Long time readers know that I’ve been bored by the NBA for a long time, and don’t usually pay it much attention, but a few things have crossed my mind this week: • I was watching ESPN and they were publicizing a documentary on the NBA Network: “The Doctor.” Fortunately, the hotel I’m in this […]

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When this story broke yesterday, the first thing I thought of was a line from the neat 1984 action film “Blue Thunder:” Warren Oates, in his last performance, told Roy Scheider “if you’re walking on eggs, don’t hop.” Apparently, Major League Baseball has gotten Biogenesis director Tony Bosch to implicate about 20 big league players […]

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There is a cover story on Sports Illustrated this week about the Stanley Cup Playoffs being the best tournament in sports. I haven’t read the article, and I am not going to compare and contrast the NHL Playoffs with the other major sports, Wimbledon, the World Cup, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the Olympics, and […]

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By now, everyone knows that my Chicago Blackhawks came from a 3-games-to-1-deficit to win three straight games and eliminate the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference semi-finals. There are lots of chants of “Detroit Sucks” even from me early in the series, but let’s face it – this was a series and a game […]

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Well, they’ve threatened it for a long time, but this week Joe Paterno’s family will file suit against the NCAA. The lawsuit is filed by the family along with several members of the Penn State Board of Trustees, faculty, former players and coaches. The suit claims that the report issued by former FBI director Louis […]

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As reported on SI.com, this week, University of Kentucky Head Basketball Coach John Calipari made headlines suggesting that changes be made in NCAA rules. That’s not a surprise since he has a more-than-vested interest in the change he is calling for. Calipari went on a rant against the age-limit rule in an interview on WKJK […]

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University of Michigan Head Football Coach Brady Hoke might not have been a big fan of Notre Dame before, but he won’t be on any Christmas card lists from South Bend after this week. Hoke reportedly told the Michigan Sports Commission Annual Luncheon that ND was “chickening out” of playing the Wolverines in their annual […]

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