I have to admit that I was surprised when I first heard the news:the NFL ruled that Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson would be suspended without pay for the rest of the 2014 NFL season. I write here last week once he had pled no contest misdemeanor reckless assault rather than felony child […]

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I have said for 19 years that other then the typical family stuff, marriage, birth of the Indignant Daughters, September 2, 1995 was the greatest day of my life. That day, Northwestern went into Notre Dame Stadium and defeated the Irish 17-15. Of course, that was the turning point in the Northwestern program; the team, […]

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This past weekend, agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration interviewed doctors and trainers of several NFL teams after their games Sunday, part of an investigation into allegations of illegal dispensing of prescription drugs. The DEA questioned the medical and training staffs of the San Francisco 49ers following the team’s 16-10 victory at the New York […]

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I posted a few weeks ago a story about the fact that many nations are choosing not to bid on the 2016 Winter Olympics to use their money in other ways, especially not on bribes to International Olympic Committee members. The IOC is far from the only organization with a reputation for corruption, but unlike […]

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The original story can mostly be considered a lesson young athletes everywhere and to universities like USC, we have finally learned what happened to USC cornerback Josh Shaw. You may remember the story – the senior Shaw sprained both ankles, he said, after he jumped off the third story balcony of his cousin’s apartment complex […]

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If there is a scandal or accused wrong-doing by a rich celebrity or an institution, out come the lawyers suing someone who has reportedly been harmed by the offense. For the past few weeks, stories have been published (and blogged here) about the fake classes and grades that athletes “took” for 18 years at the […]

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I have watched a ton of bad football, as being an alum/long suffering fan of Northwestern, but this past weekend, I may have watched the worst football game that I have ever seen, Northwestern vs. Michigan. I posted something about that over the weekend and I had a couple of people ask me – worse […]

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