For some reason, it is more obvious in hockey than in other sports when players get tired of a coach and lay down to get him fired. We’ve seen it many times (and it’s been suggested even more often). Seldom do you see a team band together around a coach and staff other than go […]

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One of the funniest National Lampoon magazine covers had a female Soviet bloc woman athlete in her running clothes with a noticeable bulge in the crotch. Back in those days, we used to joke about ice skating scores coming in “9.5 from the German judge; 9.8 from the U.S. judge – Oh: 4.3 from the […]

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I have said this before, but Missouri in many ways, should be located in the Deep South, especially in terms of the relationship between the races and the relationship between people of color and government/police. I have never felt comfortable the times I’ve been there, and all one has to do is look at not […]

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I’m sure that NHL Commissioner Gary “The Count” Bettman is breathing a sign of relief today along with the entire Chicago Blackhawks front office. After a week where he scored 4 goals and had 5 assists, Patrick Kane was named the number one star of the week. Kane has been under a huge cloud amid […]

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Everything is for sale. Body parts, relatives, integrity, nothing matters in this world except for the almighty dollar. Even patriotism, which could mean anything from general love of country to a “love or leave it” kind of unthinking slavish devotion. As it turns out, the Pentagon has been funding many of the tributes to service […]

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Last night, 22,000 fans watched as Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane continued his torrid scoring pace, tying the score at 2 against the Los Angeles Kings early in the third period by taking the puck and while the Hawks changed lines in really a one-on three break, ripped a rocket shot that whizzed past All […]

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Conspiracy theories are the bastion of Republicans, Tea Party members and Fox News, although I’m still in the air about the JFK assassination. Still, I’m no Oliver Stone. But I did wonder if Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred gave a call to the owners of the Washington Nationals this week. The Nationals were a huge disappointment […]

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