I don’t want to write a whole lot on this subject for two reasons: this is far from being an isolated case; and second, I don’t want to single out one player among dozens/hundreds. Former Minnesota Viking/Miami Dolphin quarterback Daunte Culpepper surrendered his nearly 10,000-square-foot home to SunTrust Bank back in April in lieu of […]

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There are fans, and then there are FANS, and for some reason, the NFL brings out the most passionate of fans. (And the league is there, ready to make a buck off it. Remember the Green and Yellow “Green Bay Packer” casket a couple of decades ago?) NFL fans are rabid and especially so for […]

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The word “fan” in sports nomenclature is short for “fanatic.” Dictionary.com’s listing for sports fan is “an enthusiastic devotee of sports.” Just two weeks after the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, the town and this writer are still on a high that will last long into the summer. Despite that, even I realize the […]

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A common sports euphemism concerns the pressure on athletes to perform and win; we use the sayings “having or getting the monkey off one’s back.” Sometimes it’s a 600 lb. gorilla; other times, it’s a stuffed monkey like Northwestern football head coach Pat Fitzgerald had at the last two bowl games (when NU “got the […]

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Is anyone surprised that Dwight “Dwight-mare” Howard is going to Houston? Howard is the poster-boy for all the worst in NBA players – talented, but troubled; all about me syndrome; several illegitimate children by several “baby-mamas.” Not even the presence of Kobe Bryant and the chance at an NBA title could get him to look […]

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Everyone at my work and many in my neighborhood know of my passion for the Blackhawks; so everyone wanted to know what I thought of the developments from this week… Unlike 2010, a wholesale house cleaning wasn’t required, but changes were once again in the air. As the Cup seemed to show up in more […]

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The long faces that he see coming from New York are from the NBC television network. Wimbledon is nearly finished and the lone ray of hope for big television ratings are on Englishman Andy Murray and highly ranked Novak Djokovic. Since Rafael Nadal was upset in the first round, and Roger Federer went out in […]

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