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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If there is a silver lining to the Donald Trump campaign for President, it’s that women’s rights issues and sexual and spousal abuse are coming to the forefront much more now. Of course, we have to hear the rudest, most vile comments imaginable along with hearing about incidents against women that make one’s blood boil. […]

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Summer is officially over. We’ve had Labor Day; the Autumnal Equinox came and went. Football is in full swing; baseball is winding down, especially for the non-playoff teams. Fall is a time of winding down, the respite before winter descends. Start packing up the summer stuff, get the winter stuff out. Transitions, and not all […]

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In the previous piece, I wrote about saying goodbye to two legends who we have watched for decades: Vin Scully and Arnold Palmer. While it’s sad to say goodbye to anyone, it is natural for it to happen to people in the Autumn of their lives. When it’s someone young – in the prime of […]

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