So, it’s been a busy year for your narrator, so I’m going to take a little time off. But before I go, one final couple of thoughts: One of the major sports networks says that the Chicago Bears are going to be the worst team in the NFL, projecting out to 3-13, last in the […]

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Over the past several years, residents of major cities around the globe have discovered that spending millions and even billions of dollars on hosting Olympics or World Cup soccer tournaments are a huge scam. Even before the FIFA scandal was announced and officials began getting arrested, it was common assumption that the whole “bidding” involved […]

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I have to admit that I was wrong – I didn’t think NFL Commissioner Roger “The Sherriff” Goodell had the balls to uphold the 4-game suspension levied to Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady in the “Deflate-gate” incident. There were stories that Brady’s people and/or the NFL Players’ Association were negotiating a deal. Brady wanted to just […]

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Every workday morning, I listen to the news radio station to get the 5-day weather forecast and see if there are any traffic nightmares early in the morning. I also get an update on local sports and a few headlines. Before stepping in the shower however, I get to hear the morning business report, and […]

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The NFL, specifically Commissioner Roger “Goofball” Goodell, has taken its sweet time handing down a ruling regarding New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s appeal of his four-game suspension stemming from Deflategate, and now, one potential reason many have been identified. According to Bleacher Report, who quoted Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, “settlement discussions have indeed […]

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I have often said here that I really feel sorry for athletes. Yes, they have fame and often wealth, and can get away with a lot, but on the other side, they never know who to trust. And for all of the deserved blame that they get for fathering lots of children, some of these […]

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I haven’t written much here on the Bill Cosby saga, mostly because there’s very little that I felt I could add. I never doubted the women at all; many of them were telling their stories with no financial upside and no possibility of criminal charges because the statue of limitations had past. Cosby, always most […]

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