Nick Shepkowski

Shepkowski: Boozer Goes Bust Again

As I sit and type this out it feels like I’m back in the fall dissecting numbers to quantify Jay Cutler putting up a clunker of a performance in an important game. Except it’s not fall and the game isn’t being played outdoors.

670 The Score–2013/05/13

Shepkowski: Shorthanded Bulls Not Looking For Excuses

Nate Robinson, who was battling the flu and seen vomiting on the Bulls bench finished with 18 points while playing 42 minutes. After a draining game for him, Robinson sat quietly at his locker before addressing the media:

“You just have got to muster up enough energy,” Robinson said, “no excuses”.

670 The Score–2013/05/03

Shepkowski: LeBron Tired of Hard Fouls

Ask two different locker rooms about the abuse and hard fouls the soon-to-be four time NBA MVP received on Wednesday night and you were bound to get two different responses.

CBS Chicago–2013/03/28

Shepkowski: Bulls End Historic Heat Run

Forget respectable, on a unseasonably cool evening in Chicago the Bulls cooled the Heat off and snapped the second longest winning streak the NBA has ever seen, in an environment that hasn’t been seen lately during home Bulls games.

“The atmosphere – the crowd was crazy into it and it was a competitive environment” Luol Deng said of Wednesday night’s setting at United Center.

CBS Chicago–2013/03/27

Shepkowski: Noah’s All-Time Night Leads Bulls

Joakim Noah had an all-time performance for the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. Find out what motivated him to do so and why both head coaches in Thursday’s game feel he was able to have so much success in every asset of the game.

2013/02/28

Shepkowski: LeBron Misses Rivalry With Rose

If you’re a Bulls fan and feel the two games to date with Miami haven’t been the same with Rose out, you’re not alone.

CBS Chicago–2013/02/21

Shepkowski: Bulls Downplay Reggie Rose’s Cryptic Comments About Derrick

Reggie Rose indicated the Bulls aren’t doing enough to put together a championship team around his brother, Derrick.

CBS Chicago–2013/02/21

Shepkowski’s Bulls Notebook: Boozer, Fellow-Bigs Huge Against Golden State

“In my eyes he’s an All-Star, he’s an All-Star this year and he’s having an All-Star type season” Tom Thibodeau said of Carlos Boozer prior to Friday’s contest.

670 The Score–2013/01/25

Shepkowski’s Bulls Notebook: Rose Close To Full-Contact Work

As the Bulls near the halfway point of the season, their most important piece is getting close to a major step forward in his comeback.

2013/01/22

Shepkowski: Matt Kalil – The NFL Rookie Star Everyone’s Forgetting

It has been a magical year for rookies across the NFL, specifically on the offensive side of the ball. With all the love for Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin, III though, there is just as beastly of offensive rookie that it’s time we start recognizing.

CBS Chicago–2013/01/03

Shep’s Bulls Notebook: Bulls Collapse, Thunder Stars Praise Rose

Here is Nick Shepkowski’s notebook from Thursday’s Bulls-Thunder game.

CBS Chicago–2012/11/08

Shep: Noah Leads Bulls With A ‘Monster Night’

It was by no means a thing of beauty, but likely nothing about the 2012-13 campaign will be for the Bulls.

670 The Score–2012/10/31

Shepkowski: NFL Week 2 Picks Against The Spread

With Week 2 in the NFL looming, here a few of my picks against the spread.

CBS Chicago–2012/09/13

Shepkowski: I Love Madden, But Save The Simulations

Listen, I love the Madden video game and will be playing it for a good number of hours when I get home tonight, I just don’t care whatsoever what they have to say about the coming NFL season.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/28

American League Playoff Picture Breakdown

Here’s a breakdown of each contending American League ball club’s record against other playoff contenders.

670 The Score–2012/08/23

Shepkowski: Without Solid Left Tackle, Bears Can Forget Super Bowl

Now, unless there is an unforeseen performance from Webb, Williams or a scrapheap left tackle that doesn’t appear to actually exist, chances seem slim that the Bears’ 26-year championship drought will end this fall.

CBS Chicago–2012/08/14

Shepkowski: Castro Anything But Untouchable

For the seemingly endless holes the Cubs have right now and the lapses he’s had, there’s no reason to think Starlin Castro is untouchable when it comes to building for the teams future.

2012/06/07

Shepkowski: Bears Shouldn’t Overpay Forte

Despite rushing for more yards per game last year than Adrian Peterson, Marshawn Lynch and Chris Johnson, the Bears are right in their hesitance to sign Forte to a massive contract.

CBS Chicago–2012/05/31

Shepkowski: Even Winning Bulls Tough To Watch

Outside of a few ridiculous sports radio callers who are incredibly out of touch with reality, nobody is going to tell you the Bulls are anywhere near the same team without Derrick Rose.

670 The Score–2012/05/09