I used to work at Wrigley Field and old Comiskey Park back in the 1970s and the 1980s, and my last baseball season as a “full time” worker was in 1985, when I worked 160 out of a possible 162 home games for the Cubs and White Sox. That season, I was co-chief usher for […]

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At first, when I heard that tennis star Maria Sharapova was having an “important” press conference today, I thought the 28-year-old top 10 player was announcing her retirement. It would not have been too surprising considering that players often burn out of the grind at Ms. Sharapova’s age (Bjorn Borg walked away at 27 for […]

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Seldom do you see an official, referee, umpire, etc. face real punishment for his/her actions. Fortunately, the players and coaches have respect for the game and the officials. However, things do seem to be escalating. Last month, Calgary Flame defenseman Dennis Wideman cross-checked linesman Don Henderson in a game against Nashville on January 27th. Wideman […]

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I didn’t have a lot of time to post last week with the Super Bowl looming, which is probably for the best because I would have picked the Panthers and be eating a fair share of humble pie. However, part of that is because I try very hard to avoid the pre-game media. Two weeks […]

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If you look up sports cheating in the dictionary, one is more likely than not to see cycling as the epitome of dishonesty. With Lance Armstrong as the leader in wins and taking performance enhancing drugs, cycling is in many ways more of a joke than ever, but leave it to some ingenious racers to […]

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A fan of 21st Century sports probably always has the thought of cheating in the back of his/her mind. Be it the very real potential of a played using performance enhancing drugs, or the possibility of a match or point fixing scandal, the integrity of sport is more of a concern then ever. Tennis is […]

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I still believe that Antwaan Randle El was one of the best individual players in Big Ten History. Yes, he played quarterback at Indiana University, a long moribund team always upstaged by the basketball team. But Randall El was a one man show: with no great running back behind him, not a great offensive line, […]

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