Saturday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) College football seems to just keep getting bigger. So, is it time for its regular season to grow, too? On Monday, Big Ten coaches and athletic directors met in Chicago to discuss the latest twists and turns of the conference. Afterward, commissioner Jim Delany indicated to reporters that […]
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Spreading The Sports Love (And Hate) On Valentine’s Day
Thursday’s column from CBSChicago.com … (CBS) It’s the city of Love (Bob) and the city of Roses (Derrick & Family). It’s the city of heart taps (Sammy’s) and the city of kisses (Sammy’s … again). It’s the city of passions (ever seen Cubs fans?) and the city of swoons (ever seen the Cubs?). And here […]
NCAA Tourney-Bound? Illini Basketball Still Has Work To Do
Tuesday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) On Monday morning, a Facebook friend posted a status asking where people thought Illinois will be seeded in the NCAA Tournament. His guess: as a No. 8 seed. Later in the day, a co-worker told me his buddy, an Illinois alum, sent him a text on Sunday night […]
Illini Need To Make Upset Of No. 1 IU Mean Even More
Friday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) It was a win that only the heaviest orange Kool-Aid drinker could have possibly seen coming, but it’s a victory that will forever be viewed by every Illini fan as among the greatest in school history. No matter what happens the rest of this basketball season. But what […]
In the Windy City, Valentine’s Day ideas are in the air
This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky It’s the 9th of February. So, you have five days to get your act together, fellas. But if you’re still struggling with how to butter up your sweetheart as the calendar […]
‘Chief Or Nothing’ Latest Rallying Cry For Illinois Students
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) College traditions aren’t widgets. You can’t just manufacture them. Nevertheless, down at my alma mater in Champaign, a student group is again trying to do just that by attempting to replace banished school symbol Chief Illiniwek – and, this time, another group of students is trying to stop […]
Petitioning To Make Super Bowl Monday A Holiday
Monday’s column from CBS Chicago … (CBS) I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Why in the name of Joe Flacco are we working today? It’s Super Bowl Monday, after all. The day when no one in America really wants to be working, but pretty much all of us are. Or are supposed […]
When You ‘Wisch’ Upon A Star …
On Friday, I was on the Tay & Jay Show on ESPNCU 93.5/95.3 in Champaign. We talked Illini hoops. We talked Big Ten basketball. We talked the Super Bowl. And we talked PEDs in baseball. But, most importantly, the guys unveiled my first-ever radio intro “theme song,” which was quite humbling – but mainly amusing. […]
Groundhog Day is twice as nice in Chicago
This weekend’s Wisch List newspaper column from The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Ill.) and The Times (Ottawa, Ill.) … The WISCH LIST By Dave Wischnowsky The 2nd of February is meant to be a day where we cheer on a chubby rodent just for peeking his head out of a hole and letting us know whether […]
The Amazing Tale of Ottawa’s Radio Football Helmet of ’62
Today’s column from CBS Chicago … OTTAWA, Ill. (CBS) Colin Kaepernick hears voices in his head. But it’s not as if the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers needs to see a shrink before Sunday’s Super Bowl. After all, Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco hears voices, too. For that matter, so has every other NFL […]