Monthly Archives: June 2012

Today’s sports column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Last week, before Chicago was swallowed whole by the arrival of Rizzanity, Theo Epstein spent a little time chatting with the media about another Cubs youngster. Some guy named Starlin Castro. “He hasn’t completely found his groove overall offensively this year,” the Cubs’ president of baseball operations […]

Later this summer, I’ll be celebrating the Wisch List’s 10th birthday, which I suppose means that the little fella should be headed into the 5th grade this fall. Perhaps I can dig out my old Trapper Keeper. Back on Aug. 22, 2002, I launched the Wisch List as a general-interest column for the Daily Times […]

MJ: “So, I sign the death warrant for Patrick Ewing’s future championship dreams right here?” Rod Thorn: “Yeah … hee, hee, hee …”

Today’s sports column from CBS Chicago … Twenty-five years ago this month, the Chicago Bulls enjoyed an NBA Draft Night that laid nearly as much of their championship foundation as the one that brought some kid named Jordan to town three seasons earlier. In 1987, Bulls general manager Jerry Krause was at his “organization-building” best […]

He’s not juggling them, you know. They’re levitating.    

Today’s sports column from CBS Chicago … By Dave Wischnowsky – (CBS) In life, some things are just more trouble than they’re worth. And in the NBA, that includes the Draft Lottery. Since 1985, it’s the league’s preferred way of dispensing its top picks, but these days the system – designed to launch basketball careers […]

My latest story about college basketball from ChicagoSide …  It’s Time To Bring Big-Time College Basketball Back To Chicago By Dave Wischnowsky June 25, 2012 For Chicago basketball fans, the year ahead promises to be a painful one. Derrick Rose is on crutches and not expected to suit up until 2013, reducing a championship-caliber Bulls […]

This weekend’s newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … Blowing through Chicago’s summertime sports scene The WISCH LIST June 23, 2012 With temperatures soaring into the mid-90s and powerful gusts whipping around every street corner, this week in the Windy City was one of the warmest – and […]

This weekend’s newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … Listings for Chicago’s priciest homes is downright batty The WISCH LIST June 16, 2012 In the 2008 Batman flick, “The Dark Knight,” the role of Gotham was played by the city of Chicago. (Quite brilliantly, I might add.) And […]

This weekend’s newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … A pioneering idea for Chicago’s riverfront The WISCH LIST June 9, 2012 I love skyscrapers. From the Willis to the Hancock to the Trump, I marvel at them all. Back in 2008, I very much wanted “The Spire,” a […]