Priorities

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, the saying goes, or failing newspapers, for that matter. Just look at the Tribune. Check that, look at social media first. White Sox fans may be—are—weighing in on the chances of Justin Ishbia buying the team. The Sun-Times may be—is—mentioning it today, but not the Tribune, where “it’s all the [sports] news that fit to print,” as long as it fits onto one of six pages. Which wasn’t the case today. And the Trib online didn’t have anything on Ishbia, either. More likely than not, the Sunday sports’ section was dummied late Friday or early Saturday, with space left for spring training and Bulls’ games. Oh, and a half-page color photo of Bears’ GM Ryan Poles with new hire Ben Johnson, along with a big story on how the Munsters could approach free agency. What matters more, looking into rumors of a new owner for one of the more storied franchises in sports or a think-piece on how a 5-12 football team will navigate free agency? With the Chicago Tribune, you don’t even have to ask.