Sport truly is a barometer of humanity. There are winners; there are losers. Individual sports – team sports; there are spectator sports, and those that don’t lend themselves to attention. Sports gives us something to do, something to think about, something to argue over. It is part of us as human beings. It shows the […]

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Pat Summerall died this afternoon at the age of 82. He came to prominence as an end and a kicker for the NFL New York Giants, but he is best known as a Hall of Fame announcer. His easy going style lent an air of class to any game. He called a record 16 Super […]

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In the words of Dickens, last Sunday could be called “the best of times, the worst of times” for the Chicago Cubs. I happened to channel surf into the end of the Cub game against the defending World Series Champion San Francisco Giants, and it was about as ugly as you can imagine. The Cubs […]

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One of the most positive aspects of today’s society is the growing and long overdue movement to give equal rights to Gay and Lesbian people and couples. Even in sports, greater tolerance is being shown; in the ubër-macho NFL, players are supporting gay rights and marriage, and it is rumored that four or more gay […]

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Long time readers know that I think that PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals – are more than a little nuts. I don’t want to see animals harmed, and I don’t want my dinner tortured, but humans are omnivores – meaning that we eat plants and animals. Like atheists, the PETA people […]

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One day after writing that he would be taking a “leave of presence” Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert has died at the age of 70. There will be a ton of words written about the Pulitzer Prize winning film critic, and all of those words will be warm and welcoming, because that’s how Roger […]

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While the whole Rutgers situation has taken front page news, Auburn has also been in the news, and if the stories are true, would confirm what many of us believe about the 2011 National Championship team. A report by former New York Times and Sports Illustrated columnist Selena Roberts alleges that Auburn changed the grades […]

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