George Lynn Cross was President of the University of Oklahoma from 1943-1968, the longest tenure of any administrator at the school, but he will always be best known for his quote “I would like to build a University of which the football team could be proud.” The changing face of college athletics including the apparent […]

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My schedule has been very hectic lately, and I had planned on talking about the Minnesota Vikings-Adrian Peterson verbal battle last week, but time got away from me. Of course, everyone knows that Peterson was charged with abusing his son with a switch, and Peterson, rightly I think, didn’t feel a lot of love or […]

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For the first time since 2000, both the Eastern and Western Conference Finals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs will go to a decisive game 7. The Tampa Bay Lightning will be at historic Madison Square Garden tomorrow night for their final game against the New York Rangers. Then, Saturday night, my beloved Blackhawks will be […]

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One of the parts of sport that the casual fans like to ignore is the perceived corruption of various sports’ governing organizations. While we know that Major League Baseball, the NBA and NHL all work in their own best interests in terms of generating revenue, it’s the other sports that are renowned as being a […]

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After suffering through the entire 2014-2015 NBA season with rumors of strife between the Chicago Bulls front office and Head Coach Tom Thibodeau, the team fired Thibodeau today despite the fact that he had two years and roughly $9 million remaining on his deal. This is unusual for Chicago sports franchises that generally don’t like […]

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I was one of the only people who didn’t blast the Chicago Bears when they signed former San Francisco 49ers Lineman Ray McDonald. McDonald, who was released by the San Francisco 49ers last year amid allegations of sexual assault after he had been arrested in a domestic violence case against his pregnant fiancée. For whatever […]

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Every Detroit hockey fan knew that Head Coach Mike Babcock, who has led the team for 10 years and won two Stanley Cups in Detroit was leaving. The Red Wings wanted to keep Babcock who has kept the team in contention in years when they should have been out of the playoffs with youngsters and […]

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