Sports for Tuesday

Rex Grossman rose to the challenge of the national spotlight last night and led the Bears to a 42-27 win over the St. Louis Rams. Rex was 13 of 23 for 200 yards while Bulger threw for 356 yards on 55 attempts and looked good for the Rams in the loss. Hester returned two kicks for touchdowns, giving him six for the year, and NFL Record. Next Sunday at noon the Bears will host...and the beat the crap out of...my Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The long national nightmare is over...the Pleather Basketball is gone December 31st. The NBA's first synthetic basketball, the micro-fiber brainchild of commissioner David Stern, has been the source of complaints from almost every player in the league. The leather balls return at the start of the new year.

The Chicago Bulls did a good job with the outgoing ball last night, beating the struggling Pacers 106-91. Ben Gordon had 23 points and Big Ben Wallace grabbed 13 boards. Seven players hit double figures as the Bulls won for the 5th time in their last 6 games. The Bulls have also made it clear that they are NOT one of the teams in the hunt for Allen Iverson, who's locker has been cleaned out at Philly.

White Sox Catcher AJ Pierzynski was involved in a fight with Cardinals Shortstop and World Series MVP David Eckstein on Sunday. Sort of. The event was part of a Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling Pay-Per-View event. Highlights from the event will be on Spike TV Thursday Night.

The Chicago Blackhawks visit St. Louis tonight. Bulls are off. Both teams have 11 wins and are in third place in their divisions.