Rick Morrissey

It doesn't take a football genius to see that there's a talent gap between Ohio State and Northwestern. It takes one working eyeball, and maybe not even that. This is...

Over the last few days, black athletes and coaches have lined up to say that Barack Obama's victory in the presidential election proves to young African-Americans that anything is possible....

As long as a search party already is looking for Brian Urlacher, would it be too much to ask that it keep an eye out for Devin Hester? Remember the...

You stand there and listen to the Bears talk about character, resiliency and guts being checked, and after a while, like a prisoner of war, you start to believe what...

I have no idea whether Mike Singletary's approach will work in today's NFL. I have no idea whether players will listen to him, tune him out or tape him to...

There are age-old tribal conflicts that don't last as long as a major-league baseball season. In the time it takes to get through the 162-game regular season and the slow-drip...

The precocious hoopster was announced last during introductions Tuesday night, lest there be any doubt about where the Bulls have been recently and where they hope they're going. "From Chicago...

The precocious hoopster was announced last during introductions Tuesday night, lest there be any doubt about where the Bulls have been recently and where they hope they're going. "From Chicago...

The evasive, faux-heartfelt prepared statement doesn't get its due. I say this as someone who appreciates the whole truth and nothing but the truth. But the idea of releasing a...

There's something primal here, something elemental. Something theatrically sinister too. Before each bout begins, the throbbing bass of the piped-in music vibrates inside legs and chests and brainpans. If you...