Pat Fitzgerald should never have been fired over the hazing allegations, but he absolutely should have been fired for going 4-20 in his last two seasons.
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Pat Fitzgerald should never have been fired over the hazing allegations, but he absolutely should have been fired for going 4-20 in his last two seasons.
Couldn’t let ‘Born to Run’ turn 50 without weighing in. After all, its been the soundtrack to every adult risk or leap I’ve ever taken.
Cuts ripple across Northwestern, as faculty warn of dire situation. The damage being done to American civil society by funding gamesmanship is incalculable. Story by Kate A for @chicagotribune.com
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The moment Stephen Colbert said I don’t give a flying f**€k to Paramount and CBS.
Sinner losing the French Open final like *that* and then coming back and winning Wimbledon is an all-timer. Dude is made of steel.
Barnhizer to OKC!!!!
Short version is that Heartbreaker has lost none of its power after a dew decades and, somehow, neither has his nonsense with @jimderogatis.bsky.social.
Some thoughts on @ryanadamsofficial.bsky.social at the Chicago Theatre, where he honored his greatest album and extended his dumbest feud.
It's infuriating how 99% of the coverage of this new war doesn't bother to mention that it is happening because we had an agreement to limit and monitor Iran's nuclear program, which even Trump's own aides said was working, and he blew it up because it was negotiated under Obama.
In 2018, Donald Trump, then in his first term as US president, let Iran out of nuclear restrictions in exchange for nothing.
Many people, very much including me, warned that he put things on a path with only two possible outcomes: large-scale war, or a nuclear-armed Iran.
And here we are.
Great, great match. Didn’t quite match the level (or the stakes) of Wimbledon 2008, but an all-timer for sure.
Probably 4th after …
1) Wimbledon 2008
2) Wimbledon 1980
3) AO 2012
4) RG 2025
5) Wimbledon 2019
6) AO 2017
7) AO 2022
A little early for these two to worry about history but a Sinner win there would have tied Alcaraz at four slams and given him a chance to win a “Novak Slam” next month at Wimbledon.
Feels like men’s tennis finally has its first true post-Big 3 moment.
This tournament started with a ceremony honoring Rafa Nadal, but this match is the greatest tribute imaginable to what was best about him.
One thing everyone can agree on is that Alcaraz and Sinner need to play more Grand Slam finals.
Dolan simply cannot stand competitiveness.
Short version: It’s his example more than his exploits, a mix of grit and grace everyone ought to aspire to.
Inspired by @christopherclarey.bsky.social’s exceptional new book, some thoughts on why we (ok, I) miss Nadal so much watching RG.
I wrote about a Rafa-less Roland Garros, and why I miss his example more than his exploits.
Wondering why The President is so triggered by The Boss? Look to the 1980s.
Bruce putting the in-concert rants that triggered Trump on every major streaming service is a Boss trolling move. Extra points for killer performances, too.
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Given Catholicism’s view on the redemptive and transformational power of suffering, a Bears Fan pope tracks.
KNICKS
I covered media for Crain’s, so Miner mentions shouldn’t have been a big deal. But they were. I remember being quite proud of this fairly neutral mention of some of my reporting on the financial shenanigans at Hollinger International.
RIP to a great one. As a young Chicago journalist in the early 2000s, it is hard to overstate how important Michael Miner’s column felt at the time.
He was tough, fair and cared deeply about getting it right. RIP.
Pritzker: It’s time for us to be done with optimism about their motives. Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research… Autistic kids and adults who are loving contributors to our society don’t deserve to be stigmatized by a weird nepo baby who once stashed a dead bear in his car. Our military service members don’t deserve to be told by a washed-up Fox TV commentator, who drank too much before being appointed Secretary of Defense, that they can’t serve their country simply because they are Black, gay, or a woman.
Dear god let this man cook.
nightmare
One of the wilder political things in recent history is that Project 2025 publicly released a 900 page document laying out their plans to roll back 100 years of human progress and then during the campaign Republicans just said "no we're not :)" and then they won and now they're doing it all.
Yes, please. More mockery of Bill Maher and his meeting with Trump.
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