Monthly Archives: October 2008
Sam Smith is back
Earlier this week, I got an email from the Chicago Bulls saying that former Chicago Tribune basketball writer Sam Smith is back writing for bulls.com. Smith was bought out at the Tribune in April. Congratulations to a wonderful basketball mind, and I look forward to reading his wonderful take on the NBA
Basketball fantasy style
Time to get the roundball up and bouncing. Drafts are among us. We at fantasy Bits are looking for people that love SPORTS and would like to post their thoughts. It can be NBA, NFL, MLB or even NHL. Got some fantasy ideas, we would love to get this site moving. I have found myself
Brenden Haywood undergoes wrist surgery, could miss season
After undergoing surgery on his wrist to repair a torn ligament, Washington Wizards center Brenden Haywood could miss the entire season. The team said he will will spend 2½ months in a cast before starting rehabilitation and will be out four to six months. With Gilbert Arenas out until December or January after undergoing his
Pacman Jones suspended at least 4 games
It’s official: Pacman Jones will never learn. After his reinstatement following being suspended for the entire 2007 season, I thought Pacman was a changed man. I wanted to believe it. I really did. He said he never had a good support group, as no male in his family lived past age 25. He befriended Deion
Tony Romo breaks pinkie, out 4 weeks
Add a broken pinkie on Tony Romo’s throwing (right) hand to the list of all the wild things that happened at the end of regulation and in overtime of Sunday’s wild Cowboys-Cardinals game. In the Cowboys loss, Sunday, it turns out that Romo broke his pinkie, and could be out for up to a month.
Lovie Smith is stupid
11 seconds to go. Kyle Orton just completed a brilliant 77 yard drive, spanning 11 plays to put the Bears up by 1. It seemed like the Bears had won the game. Until the Lovie Smith decided to give the game away. The Lovetron decided to squib kick the ball on the ensuing kickoff. After
Icing the kicker should be legal
Ever since last year when Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan called timeout right before the ball was snapped on a field goal try, coaches in the NFL and NCAA have been copying the tactic. Lots of people call the tactic Bush League and call for the rule to be changed so that a coach
Thank you, Greg Couch
Over the summer, I read an article in the Chicago Sun-Times by Greg Couch about how the Bulls make huge profits. He even cited an article in Forbes magazine that mentioned of the profits. I am posting this now, because I have been lazy, and hadn’t gotten around to posting it, but here is the
A breakdown of the Cubs wild spending
Since April 2006, when the Cubs gave Derrek Lee a $65 million contract, they have spent $543 million on contracts since then. In addition to the 65M for Lee, they spent 38.5M on Scott Eyre, Ryan Dempster, and Bob Howry, the 300M spree in the 06-07 off-season, with 136M to Alfonso Soriano, 75M to Aramis
Pacman to play Sunday, NFL to complete review next week
After finding that Pacman Jones did not violate his contract while getting into a scuffle with his bodyguard, the Dallas Cowboys said Pacman will play today. However, the league is conducting their own investigation, and is expected to make a ruling next week. Any suspension would be a serious blow both to Pacman’s NFL future,
