The 2014 Chicago Bear season is all but over. A 5-8 record, mathematically eliminated from playoff consideration, a preponderance of injuries, an ineffective offense and a sieve-like defense has the fans not angry, but pissed off. The newspapers, radio stations and social media have called for everyone to be fired: President Ted Phillips, GM Phil […]

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Americans love football. We know this. Nothing can stop the passion for football: not head injuries, not domestic violence, not performance enhancing drugs can keep us football fans from descending on the stadiums, bars, or just the barca-lounger to watch football. I have a question however: with the new College Football Playoff system, will anyone […]

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It’s been a week since the Grand Jury failed to indict Darren Wilson in the murder of unarmed black teenager Mike Brown, and while the rioting seems to be over, the protests comtinue including some in downtown Chicago last weekend. On my way to see the David Bowie Is exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary […]

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We have played 12 weeks of the 2014 NFL season and the contenders and pretenders have identified themselves. Teams like the Packers and Broncos are at the top of the heap, and teams like Jacksonville, Tennessee, the Raiders yet again, and the Bears are making plans for the offseason. The other thing that is obvious […]

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As has been detailed here and in numerous places, the world of college sports is changing. The Big 5 conferences have in many ways broken away from the NCAA; players could be considered employees, meaning paying players and covering their health. These are things that will cut significantly into colleges’ and universities’ profit margins. It […]

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Not being a member of the Baseball Writers of America, I don’t have a vote in the annual popularity contest known as Baseball Hall of Fame voting, which is probably good since I’d vote for Pete Rose every year to Bud Selig’s chagrin. At the top of the ballot, two new players eligible for the […]

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Being a parent is a special responsibility; anyone who has children knows that. But what happens when the child is talented in sports and becomes wealthy? Some of the worst parents known are the tennis parents who live off their children for decades. Former American champion Michael Chang’s parents were known to be a horror, […]

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