Chicago Olympic Hopeful Headlining January 20 Card

FIGHT NIGHT FOUR (Chicago) – Chicago boxer Shawn Simpson plans to represent his country this summer at the London Olympics.
But first he and other Chicago boxing stars will appear in front of his hometown crowd at Mike Cericola’s FIGHT NIGHT FOUR on Friday, January 20, 2012 at the El Rey Ballroom (3504 South Western Avenue) in Chicago. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the first bout is at 7 p.m.
Simpson, 18, a senior at Chicago Vocational High School, is the reigning National Police Athletic League and Chicago Golden Gloves flyweight (114 pound) champion and was also the 2009 Junior Olympic National Flyweight Champion. Simpson intends to compete in the light flyweight (108 pound) weight class at the upcoming USA Boxing National Championships February 27 – March 3 in Colorado Springs as part of qualifying for the London Olympics.

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Posted on January 13, 2012

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“Chicago Bulls guard John Lucas chats with the media after scoring a career-high 25 points (also career highs in rebounds and assists, 8 in each category) in a 78-64 victory Jan. 11, 2012, over the Washington WIzards at the United Center. Lucas was replacing NBA MVP Derrick Rose, who sat out the game because of injury.”

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Posted on January 12, 2012

By Dan O’Shea

Random observations from every corner of the fantasy sports world.
* Tim Tebow saw his fantasy draft prospects for next year jump with the huge playoff upset of Pittsburgh. Many experts had dismissed him after he was gobbled up and spit out by New England late in the regular season, and started already projecting back-up Brady Quinn as next year’s starter. Tebow faces the Patriots again this week, and regardless of how he does, we saw again last week that with his fast receivers out-running coverage he can be a big-play QB. He doesn’t necessarily need to throw mid-range, and probably shouldn’t unless defense start playing to prevent the long ball. I don’t know how many 300-yard games he’ll have next year, but if he can pass for 100+ yards, run for at least 50 and account for two to three TDs per game, that should make him a top second-tier QB next year.

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Posted on January 11, 2012

By Jim Coffman

It’s easy to fire a coach or a general manager. It’s hard to have a plan to replace someone in one of those roles with an upgrade and then to execute that plan.
If Bears president Ted Phillips and chairman of the board George McCaskey even had such a plan before they dismissed Jerry Angelo last week, there are already plenty of reasons to believe it is compromised.

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Posted on January 9, 2012

By Dan O’Shea

Most fantasy basketball campaigns allow you some time to measure how effectively you drafted. You can let the slow starters find their way, while you monitor whether fast starters still on the waiver wire are flashes in the pan or the real thing.
But with a short season moving at a fast clip, you may need to make these decisions more quickly this year, and jump to the waiver wire or the trading table earlier than you expected.
Here are a few players I drafted this year who are already skating on thin ice:

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Posted on January 3, 2012

By Kevin Kneeland

In under four minutes. With your headphones on.

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Posted on January 3, 2012