We have played 12 weeks of the 2014 NFL season and the contenders and pretenders have identified themselves. Teams like the Packers and Broncos are at the top of the heap, and teams like Jacksonville, Tennessee, the Raiders yet again, and the Bears are making plans for the offseason. The other thing that is obvious […]

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As has been detailed here and in numerous places, the world of college sports is changing. The Big 5 conferences have in many ways broken away from the NCAA; players could be considered employees, meaning paying players and covering their health. These are things that will cut significantly into colleges’ and universities’ profit margins. It […]

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I wish that I could say that I’m surprised or even shocked by the fact that a grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson, MO police Officer Darren Wilson in the August shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, or that there would be rioting afterward. This whole incident has been a cluster-f$%k from the beginning. […]

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Being a parent is a special responsibility; anyone who has children knows that. But what happens when the child is talented in sports and becomes wealthy? Some of the worst parents known are the tennis parents who live off their children for decades. Former American champion Michael Chang’s parents were known to be a horror, […]

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I have to admit that I was surprised when I first heard the news:the NFL ruled that Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson would be suspended without pay for the rest of the 2014 NFL season. I write here last week once he had pled no contest misdemeanor reckless assault rather than felony child […]

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For most people, Bill Cosby is an icon – first black performer on a regular television series (I- Spy), multitudes of comedy concerts and albums, all clean, family friendly material, and of course, arguably the most successful television situation comedy of all time – The Cosby Show. Plus, holding a Doctorate of Education, Cosby has […]

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This past weekend, agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration interviewed doctors and trainers of several NFL teams after their games Sunday, part of an investigation into allegations of illegal dispensing of prescription drugs. The DEA questioned the medical and training staffs of the San Francisco 49ers following the team’s 16-10 victory at the New York […]

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