2021 was another year in which the world was held hostage once again by COVID-19. The year started with another surge and vaccines just under way. By the end of spring it looked as though we were turning the corner but the Delta variant of COVID wreaked havoc over the summer and then the year…
The Kings of The East The Chicago Bulls have been a joy to watch all season. Despite going through a COVID outbreak that had as many as 10 players and their head coach out for some time, the Bulls have continued to roll. After last night’s 120-119 win over the Wizards, the Bulls now own…
June 19, 1984. The Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden was the place for the 1984 NBA Draft. It is arguably the greatest draft in NBA history. #1 pick Hakeem Olajuwon would win 2 NBA titles. Charles Barkley & John Stockton would go on to have HOF careers. Other stars such as Sam Perkins, Otis…
The date – June 2, 1993. The place – Madison Square Garden. It’s the pivotal Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Chicago Bulls & NY Knicks. The series was tied at 2-2 heading into this game and the Knicks had won 27 consecutive games at home. They were the favorites to dethrone…
The year was 1994. The setting – Madison Square Garden in New York City. Game 5 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals was between the NY Knicks & the Indiana Pacers. This series between these two bitter rivals produced a classic in Game 5. The Knicks were up 12 in the 4th quarter & seemed…
Legends of the Game The Basketball Hall of Fame inducted its 2020 class yesterday headlined by Kevin Garnett, Rudy Tomjanovich, Tamika Catchings, Tim Duncan and the late Kobe Bryant. I was particularly interested in hearing from Garnett, Duncan and Kobe’s widow, Vanessa. I thought KG’s speech was fine except for not mentioning former teammates Ray…
The date was March 28, 1995. The place: Madison Square Garden. The event: Michael Jordan’s first return to the mecca of basketball since coming out of retirement. The result: MJ’s return to the Garden became known as The Double Nickel. The GOAT dropped 55 points on 21/37 FG, 10/11 FT, 4 rebounds & 2 assists…
The Bears’ Circus Show The Bears season ended last Sunday with an embarrassing 21-9 loss to the Saints during Wild Card Weekend. The Bears could only muster 11 first downs on 239 yards of offense. It was easily the least interesting game of the weekend. Bears DC Chuck Pagano announced his retirement and officially became…
The NFL Playoffs Are Here The NFL season concluded on Sunday and the playoffs are now set. The Packers earned the #1 seed in the NFC while the defending champion Chiefs got one step closer to defending their crown by claiming the #1 seed in the AFC. Here is the bracket: The Packers clinched the…
Bears’ Guns Too Fast For The Texans The Bears wasted no time looking like a professional football team today against the Texans for four full quarters. The result was a 36-7 throttling of the woeful, hapless Texans. Dubbed The Ryan Pace Bowl, Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky(24/33 for 267 yards, 3TDs) outgunned the QB most Bears…
