This weekend, the NBA world comes to Chicago for the annual All-Star Game, the first time this city has hosted the event since 1988. Unlike that game, the city’s reaction this year has been muted at best, ignoring at worst. Yes, the best players in the world will be here but other than LeBron James […]

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One of the worst trends of the past several years is that non-apology apology. A person or company does something horrible and shortly after the act becomes public, the lawyers and spin doctors craft an “apology” which is neither genuine nor sincere. These non-apology apologies mostly sound like what they actually are, “we’re really sorry […]

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With the discovery of the sign stealing being used by the Houston Astros during their 2017 Championship Season and the failure of Commissioner Rod Manfred to strip the Championship from the Astros, it was a cinch that the Baseball Gambler in Chief, Pete Rose would once again use this opportunity to have his lifetime ban […]

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With less than a week to go before pitchers and catchers report to spring training, there were two superstars on the trade block: the Cubs’ Kris Bryant and the Red Sox Mookie Betts. Bryant is on the block because relations between the team and Bryant’s agent, the noted shark Scott Boras are strained because the […]

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In a very surprising move, Mark Dantonio, Head Football Coach of Michigan State announced that he was stepping down to “spend more time with his family.” Whenever a famous person, coach or politician says they are quitting for family reasons, most likely, there are legal reasons, or in college, NCAA investigations that are the real […]

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I felt that the quote from Shakespeare was appropriate for the sudden death of Laker Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant at the age of 41 in a helicopter crash. Eight other people including Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter were also killed in the crash that appears to have been caused by fog. I always had a mixed […]

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There is no question that Serena Williams is the female tennis player of her time; maybe the female athlete of her generation; and a serious contender for female tennis’ GOAT. Ever since winning her 23rd Grand Slam Singles title at the 2017 Australian Open (more amazing that she did it in the early stages of […]

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