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Just when most folks were about to give the Chicago Bears two thumbs up for their victory Sunday against the visiting San Diego Chargers, it appears there’s one thumb down. And what a thumb it is. The fickle finger of fate seems to have struck the thumb of Bears quarterback Jay Cutler’s right hand. Cutler […]
Playboy’s December issue is out. The magazine with poker babe (OK, she probably has a better title than that, but it does seem to fit) Leeann Tweeden on the cover has Playboy’s annual NCAA college basketball preview. For those who gravitate to the printed word rather than the photos. Rumor has it that there actually […]
Not that pro football fans are inclined to gamble or anything, but here are some NFL odds, courtesy of Bodog: Super Bowl XLVI Early Line AFC +3 (-125) NFC -3 (+105) How many times will the Eagles be referred to as the “Dream Team” during the live broadcast of Sunday Night Football? Over/Under: 2.5 Total […]
Time for a quick quiz. Or a slow quiz, depending on how quickly you care to move through it to see some video of Crystal Harris, who is scheduled to appear on Thursday’s “Sports & Torts” at noon Chicago time on talkzone.com. A little change of pace from the constant coverage of Penn State’s child […]
If I were an artist, the visual accompanying today’s post would be the CBS Eye — the television network’s iconic logo. Actually, it would be a black eye. That’s what somebody gave CBS, thanks to heavy promotion of an Armen Keteyian interview with Mike McQueary on Tuesday “CBS Evening News” program. Well, using the word […]
As if the Penn State saga regarding the child sex abuse allegations involving Jerry Sandusky couldn’t become stranger. The former Nittany Lions defensive coordinator played some defense Monday in an interview with Bob Costas on NBC’s “Rock Center.” In his first interview since he was arrested more than a week ago on charges of abusing […]
Inactions speak louder than words. And so it was that Penn State’s football team played Nebraska Saturday in State College, Pa. Rather than cancel a contest in the wake of a child-abuse sex scandal that involves former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky and led to the firing of coach Joe Paterno earlier in the week, the […]
Random thoughts while waiting for 11/12/13: *Friday night delight? A candlelit vigil for victims of child sex abuse was held was held on the Penn State campus. A crowd of close to 10,000 students participated. A touching tribute in light of the events of the past week that dismissal of football coach Joe Paterno. It […]
Maybe the Penn State University Board of Trustees is auditioning for a reality television show or something. Otherwise, it’s more than slightly baffling why the board waited until Thursday night to say Nittany Lions assistant coach Mike McQueary would not be coaching in Saturday’s home game against Nebraska. Or possibly swift, decisive action is not […]
Do the right thing. Penn State did. Finally. Belatedly. Ingloriously. The Board of Trustees at Penn State University fired school president Graham Spanier and football coach Joe Paterno on Wednesday night. Paterno had announced earlier in the day he would retire at the end of the season. The Board of Trustees decided otherwise as it […]