Chicago Cub fans don’t have reliever Carlos Marmol to kick around anymore. The team designated Marmol for assignment this week meaning they have 10 days to trade or release him. In a corresponding move, the Cubs also released third baseman Ian Stewart, who has been at Triple-A Iowa. Then it was reported that former Cubs […]

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Finally, the police arrested Aaron Hernandez for first degree murder this week. He has been charged in the death of semi-pro football player Olin Lloyd and then trying to cover it up by having the security system in his house removed and other physical evidence destroyed. As Hernandez was being arrested, the New England Patriots […]

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Wimbledon this year is notable mostly for the early exits of some of the game’s top players. Rafael Nadal lost on the first day; Maria Sharapova was bounced in the second round, and Roger Federer was ousted in the second round – the first time he left that early in a major since 2003. All […]

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Two quick notes: • The Boston Celtics are in full rebuilding mode having traded Coach Doc Rivers to the Clippers, then following up on draft day by trading Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce to Brooklyn for a ton of players and picks. What have you guys done for us lately? (And Rajon Rondo is the […]

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First there was the lockout, which threatened to eliminate the entire 2012-2013 NHL season. It ended with the first game being on my birthday. My Chicago Blackhawks didn’t do much to change the team from the team that lost in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs the year before, but GM Stan Bowman […]

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A few quick thoughts: • I’m going to need a defibrillator to watch the rest of the games in the Stanley Cup Finals. I want the Blackhawks to win so badly I can barely watch. • Whenever someone dies, I automatically think of the family left behind, especially young children, which makes the sudden and […]

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Unlike so many pundits, I am not surprised that the New England Patriots took a chance on signing Tim Tebow, it’s a calculated risk that costs them very little. No other team was willing to give Tebow a chance – he’s too raw, has too many flaws, and with his outspoken Christianity, he is the […]

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