Bernstein: Last Night's NCAA Games Worth Our Time
I will be the first person to agree that the NCAA tournament isn't what it used to be, with lesser overall talent on the floor and fewer compelling NBA prospects to watch.
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I will be the first person to agree that the NCAA tournament isn't what it used to be, with lesser overall talent on the floor and fewer compelling NBA prospects to watch.
At the peak of his global celebrity, Michael Jordan's pitch to potential consumers of his branded products was refreshingly direct.
No Bulls team had ever won back-to-back games by a total of 73 points, until yesterday. It had been fifteen years since they had won consecutive games by more than 30 apiece.
I know it's not his fault, and I have to be careful to remember that.
This is the risk you run when you recruit eighth-graders.
The effects of Omer Asik's achievement of double-figure points and rebounds in the same game were felt immediately last night, improving all aspects of life around the globe.
In 1965, the Beatles concert at Shea Stadium featured its own version of a "First Four," before the Fab Four made history.
After a couple days of double-talk and phony-baloney posturing to mollify fans and sponsors, the decision-makers at the NHL's GM meetings refused to ban the hits to the head that are causing a frightening number of concussions.
Tom Thibodeau was hired to improve the Bulls' defense, but it's possible that he has done much more than that.
Ok, so the NCAA field is lame. The 68 slots are bloated with bleh, NBA scouts are muttering about the lack of future impact players, and we're fresh off a pretty ordinary season, to put it nicely.
Don't be that guy, this year. We all hate him, the one shouting "I had that!" and strutting past cubicles when a four-seed loses to Buttcrack State on a flailing put-back.
If Brian Kelly wants to kill another Notre Dame student, he's gonna have to be more creative.
I believe in two things: discipline and the Bible. Here you'll receive both. Put your trust in the Lord; your ass belongs to me. Welcome to Shawshank.
Another trial balloon from the Cubs has been met with another round of skepticism, and rightly so.
It wasn't too long ago that LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh stood onstage in uniform amid pumping music, flashing lights and swirling fog, waving to the swooning Miami crowd.
For years I have held that the endless bickering between fans of the Cubs and Sox is the most tiresome, tedious aspect of Chicago sports discussion.
Can Carlos Silva be traded for Charlie Sheen?
The fat guy in the yellow, nylon ball-cap sitting on the grassy slope down the third-base line cheers the second out of the seventh inning.
Any time someone announces an intention to take the high road, it's a good bet that exactly the opposite is about to happen.
The guy who hit the biggest shot also made the most important statement.
Tom Thibodeau shouldn't have to say a thing.
In a normal situation, it would be completely reasonable and understandable.
The ongoing saga of Carmelo Anthony has been mere background noise for the Bulls fan.
It took some time and information before the report started to make any sense.
A high-end Hollywood publicist could not have planned it any better for Derrick Rose and the Bulls.
CBS News New York has exclusively obtained screenshots from a source presented as text messages between Jane Doe and one of the defendants in a lawsuit alleging rape at a fraternity house at Cornell University in 2024.
Gordon Johncock, a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion and winner of 25 career IndyCar races, has died. He was 90. Johncock died from natural causes Monday at his home in South Branch, Michigan.
The Chicago Bears won big Monday night, as third-string quarterback Case Keenum filled in for Caleb Williams and led the Bears past Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles for a 27-7 win.
Lindsay Clancy is back in a Massachusetts courtroom for the first time since her murder trial ended in a mistrial. Follow along for live updates.
Indiana legislators plan to fulfill their promise to investigate NIPSCO's response to the derecho back on Aug. 11.
A group of 26 members of the Chicago City Council, the same group that torpedoed Mayor Brandon Johnson's 2026 budget, sent the mayor a letter with their demands for the next fiscal year.
In the race for the seat currently held by retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, Democratic Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is facing off against former Illinois Republican Party chairman Don Tracy and independent candidate Whitfield Harrington.
Gov. JB Pritzker is seeking to become the first Democrat ever elected to a third term in Illinois, and is facing a rematch with Republican Darren Bailey. There's also an independent candidate on the ballot, Collin Corbett.
President Trump on Monday announced that the company Mesabi Metallics will build a $15 billion steel plant in Iowa over the coming years.
Sheri Mecklenburg resigned from the Department of Justice this week, penning a scathing letter in which she said U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros "personally directed" the Broadview 6 prosecution that she says ended her career.
Scammers are now impersonating the patient portal MyChart, using realistic-looking emails, texts, and websites to try to steal personal information and, in some cases, get malware on your computer.
Fuel prices continue to climb across the country, and that has U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) pointing the finger at President Trump.
Nicor customers will get a break on their bills this fall after Illinois Attorney General Kwame Roul reached an agreement with the utility to cut $140 million from its requested rate hike.
Drivers in Chicago and beyond were paying the highest gas prices ever recorded for the Labor Day holiday as millions of Americans were making their way home on Monday.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Sixteen of the state's cases this year trace to an outbreak among people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination history. Health officials say the overall risk is very low but want residents to confirm they're protected.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched its first "street psychiatry" teams, in an effort to provide mental health services to some of the city's most vulnerable people.
A new Illinois law lets terminally ill patients request a lethal prescription to end their lives, making the state the 13th in the U.S. — and the first in the Midwest — to permit it.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
A judge on Tuesday was expected to place two shuttered Chicago-area safety-net hospitals into receivership.
McDonald's said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.
The future of Rate Field was back in the spotlight on Wednesday.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
Around 115 million domestic and international tourists visited Illinois last year, pushing visitor spending past $50 billion for the first time and generating more than $88 billion in total economic impact.
Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in "Saved By The Bell," has died. He was 75.
Survivor, Koko Taylor, The Plain White T's and REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin were among those honored Sunday night at the Harris Theater. The ceremony is the hall's largest fundraiser.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
Taylor Swift announced her new single "Patient Zero" earlier this week, saying she has been "impatiently waiting" to announce that it will be out on Friday.
Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in the '90s sitcom "Saved By The Bell," has died, according to his agent. He was 75.
The pedestrian hybrid beacon is being installed in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood, at the intersection of Ridge, Hollywood, and Wayne avenues.
Indiana legislators plan to fulfill their promise to investigate NIPSCO's response to the August 11th derecho.
Meteorologist Laura Bannon has the extended forecast.
Ford City Mall Ownership confirmed the suspension pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation by the Chicago Police Department.
Indiana legislators plan to fulfill their promise to investigate NIPSCO's response to the derecho back on Aug. 11.
Stepping in for Caleb Williams, Keenum was 24 for 34 for 247 yards.
The self-sanitizing pod is equipped with a power-washing system that cleans and disinfects the toilet and the floor for a few minutes after each use.
CBS News New York has exclusively obtained screenshots from a source presented as text messages between Jane Doe and one of the defendants in a lawsuit alleging rape at a fraternity house at Cornell University in 2024.
A body was found on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on Monday morning, authorities said.
A woman is dead after a wrong-way driver caused a three-car crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive on Chicago's South Side late Sunday night.
In 2024, an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog that was being held by its owner. COPA and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling agreed the officer should be fired. But more than two years later, that hasn't happened.
Surging gas and diesel prices are putting the pinch on farmers with harvest season underway, and could drive grocery prices even further up.
Another business owned by a couple under investigation for mishandling bodies at funeral homes and crematories on the South Side and in the south suburbs was raided by law enforcement Thursday.
Crown Point native Chris Payne was arrested for the 2018 sexual assault of a woman, which he has adamantly claimed from the beginning that he had nothing to do with.
Gordon Johncock, a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion and winner of 25 career IndyCar races, has died. He was 90. Johncock died from natural causes Monday at his home in South Branch, Michigan.
The Chicago Bears won big Monday night, as third-string quarterback Case Keenum filled in for Caleb Williams and led the Bears past Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles for a 27-7 win.
Stepping in for Caleb Williams, Keenum was 24 for 34 for 247 yards.
The Bears will look to rally from last week's ugly loss to the Vikings when they host the Eagles on Monday night at Soldier Field.
Benjamin Satterley, an English-born wrestler known for high-flying moves that delighted fans worldwide, was known as "Pac."
CBS News New York has exclusively obtained screenshots from a source presented as text messages between Jane Doe and one of the defendants in a lawsuit alleging rape at a fraternity house at Cornell University in 2024.
Chicago police put out an alert about dozens of car burglaries, including some in which the suspects pulled guns when confronted by the owners, on the Near South Side and South Commons neighborhoods in September.
A woman, identified only as Jane Doe, alleges she was gang-raped by seven fraternity members in 2024 and accuses Cornell University of failing to protect her.
The investigation into an alleged rape at Cornell University in 2024 will be reopened, authorities said Monday.
The man charged in the shooting of an 18-month-old girl inside an apartment on Chicago's Southwest Side was ordered held until trial on Monday.
