I didn’t watch much of the Saturday NFL playoff games, mostly due to having lots to do with the Indignant Family. But it also came down to not caring much about the Jets, or Bengals, and the way Dallas had beaten Philadelphia one week ago, there was very little chance that the Eagles would be […]

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A whole lot of little stories and random thoughts this time around: • Congratulations to Andre Dawson on his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame. It was richly deserved of a great player who did it all: hit for power; hit for average; played the field well, had a great arm, and was an […]

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The BCS Bowl Championship football game was played last night, and Alabama won handily, especially after knocking Texas quarterback Colt McCoy out of the game with an injured shoulder early in the game. Several thoughts: first, why are there so many bowl games after January 1st? It used to be that the college season was […]

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I was in the car driving to work this morning when the news announcer said that former Daily Southtown sportswriter Bill Gleason had died over the weekend at the age of 87. Of course, I wrote for his signature television series “The Sportswriters on TV,” and Gleason was an original – gruff, opinionated, honest to […]

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I got out of bed early on New Year’s Day, put on my 2010 Outback Bowl shirt. I was ready to watch and record the Outback Bowl game between Northwestern and Auburn and I was cautiously optimistic of NU winning its first bowl game in 61 years. The Indignant Family went down in the basement […]

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It this the Wild West? That was my thought when I saw that police are investigating Washington Wizards’ stars Gilbert Arenas and teammate Javaris Crittenton allegedly drew guns on each other during a locker-room argument over a gambling debt. The story at first was bad enough when it was reported that Arenas brought unloaded guns […]

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As you know, I have been threatening to send my comments about the woeful state of Big Ten officiating, especially in football, to Commissioner Jim Delany. Well, I finally got off the schneid and sent a letter last Friday. The contents of the letter contain essentially whole portions of blogs I have posted here in […]

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