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Rick Morrissey has been a sports columnist at the Sun-Times since December 2009. Before that, he was a columnist at the Chicago Tribune for nine …

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  • Technically speaking, Bulls acted like petulant children

    RICK MORRISSEY: There’s a difference between being aggressive and being stupid. The Bulls were aggressive early in the game when Miami was intent on setting a physical tone. They stepped into stupid territory late in the game when they let their emotions get the better of them. 

  • Tom Thibodeau has worked miracles with depleted Bulls

    RICK MORRISSEY: ‘‘Is Tom Thibodeau fun to play for?’’ Joakim Noah said, repeating my question. Yeah, fun. You know, F-U-N. ‘‘I wouldn’t . . . eh . . . no,’’ he said. ‘‘Let’s not get carried away.’’

  • Bulls’ Game 1 upset of Heat just what coach Tom Thibodeau scripted

    RICK MORRISSEY: Oh, my, Tom Thibodeau must have loved this. So homely was the game galumphing before his eyes that there were reports of the left corner of his mouth quivering slightly upward. But the birth of a near-smile couldn’t be independently confirmed.

  • Derrick Rose has no one to blame but the Bulls

    RICK MORRISSEY: Let’s go back to early March. Let’s go back to a slightly less cynical time, when Rose was still a beloved figure in this town, when he was still the epitome of toughness, when he was still a shining example of what can come out of the mean streets of Chicago through talent and hard work.

  • MORRISSEY: Coming to Hawk Harrelson’s defense

    Something has been  bothering me for a while,  and I hope you’ll indulge  me while I try to make sense of  it. It has something to do with  sabermetrics and the abuse White Sox play-by-play man Hawk  Harrelson has been getting lately, but those are …Read More

  • MORRISSEY: Bulls were short on men but long on heart in loss

    Kirk Hinrich didn’t play because of a calf injury. Luol Deng didn’t play because of flu-like symptoms or, as Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau called it, “a viral something something.’’ A test for viral meningitis came back negative, according to CSNChicago.com. Nate Robinson and Taj Gibson …Read More

  • Blackhawks looking to hoist more meaningful trophy

    RICK MORRISSEY: The regular season means a lot when you win the Presidents’ Trophy for racking up the most points in the league. It means that anything less than a Stanley Cup being hoisted will be a disappointment. It means that not making the Stanley Cup Finals will be a colossal failure. Is that unfair?

    • MORRISSEY: Openly-gay NBA player Jason Collins is the right man at the right time

    Jason Collins has become the first openly gay male professional athlete in the four major American team sports. That’s a lot of modifiers, and it speaks both to the progress made in women’s sports and to the irrational fear that has always been part of …

    MORRISSEY: Heredity made Long easy choice for Bears

    I don’t want to minimize the work that Bears general manager Phil Emery and his staff did in preparation for the draft, the hours they put in and their lack of anything ­resembling a personal life the last year or so. But there’s no way …

    MORRISSEY: Nate Robinson came to play on Saturday

    I don’t know where Nate Robinson is from. I know it says Seattle in all his biographical information, but that’s fiction and quite possibly a government cover-up. He’s from some other planet where everything is unstable and combustible, where people are up and down in …

    Gritty is good enough for Bulls in Game 3

    RICK MORRISSEY: This is crazy, you know. The Bulls are made up of bloody bandages, average depth and a coach who welded the pedal to the metal at birth. Does that say “playoff success’’ or “please put us out of our misery?’’

    Draft Manti Te’o? Bears should take him or leave him: Morrissey

    I have a very good feeling and a very bad feeling about the Bears’ draft on Thursday. The very good feeling is that they’ll use their first-round pick on Manti Te’o. That’s the very bad feeling, too. The columnist in me absolutely loves the idea …

    MORRISSEY: Bulls have heart, guts in abundance

    We’re going to talk about the Bulls’ toughness, but we’re not going to comparison-shop. We won’t celebrate Joakim Noah’s heart as a way of condemning Derrick Rose’s. If you want to read or hear about how wimpy, selfish and misguided Rose is, go to Facebook, …

    MORRISSEY: We’ve heard Jay Cutler, coordinator trade praise before

    Several weeks ago, a reader sent me a complimentary email. I can’t remember the subject matter, but I do remember to whom it was addressed: Mr. Mortuary. This is odd, I thought. A shot across the bow in the salutation, followed by glowing praise. Then …

    MORRISSEY: Cubs’ owners prey on your hopes by promising titles with Wrigley repairs

    If I have this right, the Cubs are going to win a World Series soon because their long-sought-after renovation of Wrigley Field is on the horizon. At least that’s what chairman Tom Ricketts declared the other day. ‘‘We need this project in order to bring …

    MORRISSEY: Adam Scott becomes first Australian to win Masters

    AUGUSTA, Ga. — I can’t  say Adam Scott was  carrying the hopes and dreams of every Australian with him Sunday because I don’t know that to be true. I do know the hopes and dreams of an Australian writer sitting near me were wired into …

    MORRISSEY: Tiger Woods not necessarily a ‘gentleman’

    AUGUSTA, Ga. — Golf is a gentleman’s game. Not my words, but words passed down over the years and held dear by the keepers of the sport. We’re different, golf says. We’re better, it says. It’s why Masters officials penalized a 14-year-old golfer for slow …

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