Another post-election bombshell was dropped when news spread that President-elect Barack Obama -- long-believed to be a capable basketball player -- actually sucks at the game.
Our democracy has given us an opportunity to start again with renewed focus and effort. The past has happened. We must remember it and learn from it.
Like the ceremonial first pitch, the decibel rocking riff of AC/DC's Thunderstruck and fireworks after a home run, Claude the Scottie Pippen look-alike beer vendor is a part of the atmosphere at Comiskey Park.
Long before Jordan's Bulls, Walter Payton's Bears and Chris Farley's Superfans, another franchise ruled the Windy City. The Chicago Blackhawks once had a stronghold on the city and were the fans' pride and joy for the majority of the 20th century.