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Rick Morrissey has been a sports columnist at the Sun-Times since December 2009. Before that, he was a columnist at the Chicago Tribune for nine …

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  • MORRISSEY: Nate Robinson came to play on Saturday

    I don’t know where Nate Robinson is from. I know it says Seattle in all his biographical information, but that’s fiction and quite possibly a government cover-up. He’s from some other planet where everything is unstable and combustible, where people are up and down in …Read More

  • Gritty is good enough for Bulls in Game 3

    RICK MORRISSEY: This is crazy, you know. The Bulls are made up of bloody bandages, average depth and a coach who welded the pedal to the metal at birth. Does that say “playoff success’’ or “please put us out of our misery?’’

  • Draft Manti Te’o? Bears should take him or leave him: Morrissey

    I have a very good feeling and a very bad feeling about the Bears’ draft on Thursday. The very good feeling is that they’ll use their first-round pick on Manti Te’o. That’s the very bad feeling, too. The columnist in me absolutely loves the idea …Read More

  • MORRISSEY: Bulls have heart, guts in abundance

    We’re going to talk about the Bulls’ toughness, but we’re not going to comparison-shop. We won’t celebrate Joakim Noah’s heart as a way of condemning Derrick Rose’s. If you want to read or hear about how wimpy, selfish and misguided Rose is, go to Facebook, …Read More

  • MORRISSEY: We’ve heard Jay Cutler, coordinator trade praise before

    Several weeks ago, a reader sent me a complimentary email. I can’t remember the subject matter, but I do remember to whom it was addressed: Mr. Mortuary. This is odd, I thought. A shot across the bow in the salutation, followed by glowing praise. Then …Read More

    • MORRISSEY: Cubs’ owners prey on your hopes by promising titles with Wrigley repairs

    If I have this right, the Cubs are going to win a World Series soon because their long-sought-after renovation of Wrigley Field is on the horizon. At least that’s what chairman Tom Ricketts declared the other day. ‘‘We need this project in order to bring …

    MORRISSEY: Adam Scott becomes first Australian to win Masters

    AUGUSTA, Ga. — I can’t  say Adam Scott was  carrying the hopes and dreams of every Australian with him Sunday because I don’t know that to be true. I do know the hopes and dreams of an Australian writer sitting near me were wired into …

    MORRISSEY: Tiger Woods not necessarily a ‘gentleman’

    AUGUSTA, Ga. — Golf is a gentleman’s game. Not my words, but words passed down over the years and held dear by the keepers of the sport. We’re different, golf says. We’re better, it says. It’s why Masters officials penalized a 14-year-old golfer for slow …

    MORRISSEY: By penalizing eighth-grader, Masters shows it doesn’t get it

    AUGUSTA, Ga. — We’re dealing with a 14-year-old kid here. Let’s start with that. Try to remember what you were like when you were 14. Just because Guan Tianlang has been blessed with exceptional golf skills at a young age doesn’t change the fact that …

    Teen wonder Guan Tianlang keeps cool in Masters debut

    RICK MORRISSEY: Guan Tianlang walked up to the first tee at Augusta National on Thursday looking even younger than his 14 years on earth. If someone had announced a read-aloud story time, Guan might have sought out a lap.

    Masters enters age of a new low for putters

    MORRISSEY: I don’t want to say technology has gotten out of hand in golf, but it won’t be long before golfers are phased out of the sport entirely. The logical result of this technological arms race will be clubs that can break par all by themselves.

    Masters favorite Tiger Woods no easier to read

    RICK MORRISSEY: There seem to be two distinct approaches to Tiger Woods these days. The first is the old standby, the one in which opponents instinctively shake in their FootJoys at the mere idea of Tiger in a red shirt on Sundays. It says: He’s No. 1 in the world, and you’d be a fool to forget that.

    MORRISSEY: Michigan’s Spike Albrecht reason we love NCAA tournament

    ATLANTA — This is why we watch. We watch, hoping for the chance to witness something improbable, perhaps by the most improbable player on the court. That’s the dream. That’s the magnetic pull of the NCAA tournament. His name is Spike Albrecht. He is 5-11 …

    MORRISSEY: Cubs manager Dale Sveum had little choice but to change closers

    ATLANTA — Cubs manager Dale Sveum was very  succinct Sunday in  announcing the demotion of  Carlos Marmol. ‘‘He is no longer the closer,’’ Sveum said. ‘‘[Kyuji] Fujikawa will move into the closing role. We talked to them both. So we’re all done with that.’’ I …

    Inspiration, stifling ‘D’ late send Louisville to title game

    RICK MORRISSEY: Louisville is a lot like an NBA team. But before you start with the salary-cap jokes, I’m referring to its ability to go on a run. During any given game, the Cardinals know the run is coming, their opponent knows it’s coming and — OK, fine — their agents know it’s coming, too.

    MORRISSEY: Oscillating fans need to quiet down about Derrick Rose

    As the public anger directed at Derrick Rose builds, I can’t help but wonder where it’s going and where it will end up. Wiggle room would seem to be in short supply. After everything fans and media have said about him, what will they do …

    MORRISSEY: Sale turns up the heat during cold opener at Cell

    Paul Konerko was talking about how different the first game of the season is. “Opening Day is like its own animal,’’ Konerko said. Yeah, a polar bear. I don’t want to say it was cold at the Cell on Monday, but a line drive turned …

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