Short Hops

By Ken Green

The Blackhawks keep getting kudos for their turnaround, if primarily on a marketing basis. The latest huzzah comes from Forbes magazine.
Derrick Rose has inked an endorsement deal with Wilson Sporting Gods. Take that, Nike.
A trio of British hockey stars recount their experience running the recent Chicago Marathon.
The Bulls' Luol Deng gets a bit of pub from the Telegraph of the UK. Deng has played with the Great Britain national team.
As if Cubs fans didn't have enough reasons to cry in their beer, this guy has given them one more: Philadelphia won it all.
That FiveThirtyEight.com website that has political junkies all geeked up? It came from the mind of Chicago sports number-cruncher Nate Silver.
The Chicago Outfit, the city's other roller derby team, hold their Dia de los Muertos clash. It'll be the Sugar Skulls vs. the Zombies.
Pitcher Julio Castillo, the Peoria Chiefs player who hit a fan with a ball? He's been indicted. If you haven't see it, the video is below.

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