One of the worst trends in sport is the revolving door between the coaching position and the broadcast booth. It seems like any coach with a big name gets fired, resigns, burns out and head for the booth. Some, like John Madden, Mike Ditka, and in basketball Mike Fratello, were naturals on the small screen. […]

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I have always been a fan of Alfonso Soriano. I liked him as a second baseman for the Yankees, and thought that it was almost an even trade when the Yankees sent him to Texas in return for Alex Rodriguez. I have always felt however that it was a mistake to try and turn a […]

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By the header on this site, it could indeed be a horrible week for your friend and humble narrator. Since my favorite hockey team, the Chicago Blackhawks, is at home at this time of year, I have to tell you that I was rooting for the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals against the […]

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Only once before have the Chicago Bulls had the number 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft. In general, when they sucked, they either didn’t suck badly enough to get the first pick, or they didn’t win the lottery. All that changed last night. With only a 1.7% chance in the lottery, the Bulls ended […]

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When I was an Andy Frain usher, one of the players I ran into all of the time at Wrigley Field during the 1984 and 1985 seasons was Rick Sutcliffe. And while he was the NL Cy Young winner in 1984 and certainly one of the reasons that the Cubs won the NL East in […]

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Last night, the Detroit Red Wings reassumed command of the Western Conference Finals series against Dallas, scoring three goals in the first period and cruising to a 4-1 victory in the game and a 4-2 ending for the best-of-seven series. Now, the Red Wings face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals: the old […]

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NFL owners didn’t wait until November to opt out of their contract with the players’ union, they voted unanimously this morning to end the agreement, two years before the deal was to expire. Does this endanger the upcoming season? According to the league, the vote was timed for now as to now cause labor problems […]

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