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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Rutgers University did the right thing for the wrong reason and also did the wrong thing at the same time. The university properly fired head basketball coach Mike Rice today, but only after ESPN broadcast a video showing him physically and verbally abusing players. The university first gave Rice a three-game suspension, a $75,000 fine […]

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Work and spring break have taken their toll on the old Evilopinion, so let’s catch up, shall we? • Chris Collins is the new Head Men’s Basketball Coach of Northwestern. I know that some people felt that Bill Carmody got a raw deal due to all of the injuries and one suspension that happened for […]

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Long time readers know that I am not on Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany’s favorite person list, and the feeling is mutual. I have been a vocal critic of the officiating in the conference and of many of Delany’s money-grubbing plans like the television network, conference expansion, and championship games/tournaments in men’s basketball and football. […]

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The big stories in Chicago sports this week are about two iconic players who people want to see play, but aren’t. Derrick Rose, of course, tore his ACL in the NBA playoffs last spring and despite reportedly being cleared to play, has yet to log a minute with the Bulls. And the team needs him: […]

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