Before I left, I wanted to write a post on the whole Chick-fil-A situation. I know, that’s so “last month, we’ve had a number of issues to get pissed off about since that happened,” I can hear you say. Well, there’s a current issue that makes this relevant – trust me. When the bigoted head […]

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There is a ton of coverage every single day from ESPN, to Fox Sports, to NBC Sports, to the local news on the day’s winners and losers. But the college conferences, which have been battling for memberships with money and bowl prospects and television networks, are the true winners and losers. The winners have been […]

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The thing about sports is that you play to win. Like that rap done from NFL coaches’ speeches – in the words of former New York Jets’ Head Coach and current television analyst Herm Edwards “You play to win the game!” Imagine the competitive instincts of a Michael Jordan; as talented as he was, he […]

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• Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud “Head in the Sand” Selig told reporters at Target Field that he will retire after the 2014 season when his contract ends. This goes against popular opinion that Selig will stay until 2016 to pass Kenesaw Mountain Landis as the game’s longest-serving commissioner. My only statement is, why wait, […]

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There are just too many stories with the Olympics in full swing. I didn’t see the Opening Ceremonies, but I’ve seen pictures, but I have seen a lot of women’s volleyball, some basketball, and a little swimming. I’d like to make a couple of comments on happenings in the pool. • First, we have to […]

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There is no place in the world that I love more than London. Growing up in the 1960s, London had it all: The Who; The Beatles; 007; Doctor Who. I have long said that if I could pick up my home and change my lifestyle very little, I would move to London in a flash. […]

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On the same day that William Balfour was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences for murdering singer Jennifer Holiday’s mother, brother and nephew; crime entered the life of another celebrity – Cal Ripken, Jr. An unknown person abducted Mr. Ripken’s mother from her Maryland home Tuesday morning. Fortunately, Vi Ripken was found safe Wednesday after […]

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