Category Archives: General

My April 8 column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) When it comes to reaching the Final Four, the Big Ten can hold its own with any conference in America. But when it comes to actually winning championships? Well, that’s a different story. Twenty-five years ago, Glen Rice, Rumeal Robinson and Steve Fisher cut the nets […]

From the Saturday, April 5, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky No matter your city, no matter your state, no matter your climate, spring is universally regarded as a season of renewal during which everyone gets a fresh start. Unless, of course, […]

My April 5 column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) Should Duke’s Jabari Parker go pro? Should Kansas’ Joel Embiid? What about Kentucky’s Julius Randle, or any of the Wildcats’ other fab frosh? Well, if they’re sure-fire lottery picks, the answer is probably yes. You don’t gamble on that kind of money. But as a college […]

My April 3 column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) For Tim Beckman, even when he’s right, it still somehow ends up being wrong. On Monday morning after spring football practice in Champaign, the University of Illinois’ third-year football coach turned a molehill into something of a mountain when he spoke out against a recent Sports […]

Monday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) A few weeks ago in the midst of Chicago’s wicked winter, I predicted that it would snow on Opening Day. I don’t know if I’ve ever been happier to be wrong. Although, I do know one thing that would be please me even more than today’s spring-like weather. […]

From the Saturday, March 29, editions of The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky They say that April showers bring May flowers. But apparently March blizzards do too. Or at least that’s the case this year in Chicago, as through April 6, Macy’s in the […]

My CBS Chicago column from March 27 … (CBS) Tell me, what came first, the chicken or the wins? At the University of Illinois, something along those cracked lines of the chicken-or-egg riddle is what has to be puzzling athletic director Mike Thomas this week as he announced a new initiative to double his department’s […]

My CBS Chicago column from March 25 … (CBS) Michigan has two, and they’re both in the Sweet 16. Ohio and Iowa have two apiece, and all of them heard their names called on Selection Sunday. Indiana also has two, and … well, perhaps they’re not the best example right now. Throughout the Midwest, several […]

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 […]

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 […]