Marc Stein of espn.com says the Bulls' hiring of Mike D'Antoni is imminent, but a Bulls source tells Sun-Times reporter Brian Hanley that no contract has been offered - yet. And the "Silvy and Waddle" show had a Phoenix reporter saying D'Antoni is closer to signing with the Knicks because of money problems with the Bulls.
Looks like the blog prediction of April 11 is coming true. The Blackhawks fired Dan Kelly as their TV play-by-play man, and Pat Foley almost certainly is on his way back.
First of all, the Sox want to point out that Ozzie Guillen's rant Sunday was done before his team's fifth straight loss, not after. Duly noted. But as much as I've enjoyed Ozzie's candor over the years, his words and actions Sunday were contradictory.
And suddenly Matt Forte will get taken a lot higher in your fantasy football draft.
Benson was arrested on Lake Travis near Austin after a Lower Colorado River Authority officer made contact with his 30-foot boat to do a random safety inspection at 9:07 p.m. Benson failed a "float test," an abbreviated field sobriety test, and when the officer instructed him he would have to come to land to do an extended test, Benson became argumentative, according to a press release from the LCRA.
Kerry Wood has blown 3-of-7 opportunities, so is it time to take him out of the closer's role? And how much blame does Lou Piniella deserve for not putting Reed Johnson in for Alfonso Soriano?
The WBC lightweight champion of the world David Diaz is doing a blog for www.suntimes.com/sports as he prepares for his June 28 title defense against Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas. Go to suntimes.com/sports/boxing to see his first entry. This is his second. Post a question and I'll have David answer. Here's a clip from David's thrilling win over Mexican legend Erik Morales last August at Allstate Arena. David got knocked down in the first round and came back for a unanimous decision win.
Roman Modrowski is an assistant sports editor for the Chicago Sun-Times. He was a beat writer for the Bulls and Notre Dame football. He also covered prep sports. Roman is a native of East Chicago, Ind., and a graduate of Purdue University Calumet.
Roman Modrowski is an assistant sports editor for the