I have not been much of a fan of bringing college athletics back in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Unlike the NBA and NHL, it is impractical to sequester all of the coaches, players and administrators in bubble locations. Even with classes being delivered remotely, one has to admit that young people display less self-control […]

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Football players are not known as the deepest thinkers in the world. Yes, there are some who are doctors and surgeons and lawyers and even astrophysicists. Not many however, particularly the ones who end up on television broadcasting games (although, as I wrote last week, I tipped my hat at former QB Tony Romo who […]

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I have been watching football for over half a century now, and I think that for someone who barely played the game, I’m fairly astute. I can read defenses, and identify offensive and defensive tendencies. That said, I hardly ever listen to the television announcers except for down and distance, and with the constant graphic […]

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I admit that I was very bored in the early stages of the lockdown back in March/April with nothing to watch: no movies; no restaurants; and especially no sports. I admit that life improved immeasurably when the NHL, the NBA and Major League Baseball went into full or partial bubbles and played games. Hockey was […]

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Back when I was an Andy Frain usher, former Indians/White Sox owner Bill Veeck used to sit in the first row of the center field bleachers at Wrigley Field. A Tribune writer interviewed Veeck which was one of the funniest interviews I’ve ever read. One Q&A I’ll never forget: the writer asked Veeck what he […]

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The 2020 election is over, but the division in the country is as yawning a chasm as ever. As much as some people don’t want sports and politics to mix, sport has always been an important step in racial equality. What does that mean now? There was the Colin Kaepernick incident and failure of the […]

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When Derek Jeter took a minority interest in the Florida Marlins, there was skepticism. Up to then, celebrity owners in team sports hadn’t won much of anything. Maybe it was the dual championships by the Magic Johnson owned Lakers and Dodgers in the same year that broke the log jam. Plus, the Marlins made the […]

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