Author Archives: Dave

My Jan. 3 column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) “Bear Weather” is bull. And if anyone says that they truly love attending football games played in bitterly cold temps, well, I’d say that’s a bunch of hogwash, too. You might tolerate such weather. You may even embrace it (for a quarter). But to say that […]

My Jan. 1, 2014, column from CBS Chicago … As the Granddaddy of Them All, it’s always a big game. But, fact is, the Rose Bowl hasn’t been much of a B1G game for years. In fact, since the 2000 season, the Big Ten has gone just 1-9 vs. the Pac-12 on New Year’s Day […]

My Dec. 31, 2013, column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Come next week, Greg Maddux will make the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. But he almost certainly won’t make it in the way he should. And, no, I’m not talking him sporting a Cubs cap on his plaque. (Although that would certainly be nice.) Rather, […]

From the Saturday, Dec. 28, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky Wish lists are for Christmas. But Wisch Lists? Like always, they’re for New Year’s. And now that we’ve almost made it through 2013 – not to mention the madness of cramming […]

From the Saturday, Dec. 21, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky I come from a Land Down Under. And after spending two weeks honeymooning in Australia, my body – and mind – both still feel like they’re there. Yes, the odd experience […]

Saturday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) A few years ago, when rumors were swirling about Missouri potentially jumping from the Big 12 to Jim Delany’s favorite league, there was one B1G reason why I didn’t want it to happen. Braggin’ Rights. In many ways, of course, Mizzou made perfect geographic and competitive sense for […]

Friday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) So, Derrick Rose reportedly doesn’t want to go through rebuilding. Well, you know who could help avoid that? Derrick Rose. But only if he will. Last Saturday, the New York Daily News published comments from an NBA source claiming that Chicago’s twice-injured superstar “is worried that the Bulls […]

Thursday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) For the Illinois football team, .500 is an improvement. But when it comes to retaining the program’s coordinators, is it also a victory? With the news on Wednesday that offensive coordinator Bill Cubit will be back with the team next season, Illini fans should be thrilled. That’s a […]

From the Saturday, Dec. 7, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee) and The Times (Ottawa) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky If you’ve visited Chicago, it’s likely that you’ve spent your fair share of time in downtown. But Uptown? Well, that may be a different story. In fact, unless you’ve attended a concert at […]

From the Saturday, Nov. 30, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee) and The Times (Ottawa) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky When this column greets you on Saturday, my wife and I will be somewhere in the air over the Pacific en route to our honeymoon in Australia. That is, we will be as […]