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Nobody seems to be defending Carlos Boozer’s defensive prowess

Luol Deng was voted onto to the NBA’s All-Defensive Second Team on Wednesday, but that’s not what Chicagoans were tweeting about. Rather, it was that Carlos Boozer received one vote. The team is chosen by NBA head coaches, and they are not allowed to vote …

Reality sets in at Kristin Cavallari's baby shower

The reality of becoming a mother must be dawning on Kristin Cavallari. The pregnant girlfriend of Jay Cutler hosted several of her notorious reality TV friends at a baby shower over the weekend in Los Angeles. Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag, who bonded with Patti …

A commercial break

Remember the Bo Knows commercials? The Chicago startup Power2Switch used a similar idea starring — wait for it — Brian Scalabrine to promote its online service that allows customers to save money by comparison-shopping for electricity suppliers. The Bulls’ 12th man and human victory cigar …

Michigan possible

K ai Lenny is used to surfing off the shores of Maui, Hawaii — especially because he has been involved in some type of surfing since he was 4. But Lenny, 19, is moving to a new challenge Friday, when he plans to windsurf across …

ESPN losing Michelle Beadle, maybe Erin Andrews, too

Looks like ESPN ‘‘SportsNation’’ co-host Michelle Beadle is going Hollywood, and Erin Andrews might follow her out the door. ESPN confirmed Tuesday that Beadle is leaving. She’s going to NBC Universal, where she will appear on ‘‘Access Hollywood’’ and the network’s Olympics coverage, according to …

Jaclyn Roney: Sprint at the finish

If you watch a NASCAR race and the celebration in Victory Lane, you’ll notice a smiling girl in a Sprint firesuit standing behind the winning driver. That’s Miss Sprint Cup, and she does more than just look pretty and nod at what the winner says. …

Going to the highest bidder: Bobby Petrino’s Harley of doom

You can buy the motorcycle disgraced Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino was driving when his career crashed and burned. Petrino wrecked the motorcycle, emblazoned with an Arkansas Razorback and the words “Hawg Wild,” last month. The incident led to his firing after it was learned that …

Patrick Kane gets his party on in Madison

Blackhawks brass have to hope this isn’t the extent of Patrick Kane’s offseason training regimen.

Terrell Owens will talk child support on Dr. Phil

Looks as if T.O.’s got some explaining to do. And he’s going to do it today on “Dr. Phil.” The reality TV star/former all-time-great wide receiver will be confronted by three women who claim Owens is delinquent on his child-support payments. Dr. Phil told ‘‘CBS …

It’s good to be ... Troy Aikman

Oh, to have friends like this. Troy Aikman was spotted outside a Sunset Boulevard steakhouse with Abigail Klein, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. With paparazzi cameras rolling, the three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback bought the aspiring young actress two roses from a street vendor. But her …

Badge of honor for Blackhawks’ Sami Lepisto

a BADGE OF HONOR Would you throw your body in front of a slap shot? Blackhawks defenseman Sami Lepisto tweeted this photo with the message, ‘‘This is why I shouldn’t be blocking slap shots!!’’ …

Mark Rypien's daughter, Angela, is calling audible

Angela Rypien, who played an array of sports growing up, can play several positions in football. But in her mind, there’s only one. “Quarterback is my passion,” she said. Not a surprise when your dad is Mark Rypien, a Super Bowl MVP and two-time Pro …

Mark Rypien's daughter, Angela, is calling audible

Angela Rypien, who played an array of sports growing up, can play several positions in football. But in her mind, there’s only one. “Quarterback is my passion,” she said. Not a surprise when your dad is Mark Rypien, a Super Bowl MVP and two-time Pro …

Time magazine names Tim Tebow, Jeremy Lin among “most influential”

The backup quarterback for the New York Jets has been named one of the 100 most influential people on the planet by Time magazine. Of course, that backup is Tim Tebow, as famous for his religious beliefs as for his mixed results in the NFL. He’s …

Hair today ...

Now it looks as if Maria Sharapova might just be messing with us. The tennis star was back on her Facebook page Wednesday with an update on her hairstyle, one day after fooling the world into thinking she had cut her famously long blonde tresses. …