Cheryl may have the inside scoop on yesterday’s Bears game, but what if you wanted to know if they—or your other favorite teams—were going to make the playoffs? It’s all about the math. Ed Keegan might be known as an architecture critic for Eight Forty-Eight, but you’ll hear that as a long-suffering Chicago sports fan, he’s got plenty to add to the conversation.

Music Button: Chris Joss, “Magic Tubes”, from the CD Teraphonic Overdubs”, (ESL records)