Rich people aren’t like normal people. For one thing, of course, they can buy almost anything they want. The people around them don’t dare tell them no. As a result, they believe that the entire world can’t rebuke them in any way, and today’s oligarchs really believe that they are above all law and rules […]

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Don’t get me wrong, the Kings deserve the Stanley Cup. they defeated my Blackhawks in the Western Conference Finals and stomped the Rangers in the finals. What I mean is that the City of Los Angeles does not deserve the Cup. Yesterday, the City held it’s championship parade, and the crowd was estimated at 300,000. […]

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I know that it is natural as one gets older to have people die who are your age or younger than you are, but it seems unreal somehow, which is how the death of San Diego Padres’ Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn struck me at first. He was born in 1960, same as I, and […]

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If I were ruler of the world, I would make every politician from all over the world sit down and watch a segment from the most recent HBO show “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.” Like most other shows of its ilk, some stories are much better than others, but with the World Cup starting this […]

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I love the Chicago Blackhawks; I have for as long as I can remember (which is a long time). I have bobbleheads, championship banners and two replica Stanley Cups in my cubicle at work. I have numerous hats, jackets and even a piece of a goal net from the 2010 Championship. I have replicas of […]

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Well, the 2013-2014 hockey season is over here in Chicago. The Los Angeles Kings won game 7 last night at the United Center 5-4 in overtime, which is the appropriate way this series should have ended. The Blackhawks went up 1 game to 0 then lost three straight, then fought back to tie the series […]

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If all of the antics that occurred this weekend are true, every owner of a sports franchise should thank former Clippers owner and present day pariah Donald Sterling if not give him a big kiss. For those who weren’t paying attention, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has reportedly come to an agreement to buy Sterling’s […]

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