In case you just woke up from a deep 10 year sleep, there is a huge world soccer, or as my European friends say, football tournament going on in Russia. Yes, it is World Cup time and I imagine the World Cup is the topic of conversation today among millions of people all around the […]
All of a sudden, out of nowhere, the illegal immigration debate was a hot topic in the news last week with the revelation that children were being separated from their parents after being detained. This practice has been going on for years and nobody seemed to care. Suddenly, this practice is called the worst form […]
When you look at successful men in our society, what are some of the things that you see in them? Perhaps some man is a CEO of his company and you see the drive and risk taking of that individual. Or you might look at some famous professional athlete and see someone who is gifted […]
It was less than a year ago when many, including myself, began to wonder if the prospect of a nuclear war was about to become real. North Korea was shooting rockets non-stop over neighboring countries and basically sticking their middle finger at the rest of the world. It was scary to think that some madman […]
It is becoming more and more rare for a professional sports team to have a dynasty these days. Just winning back to back championships is rare enough. Free agency splits many teams apart. There is more parity in professional sports now than ever before. Which makes what Golden State is currently doing in the NBA […]
It started several years ago during the Reagan administration when newly crowned champion professional sports and college teams were invited by the president to visit the White House. Now that honor seems to be dying a slow death with several professional teams in recent months declining because a few players are not happy with the […]
A large controversy erupted this week when comedian Roseanne Barr, who is a very vocal pro President Donald Trump supporter, said something rather degrading things on Twitter about former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, Valerie Jarrett. The comments were very distasteful and racist in nature and in this blogger’s opinion, she deserved the ensuing […]
A few weeks ago, the Federal Supreme Court ruled that all states now have the right to regulate sports betting. This ruling pretty much paves the way for a huge increase in sports betting for this country. You do not have to travel to Las Vegas or New Jersey to legally bet on sports anymore. […]
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