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Judging by Monday night’s victory at Philadelphia, the Chicago Bears are on something of a roll. And some of them will be on something of a roll next Monday night. That’s when the first Big Cat Charities Celebrity Bowling Tournament will be held at eSkape Entertainment, 350 McHenry Rd., in Buffalo Grove, Ill. Former Bears […]
It’s easy to criticize Penn State football coach Joe Paterno regarding former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, the subject of a grand jury report involving sexual-abuse charges. Mainly because Paterno’s actions — or lack thereof — have left him open to such criticism. Inherent in the criticism is the time-honored “what did he know and when […]
OK, some stuff you can’t make up. Well, maybe you could if you had a really good imagination. Here’s the story: Former ESPN vice president Keith Clinkscales filed a lawsuit saying he did not fondle himself during a plane flight when he was seated next to reporter Erin Andrews. He did so even before a […]
Monday marked the end of an era. Actually more than one, depending on how and what one counts. In the world of baseball, Tony La Russa announced the end of his managing career. In the world of reality television (or wherever else she resides), Kim Kardashian announced the end of her barely two-month-old marriage to […]
There are challenges and there are challenges. Such was the case for today’s effort, which was going to be strictly about football. OK, and adult-entertainment actresses. Then along came Game 6 of the World Series. How can anyone avoid some mention of one of the greatest games in World Series history? Then again, how can […]
The thrust of today’s effort centers on a charitable endeavor by a hockey player and his wife. Which certainly does not explain what a photo of Luvabulls veteran Ashley Bond in a bikini is doing here. Well, it’s like this: Visuals tend to help drive traffic. And if that picture of Ashley doesn’t do the […]
The Lingerie Football League’s Toronto Triumph might want to find a new name. Team Turmoil might be more appropriate after 22 team members of the 26-woman squad reportedly quit. Among the departing players was team captain Krista Ford, niece of Toronto mayor Rob Ford. The expansion Triumph lost its season opener 48-14 to Tampa last […]
Health officials from the cities of the World Series participants and four Democratic senators have asked the players union to agree to ban chewing tobacco at games and on camera during the Fall Classic. Guess those legislators don’t receive campaign contributions from the tobacco lobby. “When players use smokeless tobacco, they endanger not only their […]
It would seem that PCW is in the spirit of the Halloween season with its next event. PCW’s “Grave Matters” is set for Saturday (Oct. 22) at the Don Preston Rec Center in Midlothian, Ill. Scheduled to appear is Mickie James. Offhand, it would seem that your humble correspondent might have to attend as well […]
The Minnesota Vikings never looked so appealing. Not as an opponent on the football field. As someone wearing an Adrian Peterson jersey. Someone other than the Vikings star running back. And so we say hello to Brooke. She is a Vikings fan, even though she hails from southern Illinois and no one in her family […]