Entries Tagged as 'News/Politics'
For a 2-2 football team that has been mediocre at best and down right horrible in the four game span, more attention is being given the fact that the team signed a $167 million purchase agreement to purchase the old Arlington Heights race track location. The Bears, never the most astute organization especially politically, tried […]
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September 15th, 2021 · No Comments
Yesterday, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun announced his retirement from baseball. It wasn’t exactly a surprise – Braun only played 39 games last year while dealing with a back issue, limiting him to 8 home runs, 26 RBIs and a career low .233 batting average. The Brewers declined a $15 million mutual option over this […]
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Sorry to have stepped away from evilopinion for a bit, but I’m back now. Lots of stuff happened during my hiatus: Cubs trade stars; Olympics actually occur and seem to not been a super-spreader event; Simone Biles shines the light on mental health and athletics. I figured enough people were writing on these subjects while […]
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The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics have begun even though the Opening Ceremonies are not until tomorrow. That’s not to say that the controversy has taken any time off. The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team has already had its 46 match loss less streak ended by Sweden 3-0. Then the Olympics have fired the creative director for […]
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No one could have foreseen how fast the changes to college football would come when athletes became able to market themselves, but it is obvious that the changes are going to humongous. Already the change is apparent… Guard Mikey Williams won’t be eligible for the NBA draft until 2024 and still has nearly two years […]
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I remain a child of my parents, even though they are long gone from this mortal coil. There’s nothing that infuriates me more than embarrassing Black people on television. I know I shouldn’t take responsibility for what other Black people do or say, but my grandparents never wanted Black athletes and broadcasters to embarrass themselves […]
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The issues that hover around international sport have come to a definite head this week, and neither the IOC nor any of the other governing bodies are ready for the backlash. First off: the long-delayed Tokyo Summer Olympics are scheduled to start in a couple of weeks and the Shadow of Covid continues to hang […]
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