With the Stanley Cup Finals between the Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers heating up and the series returning to Chicago tied at two games apiece, it’s only natural that as a reporter, my thoughts turn to one thing. The pregame meal at the United Center. A word first, about pressroom food. It’s usually bad. Of course,…
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One of the best things about writing a daily blog is you can pour out your heart, express your frustrations, confess your weaknesses and occasionally, when you’re in the mood, embarrass your family.   You can talk about your son’s piano lessons, your daughter’s new bed and your sister’s old boyfriend, and not get fired….
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Excuse me if I drift off occasionally. I [po[a Ok K Sorry. You go away for seven weeks and the first day back is exhausting. Even if the first day back only lasts for about two hours.  And I don’t even know if “back” is the right word. But I am going to start writing…
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Once, when I was covering the Chicago Bulls, Scottie Pippen decided to boycott the media. It took several weeks for anybody to notice. It wasn’t that Scottie didn’t speak to us before that. He did. But we recognized those who were especially quotable and those, like Scottie, who were somewhat deficient. I bring this up…
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The dream job. More than once over the last few weeks, I have been told that I had that. And I’m not always sure how to take it. I suggested to a female sportswriter friend that it seemed like it was maybe sexist. As in, “You should be grateful for having a job so seemingly…
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