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Harold Ramis went to the same hair salon that Sue Harris (aka “The Wife”) did. Or maybe it was the other way around. Harold Ramis was a classmate of my sister Helene at Washington University in St. Louis. Or maybe it was the other way around. Harold Ramis once was one of the participants at […]
Monday meanderings: Reserve center Jason Collins played 11 scoreless minutes for the Brooklyn Nets in a 108-102 victory Sunday against the Lakers in Los Angeles. It was his first game of the season after signing a 10-day contract Sunday. The only statistic of significance for Collins was the number 1. As in he became the […]
Sunday smorgasbord: Well, the U.S. men’s hockey team certainly found a way not to be embarrassed by having to receive the bronze medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The Americans lost 5-0 to Finland in Saturday’s bronze-medal game. You could call it an amateurish effort on the Americans’ part — except that would […]
Some people — mainly in the United States — are upset that Canada defeated the United States in Olympic hockey? In part because the winner advanced to the gold-medal game against Sweden at the Games in Sochi, Russia. In part because somehow losing diminishes a country or those who root for that team/country. Really? * […]
The Chicago Bears have called an audible on Shea McClellin, their 2012 first-round NFL draft pick. Speaking to the media in Indianapolis where the league’s talent-evaluation combine is being held, general manager Phil Emery said the former Boise State star will shift to linebacker from defensive end. In college, McClellin played linebacker. “I think he’s […]
Thursday thoughts (or as close as we come to them around here) while wondering whether the Chicago Cubs are going to build a comedy club in Wrigleyville and have chairman Tom Ricketts as the headliner. He met the media Wednesday in Mesa, Ariz., and offered up statements that seem laughable, if not downright delusional. * […]
Midweek musings: Feeling a little listless? The winter that many of us have had to endure can have that effect. Which is why the department of list research around here has come up with a couple of lists to liven things up. OK, maybe not liven things up, but at least to justify the department’s […]
Random thoughts while beginning to realize I picked the wrong winter to become that guy who is obsessive-compulsive about shoveling to keep the driveway and sidewalk clear of snow: * Speaking of snow, there was none involved with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover models Nina Agdal, Lily Aldridge and Chrissy Teigen, who appeared on “The […]
Monday meanderings: For those television sports types who say they are not big fans of the Winter Olympics — with the possible exception of hockey and perhaps another event or two and cast aspersions on ice dancing, luge, etc. — something says your opinion might change if your network happened to have the TV rights […]
Sunday smorgasbord: The United States defeated Russia 3-2 in a shootout in ice hockey Saturday at the Winter Olympics in Russia. Anyone comparing that game to the Americans’ 1980 hockey team triumph over Russia is either ignorant or stupid (although it could be a case of both). Global politics would be one difference. The composition […]