It must be very blatant if “The Worldwide Leader,” ESPN, headquartered in Bristol, CT., is digging dirt on the New England Patriots who play not far away. ESPN: The Magazine and “Outside The Lines” have reported that the Patriots have engaged in cheating since 2000 and the issues between the Patriots and the League began […]

[Read more →]

So far, I have not commented on the Patrick Kane situation. For those who don’t know, the 26-year-old Blackhawks forward is under investigation in his hometown of Buffalo for a possible sexual assault. This is the latest in a number of times that Kane’s drinking and partying have gotten him into trouble, but this is […]

[Read more →]

Once again, a matter of serious consequences has been reduced to a simplistic “us vs. them” argument and I’m tired of it. Many of my FaceBook contacts are people who were coworkers at Andy Frain when we all ushers. A lot of them were cops’ kids, and back then, I became friend with their parents […]

[Read more →]

The University of Illinois has been bombarded by allegations of misconduct in its athletic program over the past several months. Black players on the women’s basketball team are suing the university because coaches allegedly favoring white players and setting up a hostile environment. At the same time, the Chicago papers have interviewed players on the […]

[Read more →]

Last week, the Indignant Family and I were on vacation to Alaska, and the bus we were on passed through a notorious place..Wassila, Alaska. We passed within ½ mile of the home of a certain dimwitted former governor/vice-presidential candidate (I couldn’t see Russia from there), and I fought off an urge to wonder if the […]

[Read more →]

The happiest man in Bristol, CT this week is Cris Carter. The NFL analyst who told rookies in 2014 to get “a fall guy” when they ran into the law; got one of his own, and he doesn’t even have to pay him. Former MLB pitcher, ESPN baseball analyst and noted right wing kook and […]

[Read more →]

When we were at Northwestern, my friend Tony Swanagan and I said that if we ever got rich and famous, we had to have an entourage. Besides the drivers, friends and various go-fers, we joked that we would have to have a scapegoat to blame everything on and probably a whipping boy to slap around. […]

[Read more →]