From the Saturday, March 22, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Chicago is a city of many things, including nicknames. From the Windy City to the Second City to the City of Big Shoulders, that Toddlin’ Town has plenty of monikers. It […]
Monthly Archives: March 2014
With Football Focus, NU Neglecting Hoops Arena
Thursday’s column at CBS Chicago … (CBS) The 76th edition of the men’s basketball NCAA Tournament begins today, and for the 76th straight year, the Northwestern Wildcats will honor the event in the only way they know how. By following it from home. As the only major conference school in America to never reach the […]
My One Big Problem With Groce This Season
Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) The good news for this young Illinois basketball team is that it’s playing in the postseason. The bad news is that the postseason is the NIT. And the frustrating news is that I think it could have instead been the NCAA Tourney, if only a few buttons had […]
Illini Fall, But Groce’s Arrow Is Still Pointing Up
Friday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) With Illinois trailing Michigan in the second half of the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday, Illini junior Rayvonte Rice grabbed the basketball, raced down the court on a one-man fast break and leapt off the floor for a what looked to be a sure one-handed dunk. Instead, […]
On St. Patrick’s Day, it’s easy being green in Chicago
This weekend’s newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky You may be able to freeze the Chicago River, but you can’t freeze out its traditions – not on St. Patrick’s Day Weekend, at least. With all the ice and snow that’s plagued […]
With Win, The Bubble Now Beckons For Illini
Thursday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Can you be on the bubble for being on the bubble? If so, that’s precisely where ninth-seeded Illinoisfinds itself today after an impressive 64-54 victory over eighth-seeded Indiana in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis. On the strength of a season-high 25 points from […]
A New Arena Won’t Fix DePaul Basketball Alone
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) With last-place finishes in the Big East piling up and attendance numbers at Allstate Arena plummeting, DePaul basketball is clearly in need of a fix. But a new arena in Chicago isn’t going to fix it alone. And the worry here is that the Blue Demons’ forthcoming $170-million […]
Cubs Can’t Be Shortsighted With Castro
Friday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) When it comes to Starlin Castro’s fielding percentage, the good news is that it’s improved every season. But the bad news? Well, after four years of big league ball, it’s still never been better than .967. And for those of you scoring at home, that’s not good. Despite […]
IHSA Boys’ Basketball Tournament belongs in Champaign
From the Saturday, March 8, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Its name changed months ago, and now down in Champaign, State Farm Center is finally getting a facelift too – or, at least, the beginnings of one. But come November 2016, […]
Expand Soldier Field, But Not For A Super Bowl
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Since its massive overhaul back in 2002, Soldier Field has never really made much sense. Inexplicably, it is one of the NFL’s smallest stadiums (capacity: 61,500) despite its location in the NFL’s second-largest market (9.52 million metro area population). It doesn’t have a retractable roof even though it […]