The Stanley Cup playoffs have to rank as among the most exciting times in sport. The fighting is almost eliminated because no one wants to take a dumb penalty. Every shift, every rush, could make a difference in a game or even a series. The first round is great because you have multiple games almost […]

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As a parent of two little girls, there is nothing that strikes me more than when a young person dies long before their time. There is hardly ever a good time to die, but when a person dies at 5, or 10, or even 20 or 25, you just have to feel sadness. Such a […]

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Dear Patrick, I know that you can’t even order a drink legally in a bar until November, but it’s time to really grow up. I also know that you are on pace to post similar scoring numbers as last year (69 now, 72 last season), and no one is happier to see the Blackhawks hit […]

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We all know that athletic prowess and intellectual acumen are not often found in the same person. Most often, brains and brawn are mutually exclusive traits. Otherwise, we probably would never have heard of Mike Tyson, or Steve Carlton, or Maurice Clarett. Yes, I know that Wade Boggs injured himself falling off a pair of […]

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That was my quote as I was driving to pick up The Indignant Children yesterday. I was listening to WXRT (didn’t feel like hooking up iPod) when the DJ announced that there was some breaking news. Well, I usually think it’s bad: war; death; Republicans. So imagine my surprise when Jason Thomas introduced a sportscaster, […]

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I did get a response on my comments about the fallacy of the World Baseball Classic from my dear friend and rabid baseball fan Susan Yerby: “Have to strongly disagree with your opinions on the WBC. Did you watch any of the games? Don’t let your opinion of Selig come into it. I thoroughly enjoyed […]

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It obviously takes a great deal of talent and a very healthy ego to play professional sports, but sometimes there are athletes whose ego has escaped from reality and has grown to Godzilla-like proportions. The latest victim of that is former Atlanta Falcons’ quarterback Michael Vick. Vick is currently finishing his sentence for having operated […]

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