Wednesday, Mar. 2, 2011
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Late Probert had same brain disease as Duerson
Former Blackhawks forward Bob Probert suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Probert died of heart failure last July. CTE is a degenerative brain disease found in people who have had a history of repetitive brain trauma including concussions.
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This comes nearly two weeks after former Bears safety Dave Duerson committed suicide and asked that his brain be donated to the same facility. Duerson's family contacted Boston University to examine Duerson's brain for abnormalities related to CTE. (New York Times)
Scuffle in Cubs dugout
Dust was flying in the Cubs dugout after the first inning duringWednesday's game against Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs made three errorsin the inning, which in turn led to three unearned runs. Carlos Silvaappeared to be involved in the scuffle, coming into the dugout angrily. Apparentlysome words were exchanged and players scrambled to break up the incident.
Silva was removed from the game the next inning. Strength coach TimBuss walked Silva to the clubhouse after the top half of the third, butsaid that Siva was "not in the right frame of mind to talk." (CSNChicago.com)
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Sox Pierzynski gets speeding before ST game
While making his way to the White Sox's spring training game against the Cinncinnati Reds in Goodyear, Ariz., A.J. Pierzynski was ticketed for speeding. The White Sox catcher's gray and black Sox road uniform eliminated any chance of getting out of the ticket.
Pierzynski was ticketed for going 10 m.p.h. over the speed limit.
His manager, Ozzie Guillen, apparently found the situation hilarious: Whit the uniform on thas funny arizona polices are awesome lol, Guillen tweeted.Please policeman be nice and send insurance card back to aj. 223 tickets in his live lol lol (CSNChicago.com)
Toews to host golf event
It seems Jonathan Toews will have to take his skills to the golf course. TSN is reporting that the Chicago Blackhawks captain was named official host of the Canadian Tour event in his hometown of Winnipeg.
"I'm really looking forward to expanding my role," Toews said in a statement. "It's an amazing Canadian Tour event with a very bright future."
The tournament will be July 14-17 at Pine Ridge Golf Club. (TSN)
Rose's summer text to Lebron
In a long feature story in this week's Sports Illustrated, the transformation of Chicago Bulls star Derrick Rose over the summer caught the organization off guard. He emerged as a leader, no longer willing to defer to his teammates.
But this development was best revealed in a text he sent to LeBron James while James was shopping his talents around the NBA. Rose sent the message as damage control because of the assumed ambivalence of James possibly joining the Bulls.
"I'm just hitting you up to kill all the rumors that I don't want to play with you," he wrote. "I'd like to play with you. I just want to win." (Sports Illustrated)
Ex-Bull Hinrich not a fan of guarding Rose
Despite missing Monday's game because of a calf injury, Kirk Hinrich will face his old team, the Chicago Bulls, tonight. But he knows what that will entail: a tough battle against Derrick Rose, who he is matched with.
"It's a nightmare," Hinrich said of trying to cover the MVP candidate. "With his strength and athleticism, it definitely has to be a team effort, that's for sure." (Chicago Breaking Sports)