Entries Tagged as 'News/Politics'
Chicago Sun-Times reporter Mary Mitchell, who mostly writes on local black issues, wrote an article printed today about how the Chicago Cubs’ “super fan” Ronnie “Woo Woo” Wickers was thrown out of the park on April 19th. Long time readers know that when I was an Andy Frain usher at Wrigley Field, there was no […]
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To many Chicago Bears fans, the Jay Cutler era ended none too soon when the team released the veteran quarterback after 8 years in which the team won one playoff game, but Cutler broke most of the team’s passing records, but only in between making bad plays and turnovers. At 34, Cutler should have a […]
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The sports world was shocked today when it was announced that former New England Patriots All Pro tight end and convicted murderer Aaron Hernandez was found dead in his cell having committed suicide this morning. Hernandez’s story was at the beginning a feel good story. Raised by his mother and father, life changed when Dennis […]
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The NFL Draft approaches, meaning that the official start of the league’s year in very near. Many free agents have been signed, especially the most valuable. There are still lots of players available, but the most glaring one is quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick of course is the controversial figure who, as a result of the […]
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When it comes to being stopped by police, no black man is immune; not even if he won a Heisman Trophy while playing for your in-state school. Former running back Ricky Williams says he felt he was racially profiled during a police stop in Tyler, Texas last week. Williams discussed it Wednesday during a radio […]
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After going two decades without a presence in the City of Angels, the city of Los Angeles had the Rams return to town, and now, they have the Chargers moving in from San Diego. Owner Dean Spanos The NFL Loves L.A. After going two decades without a presence in the City of Angels, the city […]
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Well, tonight is game 1 of the 2016 World Series and the big story, especially around where I live, is the first WS appearance of the Chicago Cubs in 71 years, the longest streak in history. Which of course, is nothing compared with the 108 year championship draught that the Cubs are trying to end […]
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