I have seen sports riots and hooliganism for almost every sport on earth, and soccer hooliganism is amongst the worst, with huge fights, injuries and even deaths attributed to fans of the sport. And I realize that some fans are way over the line with their enthusiasm, but I’ve seen nothing like this. Fans of […]

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As you may know, I hate the Chicago Cubs. Not enough to be in the ribbon at the top of this site, but I do. I didn’t used to. I grew up as one of those rare people who rooted for both teams. My nine-year-old self was just as devastated by the collapse of the […]

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T.J. Watson is my “godson” even though there was no religious ceremony proclaiming me as such (the joke was that I outbid our friend Maury for the right 17 years ago). Often we have kidded that somehow he got some of my DNA – he loves comic books (like me); his favorite band is The […]

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It’s easy to blame college athletes when they get caught taking money because the money goes for clothes, women, bling, drugs, etc. But, sometimes we rush to judgment and we may not have the whole story. Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was caught selling memorabilia for money and tattoos, and brought down Coach Jim […]

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There is no sport I love more than football, especially the NFL. When I was growing up, I wanted to be Dick Butkus, the Hall of Fame linebacker. When I played, I reveled in hitting opposing players as hard as possible, but I never had the talent or the drive to be a college player […]

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All too often, sportswriters (myself included) write that coaches are akin to used car salesmen: shysters who use and discard players at every level: high school coaches “sell” prospects to colleges by limiting access and other ways; college coaches bring in players then the players get money under the table, or leave college with limited […]

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Once the NFL had suspended Saints coach Sean Payton for the 2012 season while levying an indefinite suspension on former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who was accused of masterminding the bounty bonus program, and the GM of the Saints for helping to cover it up; it was only a matter of time before the […]

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