Sports columnist Rick Morrissey is leaving the Chicago Tribune for the rival Chicago Sun-Times, the Tribune's sports staff was told Friday night.
Word of Morrissey's exit came in a note from Mike Kellams, the paper's associate managing editor for sports. "Rick has been a great colleague at the Tribune, and we wish him well in this new chapter of his career," Kellams wrote.
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Morrissey never struck me as a must-read. Kind of boring. I preferred him to Mike Downey, but that's about it. Downey was awful.
On the other hand, David Haugh has potential, so this move works for me. Sun-Times, knock yourselves out.
yesssssssssss! sooooo happy. don't let the door hit you on the way out!
Darn...
Hate to see him go.
He's been writing some great stuff of late.