I’m not even a basketball fan, and I’m tired of the ongoing back-and-forth, “trade me” -“don’t trade me” antics of Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard. He has said that he would exercise the “out clause” on his multimillion dollar contract with every team, from the Nets who wanted him desperately, to the Lakers, and even […]

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It’s funny that it didn’t take 24 hours for the first big deal by new Chicago Bears General Manager Phil Emery to make the criminal section of the paper. The Bears acquired Pro Bowl wide receiver Brandon Marshall from the Miami Dolphins for 2 third round draft picks. Why so cheap? Because Marshall has a […]

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I have been torn emotionally this NCAA basketball season – lots of people expected my alma mater, Northwestern’s men’s basketball team to do something it had never done; make the NCAA Tournament. As an NU fan (although I’m bored with basketball), I want them to achieve this goal, since we are the only eligible team […]

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To some, the fact that the Indianapolis Colts released their leader and future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, was a shocking surprise, but it wasn’t. Big headlines were made of chilly relations between Manning and Colts’ Owner Jim Irsay; and there were the items about the number of neck surgeries that Manning had/may have had […]

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It seems like the NCAA should just move it’s headquarters to Syracuse, NY; first there were the allegations that an assistant coach fondled players, and now there is another controversy leveled at Jim Boeheim’s program. The university self-reported possible violations of its internal drug policy more than a year ago and the NCAA is investigating, […]

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It was big news late last week when it was disclosed that the New Orleans Saints and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams had bounties out on opposing players. In other words, cash for causing injuries. The NFL has announced an investigation even as it comes to light that the Saints weren’t the only team with bounties […]

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Readers of this site know that I think that Tim Tebow is a sanctimonious, untalented quarterback, who will soon be exposed by the rest of the league and soon riding the Denver Broncos’ bench. But he did a very good recently, and I felt I should say so. Tebow went on a date with 10-year-old […]

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