I grew up a fan of the Chicago Bears. My earliest memory was watching the 1965 Bears with rookies Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers starting their Hall of Fame careers. But there was anotehr rookie on that team too – Doug Buffone. Buffone played for 15 seasons as a linebacker, and his steady play allowed […]

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Long time readers know that I’m no fan of marathon running. Besides inconviencing millions of residents to satisfy up to 100,000 runners, someone often dies running these things, and in my opinion, people who run 5-10 miles at a time look much healthier than people pushing the limit. Now, there’s the issue of cheating – […]

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Back when I was working as a bank examiner, we traveled extensively, going from bank to bank each week. The other examiners became your friends and comrades, but, this being the 1980s, sports was something passionately followed, and, other drinks argued about. Back then, I was still a rabid NBA fan and I had always […]

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When you hear or read a statistic that no one challenges, if you are a writer, you tend not to challenge it either, especially if you don’t have the time or resources to do your own research. And I’m not talking about Fox News, The Drudge Report or the other propaganda/lies/made up stories passed off […]

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Well, its official – Former New England Patriots’ star tight end Aaron Hernandez was found guilty by a jury of first degree murder, which carries a penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Hernandez was also found guilty of unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition. Hernandez was on trial […]

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Every story is a Hollywood movie waiting to happen, and if there’s one thing that Hollywood loves, it’s sequels. So, let’s call this movie “The First Wives Club Strikes Back,” a sequel to the Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler film mixed with Star Wars. In this case, it’s real life: this week a Los Angeles judge […]

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Regular readers may remember last week when I wrote about the retirement of quarterback Jack Locker and other NFL players. While none of them said that the potential of head injury played any role in their decision, I wondered if that did have some, perhaps small part in their decisions. Then, this week, San Francisco […]

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