There is more often no love between professional sports owners and the fans; and they already are disliked by the players who are often at odds with them over collective bargaining agreements. Owners try to conduct civic blackmail for new stadiums and tax cuts, charge huge amounts of money for tickets, parking, personal seat licenses, […]

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Sorry for not posting more frequently – lots of work and stuff happening. For the past few weeks, I have wanted to post something about Deshaun Watson. Officials in Houston announced that Watson would not be subject to criminal charges despite the 22 civil lawsuits filed against him by women who work in massage parlors […]

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Yes, there is war in Ukraine and inflation and the usual political divide in the country, and what would cheer everyone up? I always use the arrival of pitchers and catchers to spring training as evidence that we have made it through the winter and warmer days are ahead. Unfortunately, there is no baseball or […]

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A comedian I follow on social media asked a very good question as the Winter Olympics begin in earnest – the Games were a big thing growing up and they’re not this year. Why is that? I think there are a number of reasons why this Olympics does not have the same excitement as in […]

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What happens when you really love something, a work of art, a film, a television show or a sports franchise that is/was created, cast with or owned by someone you find disreputable, even evil? In the social media age, and with more sophisticated ways of finding information, people’s exploits, positive and negative are grist for […]

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The other day, I received an email from the Blackhawks. As a partial season ticket holder, I was invited to stream a town hall meeting with senior management, other season ticket holders and certain members of the press. I had to log in to watch this, and I got much more than I bargained for. […]

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After having enjoyed as enjoyable a playoff season as any in sports history, former Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores dropped a boulder into the lake that is the National Football League. Brian Flores filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL accusing the league of having racist hiring practices. With the league, three teams were named […]

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