While we're still a week away from dropping the puck on the 2010-2011 Blackhawks season and 9 days from the home opener and the dropping of that Stanley Cup Championship banner, the players have gotten their first taste of being defending champions. In a ceremony last night, everyone that was part of last year's championship team received their championship rings. And as you can see in the photos above, it's some pretty impressive bling. more ›

What would Earth look like if it had rings like Saturn? This amazing video shows what it would look like both from outer space and from down here, looking up. So freaking cool. [via] more ›

Times are tough all over and the economy knows no barrier. One person feeling the pinch pretty hard is former Chicago Bull Randy Brown, a Chicago native and part of the second three-peat Chicago Bulls teams of '96, '97, and '98. Brown was most recently a coach with the Sacramento Kings but was fired and has since filed for bankruptcy. And now the bankruptcy judge in the case has ruled that Brown must auction the rings. The bidding begins May 19 and the price starts at $19,000. You can check out the rings for yourself here. [WBBM, Sun-Times] more ›