Chicago Sports Stuff by Alan Goldsher

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2025 Chicago Cubs Look Elite—So Let's Make Some Fake Trades
The North Siders are really good, at Wrigley Field, really good usually isn't enough. So it's time to stir things up, and our MLB guru Matt Musico tells…
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You Asked For An Insane Fake LeBron Trade, You've Got An Insane Fake LeBron Trade!
With the Larry O'Brien Trophy chilling in OKC and the cool part of NBA free agency in our rearview, all we can do is concoct silly mock blockbusters…
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The Chicago Bulls Can Land Giannis Antetokounmpo—but They 💯 Shouldn't
Do all-In superstar trades ever deliver NBA titles? Yes—but it’s rare. Very, very rare.
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Offloading Patrick Williams: A Fake Chicago Bulls Trade That Warms My Heart
In a deal that would clear a couple of albatrosses from Chicago's ledger, the Bulls ship Patrick Williams and Nikola Vucevic to The Big Easy for…
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June 2025

📚 5 Best Sports Books of 2025—So Far 📚
Caitlin From Downtown. Iron Mike. The Earl of Baltimore. Rafa. I mean, dayum.
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BREAKING: 4 Reasons the Chicago Bulls Nailed the Lonzo Ball Trade
Chicago shipped the oft-injured guard to Cleveland in exchange for a solid 3-and-D wing. And I'm 100% cool with that.
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C.S.S. + Strat-O-Matic Simulation Predicts 2025–26 NBA Champion
The dust hasn't yet settled on the 2024-25 NBA season or the 2025 NBA Draft, but we already know who'll hoist the 2025-26 Larry O'Brien Championship…
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2025 NBA Draft: Fantasy and Reality First Round Report Cards—Chicago Bulls Get Detention
The Bulls' 2025 first-round draft pick is another iteration of the Bulls' 2024 first-round draft pick. Oops.
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Final 2025 NBA Mock Draft: Chicago Bulls Take a Big Swing
In CSS's final lottery-only mock of the NBA Draft cycle, the Bulls get bold. For a change.
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📚🎸 No Sports, Just Beatles & Zombies: My Bestselling Novel's 15th Anniversary! 🧟‍♂️🩸
"Paul Is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion" was released back in June of 2010. Let's celebrate!
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2025 NBA Draft Blockbuster: In Explosive Trade Scenario, Chicago Bulls Land Emerging Front Court Beast
The Bulls and the Golden State Warriors could consummate a deal that would have major repercussions for the future of the NBA East.
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Kevin Durant Trade: Fantasy Basketball Winners and Losers (Not a Chicago Thing, but Still Kinda Cool)
The K.D. blockbuster will have a notable fantasy ripple effect in Houston and Phoenix.
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