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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The Indignant Wife and I like to go to SPACE, a music venue close to our home. We have seen great concerts there including our neighbor Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater, my friend Graham Parker, Glenn Tillbrook, and this weekend, we are going to see The English Beat. It is a great small venue to see […]

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Anyone who reads this blog knows that I am a proud Liberal. My politics skew VERY far Left. My heart bleeds as much as anyone’s. Also, I grew up in the Englewood community of Chicago, once a low-to-moderate income area which is now very poor and in many ways the equivalent of Bagdad in terms […]

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I’m not a fan of NASCAR by any means, but just a week removed from having positive PR of the first woman in history to hold the pole position at the Datona 500, NASCAR just can’t catch a break. According to the Sports Business Journal, the National Rifle Association has reached an agreement with Texas […]

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