I have argued for years that Pete Rose belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame, because no one could prove that he bet on baseball while amassing 4,258 hits, the most in the game. After years of lies and denial, Rose admitted betting on baseball several years ago, but he said he only bet while […]

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Growing up a Chicago sports fan, one became used to losing. The Cubs had not won when I was growing up (and still haven’t) but we were cruelly tempted by the team in 1969. The White Sox never won; the Bulls were an expansion team, and I was too young to remember the 1962 Blackhawks […]

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No one is happier than I now that the Chicago Blackhawks have won their third Stanley Cup Championship in six seasons, but this was a tough season, tougher for the fans than the two previous Cups in my opinion. This year’s team has had more inconsistent play; injuries; bad losses than in previous years. It’s […]

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Sports are supposed build teamwork and sportsmanship. Rules of fair play are important for young people to learn to help navigate the world they live in. Unfortunately, winning seems to be the only thing that is found to be important, and the corporate attitude that anything is fair as long as you win, goes against […]

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I do spend a fair amount of time on Facebook reading interesting articles on various topics. Some are funny; some follow my favorite musicians, comedians, sports teams or athletes. It’s fun. Once in a while, however, there is a piece that gets me thinking deeper. This is not one of those times… But Salon.com posted […]

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Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. This chestnut of a quote is used a lot, but it is particularly relevant to many sports officials and referees. Many officials quietly wield their power, like Sepp Blatter. While we can only imagine the billions of dollars he plays with like Monopoly money, it doesn’t show up […]

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Soccer is, on the face of it, a simple game. All you need are a ball, open space and something to act as a goal: two poles, lines on a wall, anything to distinguish a goal area works. I believe that this is one of the main reasons for the sport’s popularity, especially in impoverished […]

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