Cubs oust Mike Quade

Nov. 2, 2011
The Chicago Cubs announced Wednesday Mike Quade won't return as the team's manager.

Cubs introduce new general manager

Nov. 1, 2011
The Chicago Cubs have introduced Jed Hoyer as the team's new general manager. Hoyer leaves his GM position with the San Diego Padres after two years. Before that, Hoyer worked with the new Cubs President in Boston helping to bring the Red Sox two World Series victories."

Obama's re-election chances below 50%, pollster says

Nov. 1, 2011
While cautioning that a lot can change between now and the 2012 presidential election, stats guru Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight, told me and The Interview Show audience at Union Hall in Brooklyn a couple of weeks ago that he felt President Obama's re-election chances had dipped be

Cubs might lose Ramirez

Oct. 31, 2011
The Chicago Cubs may be losing third baseman Aramis Ramirez. The team offered him a $16 million dollar mutual option, but Ramirez says he wants to become a free agent.Ramirez is 33 years old and has been with the Cubs for eight years. He just completed a five-year, $75 million dollar contract.

Epstein aims to break Cubs' drought

Oct. 25, 2011
Theo Epstein has officially been introduced as the new president of baseball operations for the Chicago Cubs. Epstein joins the Cubs after a mostly successful 10 year stint with the Boston Red Sox."I wouldn't trade my time with the Red Sox, but I do think it was time to move on.

Reminiscing about the Red Sox and Bar Mitzvah's gone by

Oct. 25, 2011
Twenty-five years ago today, I became a man.There was my Bar Mitzvah in the morning . . .

Chicago Bears answer 'London Calling' with a win

Oct. 24, 2011
London’s Wembley Stadium is the home field for England’s national football team; but Sunday American football was the draw. The Chicago Bears met, and beat, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24-18. The Bears' record improved to 4-3 as they headed home for a bye week.

Bears win over Tampa in London

Oct. 24, 2011
The Chicago Bears are heading back to the U.S. with a victory. They beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24-18, in a game played in London.Come the third quarter, the Bears had a comfortable 21-5 lead over Tampa. But the Buccaneers made a game of it in the second half for the Wembley Stadium crowd.

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