If athletes leave their youthful professions with some of their riches, their brains intact, and the rest of their bodies in relative good shape, they still aren’t safe from people who try to steal their money. A few months ago, Cal Ripken, Jr’s mother was kidnapped and forced to drive around and use her ATM […]

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I’ve been extremely busy with work and the Indignant Family, so I haven’t had the opportunity to comment on the biggest story in sports this week – a very bad week for former Chicago White Sox. First, let’s discuss the DUI arrest of former catcher Carlton Fisk. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised – Fisk […]

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With the NHL holdout now over 1 month old, the players’ association tried to restart negotiations with the league this week, but the league declined. Commissioner Gary “Labor Stoppage” Bettman said this week that it is getting to be unlikely that a full season will be played this year, even more so now that the […]

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Several short stories: • First, I don’t understand cheating and losing. I mean, if you are going to all the effort of breaking the rules, your rules breaking should be successful. So, I don’t understand the San Diego Chargers. Apparently, the NFL is investigating whether the San Diego Chargers used a banned sticky substance during […]

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First, RIP to boxing trainer Emmanuel Steward. Steward died this week at the age of 68. He was arguably the third most popular boxing trainer after the legends – the late Angelo Dundee and the late Eddie Futch. Steward and his Kronk Gym in Detroit first gained attention when lightweight Hilmer Kenty who won the […]

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When the White Sox finished choking at the end of the season and the Detroit Tigers won the AL Central Division, it was time to pick who I didn’t want to win. In the National League, anyone but the Cardinals would be fine. Beside the rubes and hicks that make up the majority of their […]

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Americans are weird beings in that we love to elevate our heroes in sports, politics, even business, to pedestals so high that the person being adored can barely be seen from the ground; and we seem to take glee in taking out the steely knives to bring the person back to earth, especially if that […]

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