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For those who were wondering whatever happened to the Lingerie Football League’s Danielle Moinet (the face — OK, and body parts — of the Chicago Bliss for the team’s first two seasons), she moved away from Chicago. Thankfully, she has not moved away entirely from football. She has broadened her skills to include pigskin prognostication. […]
For those disinclined to reading on a Saturday night (or whenever you might be perusing this), some video from the fine folks at Playboy. To give it the slightest connection to the wide world of sports, we will start off with a little Playboy Golf video. Among those featured in the Playboy Golf video is […]
The leading NFL quarterback in victories in his first 50 starts is New England’s Tom Brady. Which means the photo research department at elliottharris.com should be scurrying to find a photo of his wife, model Gisele Bundchen, to accompany this item. OK, back to figures of a different kind. Baltimore’s Joe Flacco is to make […]
There is halftime entertainment, and then there is halftime entertainment. And so it was at the Windy City Rollers roller derby contest Sept. 10 at the University of Illinois-Chicago Pavilion. A young woman in a leotard came onto the floor. She had several hoops (Hula Hoops, for those who remember when they were the hot […]
Here’s what’s brewing in the world of beer (that marginally qualifies as sport, does it not?): St. Pauli Girl Jennifer England is on the cover of the September/October issue of Beer Magazine. How she ever beat out Homer Simpson for the honor, who knows? Oh, maybe because the magazine features a cover story on the […]
The Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame has an all-star lineup for its 2011 event. Among those scheduled to be inducted at the annual dinner and ceremonies on Sept. 21 (cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7) at Hawthorne Race Course are Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun, Chicago Blackhawks legend and Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby […]
You haven’t heard the last from Mike North. Especially if you listen to Fox Sports Radio (which is challenging in Chicago, where there is no Fox outlet). He is teaming with former NFL player Lincoln Kennedy for a night-time show for the next couple of weeks to replace Tony Bruno, who is returning to Philadelphia. […]
As promised Wednesday, here is a little more Anna Kournikova (for those of you — us — who can’t get enough of her, even if she no longer plays competitive tennis) from a media press conference on Monday: The former tennis star, who will be on NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” that debuts this season on […]
A former basketball player herself, Sarah Palin reportedly went one-on-one with Glen Rice when the former NBA standout was a college player at Michigan. And not on the basketball court. If you know what we mean. The National Enquirer reports that is part of The Rogue: Searching for The Real Sarah Palin by best-selling author […]
It would appear NBC has a biggest winner. At least from the perspective of those who enjoy seeing Anna Kournikova. That constituency includes the editorial staff at elliottharris.com. What a surprise. The former tennis starlet has joined the training staff for the NBC show that has its season debut Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. (Chicago […]