The word fan is short for fanatic, which is what sports fans are – rooting on their teams with their entire being. They see calls through their passion; they cheer their teams; they boo the opposition. I know because anyone whose seen me at a Northwestern football game or Blackhawks game knows that I’m anything […]

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LeRoy Butler, retired safety of the Green Bay Packers, won’t be coming to a Wisconsin church anymore because he tweeted support for Jason Collins, the NBA player who came out as gay this week. “Congrats to Jason Collins,” Butler tweeted April 29, the day Collins came out in a Sports Illustrated cover story but a […]

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As you may know, I have been bored by basketball, especially the NBA version for over a decade, so other than the superstars, I don’t really know a lot of the players. As a result, I don’t know a lot about Jason Collins, but the Washington Wizards forward has taken the step we knew would […]

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Never mind says the worst movie director in the world, Michael Bay. One day after apologizing for his film “Armageddon,” he now wants everyone to know that his words were taken out of context and that he is “proud of the movie.” Yesterday, Bay, out promoting his new piece of cinematic excrement “Pain & Gain,” […]

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Long time readers know that I believe that Michael Bay is the worst director currently working, and , he may be the worst director in film history. He is a big budget schlock-meister of the highest order – his direction of actors is nonexistent; his special effects fill the screen, and make my head hurt […]

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Pat Summerall died this afternoon at the age of 82. He came to prominence as an end and a kicker for the NFL New York Giants, but he is best known as a Hall of Fame announcer. His easy going style lent an air of class to any game. He called a record 16 Super […]

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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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