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It’s way too late to nip the latest New York Mets brouhaha in the bud. Or the Bud. When the team wanted to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, at Sunday’s game against the Chicago Cubs by wearing special caps during the contest, commissioner Bud Selig just said no. […]
Talk is cheap. An exception being when you are an NBA owner and chatting about the lockout when you are not supposed to be doing so. Even if your remarks were made in Australia. Michael Jordan, majority owner and operations chief of the Charlotte Bobcats, made remarks last month in the Herald Sun in Australia […]
Some of us never were much good at math. Which explains why some of us ended up typing writing for a living. So we leave it to others to handle the numerical nuances in the world of sport. Say hello to the NFL, which is more than happy to provide numerous numbers and statistical stuff. […]
Among the highlights of the opening Sunday in the NFL, one stood out like no other. Of course, this perspective may vary from individual to individual, depending on one’s fan allegiance and/or fantasy-league interest. It is the unanimous opinion of the editorial staff at elliottharris.com that the one moment in question came during a timeout […]
You could have watched Sunday night’s NFL game on NBC. You could have watched the Chicago Cubs play the Mets in New York on a date that will live in history. September 11. You could add the year, 2001. But it almost seems superfluous. September 11 resonates like no other date most of us can […]
Sunday has returned. Well, in case you didn’t know it was missing. It certainly was for NFL fans. So here it is. A little later than in some seasons. But this works. Especially with pigskin prognostications from Jaime Edmondson, the Playboy Playmate whose knowledge of sports rivals her looks and her vibrant personality. As anyone […]
When he was last seen at a baseball game in Chicago, Windell Middlebrooks, the Miller High Life guy, was at a Wrigleyville rooftop for a July 4 Cubs game. He is scheduled to make an encore appearance in town, this time at a White Sox contest. His return will come on another date of American […]
As anyone who has followed this site for a while is aware, the editorial staff at elliottharris.com is a big fan of Jaime Edmondson, Playboy’s January 2010 Playmate. Of course, being a Jaime fan hardly is an exclusive club. Among the nicest attributes of Jaime (and they are numerous) is the fact that she is […]
Apolo Ohno is known more for his feats on the ice than for his feet on the ground. Even so, the world champion short-track skater is to compete in the Sept. 11 Chicago Half Marathon and Karhu 5K. He is doing so as part of training for November’s New York City Marathon and as part […]
A few loose ends (and other positions) regarding the first weekend of the 2011 NFL regular season (meaning the games played previously in training camp were part of the irregular season?): Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim Harbaugh makes his NFL coaching debut Sunday for the San Francisco 49ers against the Seattle Seahawks. He has the […]