Looking at the history of the National Hockey League, one has to wonder how this league still exists based on the business decisions of the leadership over the years. The league has been hurt by poor product, bad rules continued in the name of tradition, labor unrest complete with strikes and lockouts resulting in the […]

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For many years, I have been very skeptical of the “good guy” image that has been cultivated by Seattle Seahawks’ Head Coach Pete Carroll. He coached USC when Reggie Bush’s family was taking money while he was in college, but ran to the NFL when the NCAA investigated and levied sanctions against Carroll’s replacements. Ever […]

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A co-worker, a staunch Cub fan who I enjoy joking with almost daily during the baseball season, asked me yesterday if I was going to tease him about the shortened Cub-Giant game this past week, and I said that while I don’t know any of the current ground crew, I knew these guys were hard […]

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Johnny Manziel may be the current poster boy for too much, too soon. Ever since he entered Texas A&M University then led the team to a win over then number 1 Alabama and won the Heisman Trophy, he has skirted the rules. Remember when he was photographed autographing memorabilia and taking money for it, but […]

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Mike Ditka is a beloved figure here in Chicago. A Hall of Fame Bear as a tight end; the only coach to lead the Bears to a Super Bowl Victory with the Super Bowl Shuffle Bears in 1985-1986, Ditka is an icon here. Add the “Super Fans” sketch from Saturday Night Live and now in […]

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I have been away for a week, and so I have not been able to comment on the Notre Dame situation where 4 players have been suspended under investigation of academic fraud. It made local and national headlines when it was announced that cornerback KeiVarae Russell, wide receiver DaVaris Daniels, linebacker Kendall Moore and defensive […]

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As you know, I’m not “into” golf at all. I don’t play the game, nor do I follow it. I do know that there are some strange rules in golf, many of which can turn simple mistakes into a player getting suspended. This week, a PGA player admitted to a possible mistake and returned over […]

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