As noted everywhere today, 2016 has been an absolutely brutal year for artists. In less than one-third of a year, we have already lost Alan Rickman, Doris Roberts, Chyna, George Kennedy, Garry Shandling, Harper Lee, Nancy Reagan, Abe Vigoda. Musicians have been particularly hard hit; the year started with the death of David Bowie, then […]

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Everyone, all 7 billion people on this Earth, and entitled to their own opinion, no matter how stupid, backwards, racist or just plain ludicrous they are. (However, people are not entitled to their own facts as the late New York Senator Daniel Patrick Monaghan correctly stated.) However, when you’re a celebrity, your comments carry much […]

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I have long thought that former sports superstars would not make good coaches. In almost every major sport, superstars have thought that their knowledge of the game and the players’ perspective would make them great coaches and front office members. In football, former Super Bowl Champions Bart Starr, Forrest Gregg, among many others have tried […]

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I’m no wrestling fan – I haven’t been since I was around 13 and found out that the whole thing was fake. (I remember working the old International Amphitheatre and “opponents” Dick the Bruiser and Ernie Ladd sitting in a private room in the back deciding “how much we gonna give ‘em (the crowd) tonight?”) […]

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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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