If you are a sports fan and also the type of person who thinks about things, witnessing your team win a championship is, of course, a wonderful, wonderful thing. However, I suspect that most thinking sports fans would admit it also comes with a twinge of melancholy reflection. It’s a time when it’s hard not [...]
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When Your Team Wins It All — 4 Stars
Posted in Life, Sports, tagged Blackhawks, Championships, Sports, Stanley Cup, White Sox, Why Sports Matter on July 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Our Basketball Jesus — 3 Stars
Posted in Sports, tagged Jesus Christ, LeBron James, NBA on July 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Watching the LeBron James debacle makes us reconsider everything we once thought about James and the team of advisers surrounding him. In one grand moment, LeBron went from being perceived as a shrewd businessman and sensitive soul to an out of touch mercenary with little regard for his NBA legacy or the fans of the [...]
Celebrity Run-Ins — 1 and 1/2 stars
Posted in Life, Sports, tagged Celebrity, Michael Jordan, Rod Blagojevich on June 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, I walked my dog down a quiet Chicago street. The sun was shining, a lake-fresh breeze rolled across the neighborhood, tunes pumped from my headphones. I reached into my pocket, selected a song from the ol’ iPod, and looked up to see the strangest sight: Hair. A large mound of [...]
