I admit to being rather loyal to Northwestern, especially sportswriters who came out of the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. Some have been friends like Bill Jauss, Rick Telander, Willie Weinbaum, Kevin Blackistone, or Michael Wilbon. Some I’ve only met like Christine Brennan, and J.A. Adonde. There’s one however whom I’ve never met and don’t […]

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Sometimes, it is tough to be a Northwestern sports fan. On the one hand, we like to think of the programs as clean (at least no NCAA violations), but we must realize that the nature of college athletics has always been dirty, and student athletes are subject to many more temptations than ever= before, but […]

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Continuing the discussion from the former post, many, myself included, believe that Michael Jordan is the GOAT of basketball. Not LeBron, slightly eclipsing Kareem, or Magic or Bird. He definitely used his charisma, talent and business acumen to remain one of the most recognizable people on Earth. Naturally, he wanted to take his wealth and […]

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First, let me say that I have no interest in golf. I agree with the old Mark Twain saying “golf is a good walk spoiled.” However, even a non-golf fan like myself couldn’t ignore the battle between the Saudi Arabian LIV, DP World Tour and the PGA Tour. The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and […]

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The most contentious issue in football isn’t Chiefs/Raiders, or Packers/Bears; it is the rift between the Baltimore Ravens and their star QB Lemar Jackson. Jackson has been one of the top QBs in the league, as a rusher, and more frequently recently, as a passer. With him, the offense ranks near the top of the […]

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Back when I was in college, three friends and I had a Strat-o-matic football league. Our league used Canadian Football League teams so that there were no arguments, even though all of the players were NFL players and defenses. One of my friends had Tony Dungy as his head coach. At the time, Dungy had […]

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The past couple of weeks have been tough ones for the University of Alabama. Usually, if one talks about sport at AL, you would be talking about football, but this season, the men’s basketball team has been the talk of the country, currently ranked number 3 in the country, a shoo-in for the NCAA Tournament, […]

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