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The Chicago Bulls had reason to celebrate Friday (March 8). After all, it was Benny the Bull’s birthday bash at their game against the Utah Jazz. And the Bulls beat the Jazz 89-88. And recuperating guard Derrick Rose reportedly has been cleared to play by his doctor. OK, so not all of those reasons are […]
Some things are too easy to mock. Case in point: the Chicago Cubs. Not concerning their dearth of recent World Series appearances (last one was 1945 vs. the Detroit Tigers. Not concerning their dearth of World Series titles (last one was 1908). No, instead it’s the team’s latest ad campaign whose focus is the word […]
Some streaks in sports are more memorable than others. The 1972 Miami Dolphins are the only NFL team to win a Super Bowl in an undefeated, untied season. Most football fans are aware of all that. You know the members of the ’72 Dolphins certainly are. The New York Giants baseball team won 26 consecutive […]
Midweek musings: For the optimists in the audience, let the record show that Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is one day closer to returning to playing. The pragmatists in the audience already realize he is one day closer to the end of his career. The pessimists in the audience already realize he is one day […]
Some of us are old enough to recall what is known as “ping-pong diplomacy” of the early 1970s when Richard Nixon was U.S. president. It involved China and the United States. With former Chicago Bulls forward Dennis Rodman having recently visited North Korea and met with that country’s leader Kim Jong Un, we might be […]
The Bodybuilding.com booth at the Arnold Sports Festival was the place to be. For thousands of patrons, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Eason and me. Not that I am on the elevated level of either the legendary bodybuilder or the legendary fitness personality. The busiest booth at the show with the longest line for free goodies came […]
Two words of advice for folks who are interested in attending the annual Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, and might be a little claustrophobic: Friday, Sunday. Mainly because Saturday at the event is incredibly fan-filled as well as fun-filled. It’s not quite what former New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra once observed about a […]
Life is all about choices. Such as the one to go to Columbus, Ohio, for the Arnold Sports Festival and affiliated activities — including the Rock Star Bikini Contest. The sacrifices some of us make for the sake of our craft (or whatever we’re doing around here). Journeying to Ohio meant missing the Chicago Bulls’ […]
It is time once again for the annual Arnold Sports Festival and Arnold Classic in Columbus, Ohio. Which also means it is time for the annual Rock Star Bikini Contest. In case you were concerned there wouldn’t be enough fetching females in skimpy attire in Ohio this weekend. The Rock Star Bikini Contest will be […]
Snow was predicted for Tuesday for the Chicago area. The prediction was accurate. So accurate that it was snowing at 3 a.m. Wednesday, as this is being finely crafted typed. While some folks were stuck in traffic made worse by the winter weather, others were shoveling or using snow blowers. And some of us — […]