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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At this time of year, the NFL kicks into high gear; the league season starts, which means that free agents can be signed, and this year, there have been numerous surprise trades, like former St. Louis Ram Sam Bradford to the Eagles for Nick Foles. Bradford being traded is no surprise, he has been injury […]

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Baseball’s spring training has begun; games are starting to be played, and throughout the sport, hope springs eternal. Every team is a contender; every player is working toward a career year; the fans are excited, if for nothing else than warmer weather after this brutal winter that has pounded the Midwest and East Coast. For […]

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My beloved Chicago Blackhawks have been in the news more even than a team with two Stanley cup Championships in five years should be. Of course, last week, the team lost Patrick Kane for 12 weeks to a clavicle fracture suffered in the game against Florida. GM Stan Bowman started working; unfortunately, the rumor mill […]

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