As I have written here several times, I have long believed that more needed and continues to need to be done to protect professional athletes from head injuries, especially football and hockey players. CTE, or CTE or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy has appeared in the brains of a significant number of NFL and NHL athletes’ autopsies, […]

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It is the nature of today’s culture and social media that any comment by anyone if grist for the universal mill. Now, you make a comment, or get drunk on the ground like Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane, and suddenly, it’s everywhere. Chicago White Sox announcer Ken “Hawk” Harrelson learned that lesson this week. So, it […]

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It is hard to think that former NBA star with the Chicago Bulls, Orlando Woolridge is the same age as I am. Maybe it was all the money. I worked at the old Chicago Stadium for Andy Frain, some of those stories have made their way to this page. But, to quote The Bard, “I […]

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I have seen sports riots and hooliganism for almost every sport on earth, and soccer hooliganism is amongst the worst, with huge fights, injuries and even deaths attributed to fans of the sport. And I realize that some fans are way over the line with their enthusiasm, but I’ve seen nothing like this. Fans of […]

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As you may know, I hate the Chicago Cubs. Not enough to be in the ribbon at the top of this site, but I do. I didn’t used to. I grew up as one of those rare people who rooted for both teams. My nine-year-old self was just as devastated by the collapse of the […]

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It’s easy to blame college athletes when they get caught taking money because the money goes for clothes, women, bling, drugs, etc. But, sometimes we rush to judgment and we may not have the whole story. Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was caught selling memorabilia for money and tattoos, and brought down Coach Jim […]

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There is no sport I love more than football, especially the NFL. When I was growing up, I wanted to be Dick Butkus, the Hall of Fame linebacker. When I played, I reveled in hitting opposing players as hard as possible, but I never had the talent or the drive to be a college player […]

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