MILWAUKEE — Before Saturday’s recreation between the beleaguered Cubs and the hot-starting Brewers at Miller Park, one Chicago media member speaking to Cubs supervisor Joe Maddon casually urged the Cubs “win a game and give us a different story to cover.” Damn. Cold. That wasn’t the intent, the reporter insisted after the shock and laughter died down. No, actually – no offense.Jason Heyward and Victor Caratini every reached base 5 instances, together with two homers by Heyward and one by Caratini (proven celebrating with Heyward after that two-run shot). But after six consecutive losses, 11 errors in seven video games and two roster strikes earlier than the house opener to attempt to patch a leaky bullpen, how
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Marcus Smart Takes Blame For Celtics’ Recent Woes, Says Team Lacks ‘Effort’
Marcus Smart can’t help the Boston Celtics on the court right now, but he’s doing his best to remain accountable off it. The Celtics guard, who’s been sidelined since Jan. 24 after injuring his hand in a losing battle with a picture frame, took part of the blame for Boston’s recent rough patch in his second public comments since the incident. “I’ve been on myself pretty bad,” Smart told The Boston Herald’s Steve Bulpett on Wednesday night, “especially when I have to just sit back there and watch those guys struggle, and there’s nothing I can do. But we’ve got the break coming up. We’ve got to come back and be ready.”
Steve Francis Jailed On Burglary Charge, As Ex-NBA Star Compounds Legal Woes
Steve Francis appears to be in a rough patch in his post-basketball life. The former Houston Rockets star was jailed on a burglary charge after he turned himself in to police Monday in Florida, according to TMZ. Francis is accused of breaking into a woman’s car in June and stealing items worth over $ 7,000. He could serve up to five years in prison if convicted on the felony charge. The alleged victim described the burglary last month in an interview with KTRK Houston. The unidentified woman left her car door unlocked while she was eating at a restaurant in Bradenton, Fla. Francis asked the bartender for help finding his keys. “The bartend... NESN.com