This week, it seemed like the NFL-Colin Kaepernick issue was about to reach a conclusion. Reports were that Kaepernick, who has been out of the league since 2016 because of his protest to kneel during the National Anthem, was scheduled to get an open tryout for any and all NFL teams who wanted to attend […]

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I have to admit that I never thought that Sportsnet would ever have the balls to fire Don Cherry. The 85-year-old commentator who has been on the “Coach’s Corner” at the first intermission of Hockey Night in Canada for 40 years is often like the old uncle at Thanksgiving – cantankerous, loud, but mostly harmless. […]

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When I wrote for The Sportswriters on TV, the panel often mentioned how reporting brought them into contact with people of various backgrounds, races, sexes, sexual orientations and that the exposure made them more empathetic and sympathetic. Then there is Rob Drake. Drake is an umpire for Major League Baseball and has been since 2010 […]

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Usually, the first game of the World Series is a celebratory occasion, especially for the participating teams; doubly for the team with home field advantage. However, as the world gets more insane, the World Series isn’t immune, especially when a man makes an ass of himself in this age of #Metoo. American League Champion Astros’ […]

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I’m going to come out and say it – I don’t give a damn about arbitrary deadlines. Occasionally, I have donated money to charities and political campaigns, usually to the Left of the political spectrum, and I do understand the rules in the current Democratic debate guidelines that you have to have raised so much […]

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When one becomes rich, I guess there’s a break between two types: those who want everyone to know who they are, and those that don’t. If you are in the former, you want to be seen, and known and quoted, and the easiest way to become a celebrity is to own a sports franchise. Besides […]

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Sometimes, I think that people are stupid or oblivious, or just don’t get it. Instead of celebrating the start of Spring Training! the Chicago Cubs have been deflecting bad publicity. The fallout from last year’s Addison Russell wife beating incident, MLB suspension, but continued support from the team is bad enough. Then, racist emails to […]

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