When I read about this, I couldn’t help but think about the old National Lampoon cover with the butch looking female athlete with a medal and a bulge in the crotch of the shorts. That cover of course poked fun at the East Germans whose cheating in the 1970s and 1980s was historic, but nothing […]

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With his death, one thing comes to mind – I have never not known Muhammad Ali. He won the light heavyweight Olympic Gold Medal in 1960 – I was 8 months old. I can’t say I knew who he was then, but I can’t say when I didn’t know who he was. Boxing back then […]

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Last week, the Indignant Children participated in the local rink’s annual Ice Show. It allows all of the children enrolled in the various ice skating classes the opportunity to dress up and show off their skills before family members and friends. It is a good show and everyone does seem to enjoy it, but I […]

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Facing a deadline yesterday in which to appeal the 2nd Circuit Court’s opinion that upheld New England Patriots’ Quarterback Tom Brady’s four game suspension from the NFL in the Deflategate scandal. Brady filed an appeal Monday for a second hearing by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the first review was a 2-1 decision […]

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It is a longstanding journalistic standard to publicize a big news exclusive. After all, journalists are in the business of selling papers, generating ratings for television shows, getting eyes on commercials. However, sometimes, what is listed as a bombshell merely confirms one’s opinion of a person or team or league. ESPN’s Outside The Lines is […]

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In the argument about the naming of the Washington Redskins, I have admitted that as a kid growing up, I never heard anyone complain, not even the friends I had who had more Native American ancestry that the rest of us. As the complaints got louder and more and more people began to stand up […]

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As you may know, I wrote for The Sportswriters on TV, and I can’t help believing that somewhere Bill Gleason is smiling. The late Daily Southtown writer and Sportswriter created a big stir at a press conference after one of the Chicago Bulls’ championships, Gleason asked Michael Jordan about Nike mistreating Asian workers who made […]

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