I know that fighting in hockey is supposed to be on the way out, an archaic part of an earlier day. But, as the players would tell you, there’s a place for fighting in the sport. A player takes a run at one of your players, especially one of your stars, and your tough guy […]

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When the Indignant Wife and I lived in downtown Chicago, I always got annoyed by the annual Chicago Marathon. The whole city was paralyzed by a bunch of people running. For us, we were virtually surrounded, meaning that any travel had to be coordinated, and would be slowed down immensely. It was a pain in […]

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Of course, this is Opening Week of the Major League Baseball season and as always, there is hope for every team, some justifiable, some not; a lot of pomp and ceremony, and in many cases, nostalgia. One of the rites of spring is fans’ reaction to their current and former heroes. In this young season, […]

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The Indignant Girls were on spring break last week, so I took some time off, but in my absence, a couple of items deserved comment. The first and most important was the ruling by the National Labor Relations Board that Northwestern football players were employees and have the right to form a union. Personally, I […]

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Despite being baseball opening day week, most Chicago sports fans are yearning for football. This is not unusual when the baseball teams performed so horribly last season and hope is not springin eternal. While I was on vacation, Chicago Bear GM Phil Emery pulled off his biggest move to date. He renegotiated QB Jay Cutler’s […]

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It was announced today that Tiger Woods is having back surgery and will miss the Masters. The television networks might miss him, but Woods hasn’t been a factor in a major tournament in years. Honestly, he won’t be missed (not that I watch golf anyway).

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ESPN and SI.com are reporting that Phil Jackson is very close to a deal to take control of the New York Knicks’ basketball operations. Jackson, of course, played for the Knicks and despite winning 11 NBA Champions as a Head Coach in Chicago and Los Angeles, in his heart he has always been a Knick, […]

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