Alan Goldsher
@alangoldsher.bsky.social
🏈Sportswriter
📚Celeb ghostwriter
🎸Bass plucker
🎵Gold Note Records CEO
🏀ChicagoSportsStuff.substack.com Editor-in-Chief
📕Bestselling novelist
🎙️Podcaster
😀Nice dude.
📚Celeb ghostwriter
🎸Bass plucker
🎵Gold Note Records CEO
🏀ChicagoSportsStuff.substack.com Editor-in-Chief
📕Bestselling novelist
🎙️Podcaster
😀Nice dude.
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Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Just How Bad Is Chicago Bulls Bust Patrick Williams? The Numbers Say Very."
Just How Bad Is Chicago Bulls Bust Patrick Williams? The Numbers Say Very.
The Bulls forward is a member in good standing of the NBA Bust Club. Don't agree? Just check out where his garbage contract ranks among the worst of the worst deals in league history.
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January 15, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Just How Bad Is Chicago Bulls Bust Patrick Williams? The Numbers Say Very."
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Hey, the Chicago Bears Can Be Funny!"
Hey, the Chicago Bears Can Be Funny!
As we prep for the Bears vs. Eagles Divisional Round rumble, let's take a look back at some of the Midway Monsters' historically comedic moments.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Hey, the Chicago Bears Can Be Funny!"
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Cubs Acquire Alex Bregman: Division Winning Coup or Waste of $175 Million?" with guest commentary from our MLB guru, Matt Musico.
Cubs Acquire Alex Bregman: Division Winning Coup or Waste of $175 Million?
Our MLB guru Matt Musico breaks down the North Siders' surprising shift to win-now mode.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Cubs Acquire Alex Bregman: Division Winning Coup or Waste of $175 Million?" with guest commentary from our MLB guru, Matt Musico.
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Bears' Playoff Run: The World Has Spoken"
Chicago Bears' Playoff Run: The World Has Spoken
After Saturday night's epic Bears comeback, I ran out of words. But social media didn't.
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January 12, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Bears' Playoff Run: The World Has Spoken"
"BREAKING: Bears to Face Rams in Divisional Round — Quickie Analysis and Early Pick" - A Chicago Sports Stuff special.
BREAKING: Bears to Face Rams in Divisional Round — Quickie Analysis and Early Pick
At some point next weekend, the Bears defense will look to do terrible things to Matthew Stafford, and the Rams defense will look to do terrible things to Caleb Williams. Should be a hoot.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:17 AM
"BREAKING: Bears to Face Rams in Divisional Round — Quickie Analysis and Early Pick" - A Chicago Sports Stuff special.
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "NFL Wild Card Weekend: Who Wins Bears vs. Packers?"
NFL Wild Card Weekend: Who Wins Bears vs. Packers?
For the third time in five weeks, a bunch of good NFL dudes (the Bears) rumble with a bunch of smelly NFL jerks (the Packers). And I dropped a prediction, so yay!
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January 9, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "NFL Wild Card Weekend: Who Wins Bears vs. Packers?"
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "The 1st Annual Bearie Awards: Your Chicago Bears of the Year Are..."
The 1st Annual Chicago Sports Stuff Bearie Awards: Your Chicago Bears of the Year Are...
The Chicago Bears won't wrap up 2025 with much in the way of individual hardware, so CSS is dropping some awards of its own.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "The 1st Annual Bearie Awards: Your Chicago Bears of the Year Are..."
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "The Chicago Bears Finished 11-6. I Didn't."
The Chicago Bears Finished 11-6. I Didn't.
Exactly zero of my preseason Bears score predictions came true. But the Bears were the NFC North two-seed, so I don't really give a whoop.
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January 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "The Chicago Bears Finished 11-6. I Didn't."
January 4, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Chicago Sports 2026: Crazy Stuff We'll See From the Bears, Bulls, Cubs, and White Sox. Or Not."
Chicago Sports 2026: Crazy Stuff We'll See From the Bears, Bulls, Cubs, and White Sox. Or Not.
If you thought 2025 was a weird 12 months in the Chicago sports landscape, wait 'til next year.
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December 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Chicago Sports 2026: Crazy Stuff We'll See From the Bears, Bulls, Cubs, and White Sox. Or Not."
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Happy 2026 From CSS -or- Crowdsourcing Tomorrow's Column"
Happy 2026 From Chicago Sports Stuff -or- Crowdsourcing Tomorrow's Column
Celebrate the new year by letting your voice be heard on Chicago Sports Stuff.
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December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Happy 2026 From CSS -or- Crowdsourcing Tomorrow's Column"
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Chicago Bulls' First Trimester Grades: Josh Giddey, Whoa. Patrick Williams, No."
Chicago Bulls' First Trimester Grades: Josh Giddey, Whoa. Patrick Williams, No.
The Chicago Bears won the NFC North for the first time in almost ten years. So what better time to write about the Chicago Bulls?
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December 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Chicago Bulls' First Trimester Grades: Josh Giddey, Whoa. Patrick Williams, No."
December 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "My Fantasy Football Christmas Gift to You, Part 2"
My Fantasy Football Christmas Gift to You, Part 2
Here are 111 fantasy football team names for the 2026 season. Ho, ho, ho.
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December 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "My Fantasy Football Christmas Gift to You, Part 2"
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "BOOK REVIEW: Phil Jackson, Rambling Raconteur"
BOOK REVIEW: Phil Jackson, Rambling Raconteur
The NBA coaching legend teams with veteran sportswriter Sam Smith for 100,000 words of basketball digression.
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December 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "BOOK REVIEW: Phil Jackson, Rambling Raconteur"
December 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Bears vs. Packers: 6 Bold Predictions That Green Bay Fans Will Despise."
Bears vs. Packers: 6 Bold Predictions That Green Bay Fans Will Despise
I hate the Packers, and you hate the Packers, and we all hate the Packers, so let's boldly predict how the Chicago Bears will abuse the Green Bay Cheeseballs on Saturday night.
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December 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Bears vs. Packers: 6 Bold Predictions That Green Bay Fans Will Despise."
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "What Was Your Favorite Chicago Sports Moment of 2025? Let Your Voice Be Heard!"
What Was Your Favorite Chicago Sports Moment of 2025? Let Your Voice Be Heard!
Sports-wise, this was an, um, interesting 12 months here in the Windy City. What did you like (or dislike) the most?
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December 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "What Was Your Favorite Chicago Sports Moment of 2025? Let Your Voice Be Heard!"
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Non-Sports Week Bonus: An Excerpt From My In-Progress Rock Novel."
Non-Sports Week Bonus: An Excerpt From My In-Progress Rock Novel
Enjoy a chapter from "Grunge -or- The Great American Rock Novel"
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December 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Non-Sports Week Bonus: An Excerpt From My In-Progress Rock Novel."
This looks fun.
December 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This looks fun.
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Non-Sports Week, Day 5: The Greatest Albums You've Never Heard"
Non-Sports Week, Day 5: The Greatest Albums You've Never Heard
Okay, maybe you have heard them. But probably not.
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December 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Non-Sports Week, Day 5: The Greatest Albums You've Never Heard"
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Non-Sports Week, Day 4: The Man With the Turtleneck"
Non-Sports Week, Day 4: The Man With the Turtleneck:
That Miles Davis guy was pretty good at jazz.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Non-Sports Week, Day 4: The Man With the Turtleneck"
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Non-Sports Week, Day 3: The Best and Worst Bass Lesson Ever"
Non-Sports Week, Day 3: The Best and Worst Bass Lesson Ever
How Ray Brown made me feel awesome, then moronic, all in the span of one second.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Non-Sports Week, Day 3: The Best and Worst Bass Lesson Ever"
"Non-Sports Week, Day 2: KER-PLOP! THWACK! ZLONK!: Celebrating Batman’s 60th Anniversary"
Non-Sports Week, Day 2: KER-PLOP! THWACK! ZLONK!: Celebrating Batman’s 60th Anniversary
Next year, it'll be six decades since Adam West swung his way onto your TV set. Holy time flies!
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December 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"Non-Sports Week, Day 2: KER-PLOP! THWACK! ZLONK!: Celebrating Batman’s 60th Anniversary"
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Non-Sports Week, Day 1: Donald Trump Saw Me Play Bass. He Wasn’t Impressed."
Non-Sports Week, Day 1: Donald Trump Saw Me Play Bass. He Wasn’t Impressed.
In 1994, Donald Trump hated my music. But I don't like his either, so I guess we're even.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Today on Chicago Sports Stuff: "Non-Sports Week, Day 1: Donald Trump Saw Me Play Bass. He Wasn’t Impressed."