Yes, there is war in Ukraine and inflation and the usual political divide in the country, and what would cheer everyone up? I always use the arrival of pitchers and catchers to spring training as evidence that we have made it through the winter and warmer days are ahead. Unfortunately, there is no baseball or […]

[Read more →]

A comedian I follow on social media asked a very good question as the Winter Olympics begin in earnest – the Games were a big thing growing up and they’re not this year. Why is that? I think there are a number of reasons why this Olympics does not have the same excitement as in […]

[Read more →]

What happens when you really love something, a work of art, a film, a television show or a sports franchise that is/was created, cast with or owned by someone you find disreputable, even evil? In the social media age, and with more sophisticated ways of finding information, people’s exploits, positive and negative are grist for […]

[Read more →]

The other day, I received an email from the Blackhawks. As a partial season ticket holder, I was invited to stream a town hall meeting with senior management, other season ticket holders and certain members of the press. I had to log in to watch this, and I got much more than I bargained for. […]

[Read more →]

After having enjoyed as enjoyable a playoff season as any in sports history, former Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores dropped a boulder into the lake that is the National Football League. Brian Flores filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL accusing the league of having racist hiring practices. With the league, three teams were named […]

[Read more →]

Like many other people in the Chicago area, I was very happy to see 49er (and former Chicago Bear) kicker Robbie Gould put through a 45 yard field goal as time expired to defeat the Green Bay Packers last evening. Locally, there is always dancing when the Packers get beat; Facebook and Twitter are alive […]

[Read more →]

To be a Chicago Bear fan, it helps to have a short memory, which is what Chairman George McCaskey and President Ted Phillips are banking on. Being the owner of a Chicago sports team is no blueprint for popularity. Jerry Reinsdorf, principal owner of the Bulls and White Sox at least brought multiple championships to […]

[Read more →]