Dave McKenna

10/22/19

Private School That Pocketed Public Rec Center Is Tired Of Being Criticized By Non-Rich People

Class war! Class war!

10/2/19

Woman Imprisoned For Killing Pregnant Girlfriend Of Chicago Bears Pro Bowler Asks For Murder Conviction To Be Tossed

One of Chicagoland’s great murder mysteries, the one surrounding the 2007 killing of Rhoni Reuter, the pregnant…

9/19/19

PR Genius Tony Wyllie Takes His Talents Away From Dan Snyder

Sports radio station WJFK in D.C. reported today that Tony Wyllie has quit as Dan Snyder’s communications director…

9/17/19

The Sport That Can't Stick To Sports

Dublin beat Kerry 1-18 to 0-15 on Saturday to take their fifth straight All-Ireland football championship, and…

8/29/19

The Legendary Public Rec Center In A Private School's Pocket

Every now and then comes a reminder that The System works precisely as everybody suspects it does and wishes it…

8/14/19

Confessions Of A Hoarder On The Road To Guitarmageddon

My name is Dave, and I’m a guitar hoarder.

6/27/19

A Scout's Honor

You don’t get to choose which parts of your past are remembered.

5/23/19

Did Cal Ripken Jr. Sign This Painting Of An Oriole By John Wayne Gacy?

For those of you clamoring for the autographs of both a serial killer and a Baseball Hall of Famer, here’s a way to,…

5/22/19

How The Milwaukee Bucks And A Former Wedding DJ Won The T-Shirt Cannon Arms Race

There’s an arms race of sorts now taking place in sports arenas. Hence, the Quad.

5/17/19

A Look Back At Kegasus, The Bizarre And Boozy Preakness Mascot

Nobody gives a damn about the 2019 Preakness Stakes.

5/6/19

The Kentucky Derby Proves That Even The Losers Get Lucky Sometimes

Horse racing had replay before everybody else. But that side of the allegedly perpetually declining sport was never…

4/25/19

Freshman Phenom Jimmy Sorunke, Who Became A Senior Overnight, Is Done With High School Basketball

The bizarre high school basketball career of Jimmy Sorunke, who went from an overhyped freshman to an ignored senior…

4/16/19

Jacob Wohl And Jack Burkman Wasted My Time, But On The Bright Side, They Wasted Theirs Too

Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl have put their heads together and made an ass of themselves yet again. The Goofus and…

4/9/19

Civil Rights Icon Andrew Young Came Up With A Compelling Reason To Root For UVA

American icon Andrew Young was in Austin last night opening a Summit on Race at the LBJ Library.

3/21/19

50 Years Ago, The <i>Washington Post</i> Started One Of The Biggest Controversies In D.C. Basketball History

50 Years Ago, The Washington Post Started One Of The Biggest Controversies In D.C. Basketball History

The Washington Post released its final rankings for the 2018-2019 high school basketball season earlier this week.…

3/15/19

Where Do The Rape Allegations Against Corey Maggette And Justin Fairfax Go From Here?

On February 11, Deadline.com reported that Corey Maggette had been taken off the air by Fox Sports West, where he…

3/8/19

Adrian Dantley Returned To The Site Of A Legendary Prep Hoops Debacle, This Time As A Kids' Rec League Ref

Adrian Dantley just refereed my son Eddie’s rec league game. An NBA all-timer and maybe the best little big man in…

3/5/19

King Kong Bundy Was The Biggest Of The Bad

King Kong Bundy, the biggest man I ever saw undressed, is dead. He was 61. No official cause of death has yet been…

2/27/19

Felonious Self-Help Guru James Arthur Ray Wants You To Remember Oprah Loves Him And Forget He's Killed People

James Arthur Ray put out a promotional video advising why folks desperate to improve their lot in life should seek…

2/20/19

Skip Groff, Founder Of D.C.'s Coolest Record Store, Is Dead

Skip Groff has gone the way of the neighborhood record store. He’s dead.

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