun With White Sox Tweets From Joe Cowleyby Ricky O'Donnell on May 27 at 5:55PM
Jim Thome's on-base percentage: .388Mark Kotsay's on-base percentage: .318Jim Thome's OPS: .881Mark Kotsay's OPS: .733...
LeBron, Dwyane Wade, Joe Johson to Meet, Discuss Free Agencyby Ricky O'Donnell on May 27 at 5:25PM
Via The BaselineThis is actually happening.The Cavaliers' LeBron James, the Heat's Dwyane Wade and the Hawks' Joe Johnson plan to discuss their respective plans with each other before making a decision once free agency begins July 1, Wade told the...
Will Leitch is in Chicago to Promote "Are We Winning?", Plan Your Births Accordinglyby Ricky O'Donnell on May 27 at 4:57PM
Will Leitch is in Chicago, and when Will Leitch is in Chicago, that's big news, right? I certainly think so. So plan your weekend accordingly: tomorrow, Leitch will be in town to sign copies of his new book, "Are We...
Second City Hockey's "Beard of the Day" Feature Adds Aziz, Doug Martschby Ricky O'Donnell on May 27 at 3:36PM
Second City Hockey - SB Nation's Blackhawks blog - has been running a "Beard of the Day" feature throughout the playoffs. It's pretty simple: for as long as the 'Hawks are still alive for the Cup, playoff beards and all,...
Things to Read: 5/27by Ricky O'Donnell on May 27 at 2:31PM
Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. Become a fan of TUP on Facebook.Puck Daddy: Is Vince Vaughn the Jack Nicholson of hockey? Chicagoist: Space Jam As Sacred Mayan Text?Hipster Runoff: NYTimes writes profile piece on MIA making her look stupid, MIA gets...
Michael Jordan to Appear on NBA 2K11 Coverby Ricky O'Donnell on May 27 at 2:07PM
Remember those videos I posted here in December of an NBA 2K9'd version of Michael Jordan acting out his greatest moments, all created by some random dude? Yeah, they were pretty awesome. Well, since it worked so adeptly as...
Bobby's Progressive Field Photo Essayby Bobby Loesch on May 26 at 2:10PM
Took a one-day road trip Tuesday with my buddy Dave (Cubs fan) to the White Sox-Indians game in Cleveland. Along the way, we kinda stopped all over the place. Things began at the College Football Hall of Fame in South...
Things to Read: 5/26by Ricky O'Donnell on May 26 at 2:05PM
Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. Become a fan of TUP on Facebook.Puck Daddy: The 'Hawks may be the favorites in the Stanley Cup, but Philly has better beards.MSF: The evolution of Phil Jackson.Sox Machine: Peavy lays it down, then lies down....
Ozzie Guillen LOL's All Over Cleveland's Misfortuneby Ricky O'Donnell on May 26 at 1:39PM
Via Deadspin...Guillen was nice enough to autograph a ball for an Indians fan before last night's game. He also put a personalized message on there. ...
Things to Read: 5/25by Ricky O'Donnell on May 25 at 2:41PM
Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. Become a fan of TUP on Facebook. Matty Ice!Big League Stew: The Stephen Strasburg baseball card that costs as much as a carKSK: Drew makes fun of Peter King fawning over the Bears, Mike Martz. SB...
Phil Jackson Is Totally Coming to the Bulls, You Guysby Ricky O'Donnell on May 25 at 1:17PM
Unironic 90's mustaches are the best mustaches. Also: Scottie's flattop.ESPN's Chris Broussard dropped another Bulls bombshell last night.The Chicago Bulls have reached out to Phil Jackson through back channels to gauge his interest in returning to the franchise he...
Things to Read: 5/24by Ricky O'Donnell on May 24 at 1:26PM
Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. Become a fan of TUP on Facebook.Videogum: Gabe's final LOST recap. Sad face. Big League Stew: Video of the '76 White Sox wearing shorts.SB Nation: Meet the two guys making the NBA playoffs more fun. Sox...
Blackhawks Advance to Stanley Cup Finalsby Ricky O'Donnell on May 24 at 1:54AM
Enjoy this, I say. There are lots of people holding up four fingers right now -- symbolizing the number of wins the 'Hawks need to capture the Stanley Cup. After all, that was their one goal when the season...
The Ballad of Ricky-Bobby: Sayers vs. Urlacher -- Pick A Sideby Bobby Loesch on May 21 at 1:34PM
RICKY: Hey! You know what sports team I really like? The Bears. They're kind of my favorite. Sure, the Bulls are the most interesting team in town right now, what with all this maybe-signing-LeBron stuff. The White Sox are cool...
Things to Read: 5/21by Ricky O'Donnell on May 21 at 9:59AM
Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. Become a fan of TUP on Facebook. So much more fired up for the World Cup than before I saw this. SB Nation: Gus Johnson is the new Madden announcer!Puck Daddy: The rise of Duncan Keith.TTCS:...
Chicago's Sports Legends Are Greater Than Boston's, So Says Chicago Sports Blogby Ricky O'Donnell on May 20 at 12:33PM
NESN is running a contest to find out who Boston's biggest sports legend is, and they asked me to argue Chicago > Boston. I was on the fence until I saw the network recently interviewed Dr. Dre. That sold me....
Things to Read: 5/19by Ricky O'Donnell on May 19 at 1:48PM
Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. Become a fan of TUP on Facebook.OK, I don't even watch Lost, but this has to be the best thing on the Internet today.Midwest Sports Fans: A podcast with Will Leitch.Free Darko: The FD Dino Draft...
'Hawks Take Two In San Joseby Ricky O'Donnell on May 19 at 1:12AM
Andrew Ladd scored one of the prettiest goals of the playoffs, Jonathan Toews pushed his point streak to 11 games, Dustin Byfuglien squeezed in another goal, and Antti Nieimi again stymied a powerful Sharks offense. Add it all up...
The Post In Which We Urge the Nets to Lose the Draft Lotteryby Ricky O'Donnell on May 18 at 3:46PM
Since there's nothing TUP loves more than to artificially manufacture rooting interests for things we're not actually invested in, I'm going to play the game one more time: watch tonight's NBA Draft lottery wishing anyone but the New Jersey Nets...
Things to Read: 5/18by Ricky O'Donnell on May 18 at 1:39PM
Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. Become a fan of TUP on Facebook.Stumbling Through: My show of the week entry, Them Crooked Vultures. Ball Don't Lie: Shannon Brown with the greatest missed dunk of all time.SB Nation: Possible explanations: The Michael Jordan...
Niemi Powers 'Hawks Past Sharks, Gives TUP Its Most Unlikely Headline of the Springby Ricky O'Donnell on May 18 at 1:20AM
If you didn't see Game 1 of the 'Hawks-Sharks death-match - I am ready granting this death-match status - Blackhawk Up summed up everything relatively succinctly with this photo.Yeah, that was pretty much it. In these playoffs, the 'Hawks have...
Favoritism In The NBA Final Four 2010by Bobby Loesch on May 16 at 11:47PM
Continuing a longstanding Tremendous Upside Potential tradition...It's been a weird NBA playoffs. We've had some upsets, some slight shockers, and some colossal disappointments from some of the league's biggest stars. But as we head into the NBA's final four, order...
The Ballad of Ricky-Bobby: Shake Your Bron Bronby Bobby Loesch on May 14 at 1:10PM
BOBBY: LeBron James is a free agent.Everybody is talking about it... a lot. Everybody is going to talk about it a lot. In the coming weeks, you and I are going to talk about it a lot. But forgetting...
Cavs Bounced From Playoffs, Chad Ford Sends Bulls Fans To Heavenby Bobby Loesch on May 14 at 12:16AM
Not much to say here. But maybe you should head over to TrueHoop and read this everything now.Boston Celtics fans were chanting "New York Knicks" during Thursday's Game 6 every time that LeBron James went to the foul line. Maybe...
Will The C's Off LeBron Tonight? (Chicago? Chicago? Chicago?!)by Bobby Loesch on May 13 at 1:21PM
If you're a relatively decent NBA fan, yesterday was like no other. The internet damn near exploded following the Celtics' Game 5 upset over the Cavs on Tuesday night. The top takes probably looked like this (two through four in...
Things to Read: 5/12by Ricky O'Donnell on May 12 at 2:15PM
Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. Become a fan of TUP on Facebook.Chicago Breaking Sports: Chris Broussard says the Bulls are LeBron's No. 1 option if he leaves Cleveland.Fanhouse: Ziller says the LeBron eulogy is premature. ESPN: 25 Greatest College Basketball Players...
'Hawks Wallop Canucks, Advance to Conference Finalby Ricky O'Donnell on May 12 at 12:33PM
It's funny, if not a bit disconcerting, how much the 'Hawks really do need their world class offense to do its thing. Of course, the team was constructed this way to take advantage of the post-lockout rule changes, so offense...
Sox Own Target Field, Jenks Tells Haters to "Chill Out"by Ricky O'Donnell on May 12 at 1:55AM
If you think TUP has been ignoring the Sox on purpose this year, well, you're completely right. That's the great thing about running a city sports blog as opposed to a team-specific one: if there's a team that can't seem...
Extending a Hearty "No Thank You, Sir" to Joe Johnsonby Ricky O'Donnell on May 11 at 3:19PM
From Simmons today: Put it this way, Joe Johnson: Knicks fans aren't exactly going to be pouring champagne on each other because their team just signed the 29-year-old alpha dog of the 2009-10 Atlanta Hawks -- a team that was...
Things to Read: 5/11by Ricky O'Donnell on May 11 at 2:05PM
Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. Become a fan of TUP on Facebook.Stumbling Through: Zach asked me to do his "Concert of the Week" thing at like 1 a.m., so obliged by rambling incoherently about Local Natives. TTCS: Top Ten Canucks Matt...
My Bro Mycheal Henry Commits to Illinoisby Ricky O'Donnell on May 11 at 1:53AM
Are you guys fans of TUP on Facebook? If not, that's unfortunate. You really should be. Because do you know who is a fan of TUP on Facebook? A newly minted Big 10 hoopster, that's who!I usually leave an ear...
Things to Read: 5/10by Ricky O'Donnell on May 10 at 1:48PM
Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. Become a fan of TUP on Facebook.New Yorker: Will Leitch pitches New York to LeBron.TTCS: Top Ten Most Disappointing Cubs and Sox.Bears Gab: Cutler plans on talking to Kurt Warner. And a music video. After the...
Ben Gordon and Luol Deng, Together Again!by Ricky O'Donnell on May 10 at 1:54AM
Did you guys know Ben Gordon was born in England? If not, I present you with the ultimate evidence: this picture!If that picture doesn't say "Hey guys, I was born in England!", no picture will. I don't even think it's...
Crass Propositions: A Hold Steady Discussionby Bobby Loesch on May 9 at 3:48AM
So I saw The Hold Steady 123 Pleasant St. in Mogantown, West Virginia, on April 15 of this fine year. Since they're one of six-ish bands Rickhouse and I have in common, we traded some e-mails. With their new record...
The Ballad of Ricky-Bobby: Who Should Coach The Chicago Bulls?by Bobby Loesch on May 6 at 11:51PM
RICKY: Let's get this started with a quote from Bulls maybe-GM Gar Foreman, via Wednesday's Chicago Sun-Times."We'll be looking for the best possible coach, leader and teacher that we can find that fits this team and that fits our...
Free Darko Figures Out Phil Jacksonby Ricky O'Donnell on May 6 at 2:50PM
I hate to get even a little bit political here - there are places around the Web designed for people to argue about important things, but this isn't one of them. TUP just tries to chronicle Favre stupidity, make a...
Things to Read: 5/6by Ricky O'Donnell on May 6 at 2:42PM
Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. Become a fan of TUP on Facebook.Big League Stew: Erin Byrnes gets cut by the Mariners, joins softball team. Plugged In: Alabama kid pitches perfect game in MLB 2K10, wins a million bucks. The Big Lead:...
"The Byfuglien Game" Puts the 'Hawks Ahead 2-1by Ricky O'Donnell on May 6 at 1:11PM
And you thought the 'Hawks were built on speed and agility. Ha!Dustin Byfuglien did his Dustin Byfuglien thing in Game 3 last night, forcing his way into the crease, distracting Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo, and slamming home three goals to...
Things to Read: 5/5by Ricky O'Donnell on May 5 at 2:02PM
Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. Become a fan of TUP on Facebook.Mini Beckham. Free Darko: Shoals on the Suns and Arizona immigration. Big League Stew: 10 unwritten rules in baseball you might not know. Sox Machine: Floyd's slow start no cause...
John Calipari and the Bulls: Makes (Some) Sense, Won't Happenby Ricky O'Donnell on May 5 at 2:00AM
This John Calipari-to-the-Bulls business peaked my interest yesterday evening for one reason: Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski had his byline at the top of the story. Woj must have some great sources buried deep within the carnival the Bulls like to...
Bulls Fire Vinny Del Negroby Ricky O'Donnell on May 4 at 2:04AM
We'll always have 'Kurt', he'll always have marvelous hair. It almost happened in December, but this time it's for real: the Bulls will hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon to announce the firing of coach Vinny Del Negro. It's a...
Things to Read: 5/3by Ricky O'Donnell on May 3 at 3:10PM
Send tips to rickhouse@blogsbyfans.com. Become a fan of TUP on Facebook. Kobe is stylish. South Side Sox: April baseball stats in review. Paul Konerko will hit 80 home runs. Yes. Ball Don't Lie: Chris Bosh is using Twitter to decide...
Canucks Parody Much Worse Than They Puckby Bobby Loesch on May 3 at 12:50PM
The Blackhawks pretty much got pasted in Game 1 against Vancouver. The 5-1 margin was the team's largest ever defeat in a series opener played in Chicago (fun!). The only real upside is this terrible Mac/PC spin off some Canucks...
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