Always a bridesmaid never a bride seemed to be the situation for the Washington Capitals, who have been a power in their division and in the Eastern Conference for years, but always came up short in the playoffs. With goal scoring wizard Alex Ovechkin, mush was expected, but hockey purists (myself included) thought of Ovi […]

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The NFL has announced a rule change that would penalize any team whose players kneel for the national anthem At first, the reports were for a team be assessed a 15 yard penalty. However, this plan had a major flaw – players talking to one another or looking across the field and see players from […]

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Actually, not really embarrassment for the league, but certainly for many of the coaches and general managers in the league. The first true expansion team to make the Stanley Cup Finals, the Las Vegas Golden Knights has won the Western Conference title and will face the winner of tomorrow night’s Tampa Bay Lightning/Washington Capitals game […]

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Truly, I knew that this day was coming; the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that Federal Law prohibiting sports gambling were unconstitutional. According to the 6-3 ruling (I haven’t read which of the “liberal bloc” voted with the conservative justices), states can make their own determinations on the issue. Actually, does this really have any […]

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Unfortunately, I have not fond memories of the dark, cold years when my Blackhawks were just plain lousy. Of course, the last 10 years or so have made those years forgettable. This season however, the Hawks weren’t very good, and so, for the first time in those 10 years, I harken back to the days […]

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The relationship between the NFL and its payers and fans of color continued this week. Colin Kaepernick, the center of the kneeling during the National Anthem controversy and has not played football in over a year, had been invited to work out for the Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback job. That is until Kaepernick refused to […]

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With the NFL Draft just a couple of weeks away, it’s time to take stock of what players you have, what you need, and who’s available. As I wrote in the Colin Kaepernick story, the NFL is cruel – players get dropped and forgotten. Even superstars get cut, part of declining performance and saving money. […]

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