I meant to get to this story weeks ago, right after the first day of the 2021 NFL Draft but it fell through the cracks until now. I have always wondered and I know other people have too because they have told me – why does it take so long for NFL teams to make […]

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With so many franchises in the major sports, it would seem that it is almost as hard to be horrible for a long time as it is to win. Lightning strikes all over the place and broken clocks are right twice a day no matter what. OK – enough clichés. It really doesn’t take much […]

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Over the past few years, more and more attention has been given to mental health issues, among people and also among athletes. Just living in the 21st Century has stresses and add pandemics, delusional people and politicians, and simple decency and compassion, and it’s a wonder we’re not all taking anti-depressants. (For the record, I […]

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There are people with mental issues and you feel for them, and then, there are people with mental problems who foist their mental issues on others by throwing, harming, placing others in danger as a result of their actions. These people either don’t realize they have issues, are in denial, need to be the center […]

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I believe that a sports franchise, no matter the sport, no matter whether professional, amateur, college or high school is marketing itself, and it does so on two things: wins, or the imminent promise of wins, which of course lead to potential championships. It is hard work unless you have a sustainable advantage (like Notre […]

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By now, everyone should know that Washington Capitals’ forward Tom Wilson in a goon for the 21st Century NHL. Wilson has been suspended for seven games this season for boarding Bruins’ defenseman Brandon Carlo, who had to be hospitalized afterward. This was the 27-year-olds fifth suspension in his eight-year career. In Monday’s 6-3 Capitals win […]

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I admit that, as a Northwestern alum and fan, there’s this presumption that the university is cleaner than other schools. Cheat less that the rest of the Big Ten, not to mention conferences like the SEC, which has a reputation (often appropriate) for being lawless NCAA rules breakers as they bring in great athletes who […]

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