I invited Bill Veeck to my Bar Mitzvah. He declined, in a gracious, multipage hand-scribbled letter.

Wally Szczerbiak just said "Utah is an underrated city" on MSG.

Wow, I was not expecting Kyle Davidson to get a 1st round pick this deadline.

John Belushi was originally going to be one of the celebrity guests who died in the opening credits. Sadly, he died on March 5, 1982.

Not good enough for Jerry Reinsdorf, but good enough to be NBC's lead announcer for national broadcast games. #SellTheTeamJerry

Mayor Bilandic celebrates Chicago's 140th birthday, March 4, 1977. ST-13002209-0025, Chicago Sun-Times collection, Chicago History Museum.

I think Wilson would have that facial expression watching Odom play.

I needed this truly odd thread this evening.

Change a baseball player by adding a letter: Steve Stoned

Half an hour after the towers fell, my spouse woke up and wandered downstairs to find me frantically contacting friends in NY and DC and muttering about the new stage of American history we had entered. HST didn't see everything clearly, but he saw this for what it was.

They stopped the horn after about 12.5 minutes but they had to shut the scoreboard off to do it

The solution was to turn off the scoreboard. Play will resume shortly.

The horn is stuck in Detroit, stopping play between the Cavs and Pistons, and tempting several automobile recall jokes.

Best people-watching spot in town. No people in pic because I try not to be a dick.

A fond landmark from my childhood. I do hope they can find a new owner to keep the dry cleaners open.

Who in 2009 imagined that 24-year-old Taj Gibson would be one of the last active players from that draft? (And it was a good draft. Other active players: Steph Curry, James Harden, DeMar DeRozan, Jrue Holiday.)

I learned from this new Miami Herald story that Alex Acosta, who cut the secret sweetheart deal with serial rapist Jeffrey Epstein in 2008, is now on the board of directors of the right-wing propaganda outlet Newsmax. Figures. (Here's a gift link from journalism hero Julie Brown.)

Some of these people have been with WGN for decades. This is a shame. chicago.suntimes.com/sports-media...

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It's nice when male athletes recognize our common humanity.

This Nets-Mavericks game is objectively terrible and also nowhere near the worst thing on TV tonight.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announced “Abolish ICE” as the winner of a citywide snow plow name contest. He had earlier given it a “full and complete” endorsement.

A morning when New York sports fans wish the Olympics' schedule extended 36 more hours.

Granted, these Chicago Bulls are terrible, so the uniforms are appropriate.

Mike Breen is correct, these Chicago Bulls uniforms are terrible.

By the way, a reminder on Jack Hughes, since the grifters are already trying to hijack his postgame interview www.vogue.com/article/meet...

Handing the plushies to the Canadian team was UK Office levels of awkward.

I wonder if Jack Hughes and I read the same portion of the Torah at our bar mitzvahs.

Else the Puck a liar call.

US men and women's teams win gold against Canada in OT. Amazing.

Jack. Hughes.

Free hockey for gold between US and Canada, just like the women's game. Perfect.

1-1 with 22 minutes left.

They killed a 5 on 3? With that PP?

Wow.

However the next two periods go, the first period of this gold medal game has delivered.

It's nice to see tributes to the Oakland Coliseum by the team that lured away Rickey and Reggie.

Kakko just secured a medal.

Is Finland going to blow another 2-0 lead?

If you walk by the University of Pittsburgh's Hillman Library, you can see the plaque marking where Bill Mazeroski's homer beat the Yankees in the 1960 World Series.

Vale the Glove. (And enjoy his Annual.)

I was not expecting to hear The Cider House Rules mentioned on NBC this afternoon.

John Irving's grandson is an Olympic halfpipe athlete?

Wow, this headline "Indiana unanimously passes bill to lure Bears away from Chicago" is deceptive. Indiana did not pass any bill. A committee of the state House approved an amendment to a bill that hasn't yet passed the House or Senate. Do better, Disney. www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/...

Next season won't have much tanking but not due to these rules. I'm curious what would have happened if Silver had indefinitely suspended Will Hardy for benching his stars in the fourth quarter of a winnable game.

Blue Currents, by Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, 2025, 📸 by @tiltoncreative

A well-timed announcement.

MEGAN KELLER WITH A DIRTY DRAG MOVE AND A GOLD MEDAL WINNING GOAL 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

I want to know if the engagement rings' designs coordinate with the 2026 gold medals.

I got Sidney Crosby vibes from that move. Good lord.