As big as cheating and the failure of Roger Goodell to punish Tom Brady, there is a much bigger issue that should worry the league more – players quitting rather than suffer serious head injury. First it was 24-year-old second year San Francisco linebacker Chris Borland who retired due to concerns of the long term […]

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It must be very blatant if “The Worldwide Leader,” ESPN, headquartered in Bristol, CT., is digging dirt on the New England Patriots who play not far away. ESPN: The Magazine and “Outside The Lines” have reported that the Patriots have engaged in cheating since 2000 and the issues between the Patriots and the League began […]

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When NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell came to the office, he gave a lot of tough talk about cleaning up the league and coming down on players who did not abide by the conduct becoming clause in the collective bargaining agreement against the NFL. Well, Goodell now is the laguhing stock of the sports world now […]

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Athletes are human beings; ones with greater abilities than the rest of us; perhaps greater work ethic and devotion to being the best they can possibly be. With that, athletes are proud people, with egos to match their skills. Some of them can manage their egos when with us mere mortals; others are, forgive my […]

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So far, I have not commented on the Patrick Kane situation. For those who don’t know, the 26-year-old Blackhawks forward is under investigation in his hometown of Buffalo for a possible sexual assault. This is the latest in a number of times that Kane’s drinking and partying have gotten him into trouble, but this is […]

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The University of Illinois has been bombarded by allegations of misconduct in its athletic program over the past several months. Black players on the women’s basketball team are suing the university because coaches allegedly favoring white players and setting up a hostile environment. At the same time, the Chicago papers have interviewed players on the […]

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Last week, the Indignant Family and I were on vacation to Alaska, and the bus we were on passed through a notorious place..Wassila, Alaska. We passed within ½ mile of the home of a certain dimwitted former governor/vice-presidential candidate (I couldn’t see Russia from there), and I fought off an urge to wonder if the […]

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