It's somewhat disingenuous to say that the U.S.'s shootout win would not have occurred if that goal had not been disallowed. There were still nearly 5 minutes left in the game at that point, that's a lot of time. The U.S. would have played a much more aggressive, attacking style if they'd been down a goal than they…

The Blackhawks should sign him. He's clearly faster and more skilled than Brandon Bollig, probably hits harder and is a better fighter too

God I would have loved for the Bears to have signed Kerry Rhodes. Their safety play was downright abysmal this season, there is literally no chance whatsoever that he would not have been an upgrade over Wright or Conte

If the effect on the brain and the potential for long term damage was the number 1 factor in whether or not a substance or activity were legal there would be some significant changes to the legal code. Weed would be legal, alcohol would be illegal, there would be a massive crackdown on cocaine users, and football…

That female reporter is Tracey Myers, who happens to be one of the only competent beat writers following the Blackhawks male or female

One thing to consider in the public universities vs private universities point - regardless of whether the student-athlete attends / plays for a public state university or a private college/university, the argument could still easily be made that the student-athlete in question is an employee of the NCAA which is not…

Being black listed because of his hair? Are Marge Schott and George Steinbrenner in charge of NFL coaching hire decisions now?

I moved to DC right out of college for a job and knew absolutely no one in the area when I arrived. After ~9 month of literally no social life, I joined one of the dipshit kickball leagues. One of the best decisions I've ever made. Lots of lifelong friends and the majority of my social circle in DC came from…

This exactly. It's actually marginally cheaper for me to get home delivery of the just the Sunday NYT, which includes full digital access, than to only subscribe to full digital access. It's nuts.

Caring about about the on-field success of the team he owns is kind of a redeeming (using that term very loosely) quality because it's better than only caring about his team's profitability. In other words he's not Jeffrey Loria, who would not give any fucks at all if the Marlins went 0-162 so long as he finished in…

That does make me feel slightly better. As I said it's nothing personal, I'm just still pissed off that some British insurance firm had the audacity to think they could change the name of Chicago's most iconic building, one of the most famous buildings in the world, and people would be OK with it. It's obviously…

Nothing against you personally, but anyone who actually refers to the Sears Tower as the Willis Tower deserves to be dropped off the top of it...

Huge Bears fan here, and as much as I wanted that fumble to be called an incomplete pass, I'll begrudgingly admit that it was the right call. The ball was out of Rodgers' hand before it started going forwards. 99 times out of 100 that's called an incomplete pass on the field and is only ever overturned if its…

How can you possibly justify a "sportsman of the year" list that doesn't have Josh Harding at or at least very near the top? There is not a single other professional athlete playing through something as debilitating as multiple sclerosis, which he was diagnosed with barely over a year ago, and not only has he done…

If Jay Cutler is healthy, he's a better QB than Josh McCown. Anyone who argues otherwise either doesn't understand football or has a bias against Smokin' Jay. If Cutler is cleared this week he should start on Sunday against the Browns, he should start any game he's healthy. In my opinion that's not really up for…

I'm loathe to admit that I giggled a bit

I don't think it's the entire broadcast crew, I think it's just Jon Gruden, but for fuck's sakes how has no one corrected him still?

I'm actually a Blackhawks fan, so how'd you like those 17 seconds in game 6? And if you're seriously defending Thornton on any level you're a fucking moron.

First of all, "earlier" wasn't after Neal's knee to Marchand's head. Orpik didn't have anything to "answer to" (his hit on Erickson was borderline at worst) and no real reason to drop 'em with Thornton. His refusal to go earlier wasn't relevant. Second, it doesn't fucking matter. If someone says no to a fight then…

Lotta idiocy here, so let's make 1 thing clear - there is absolutely no defending what either Neal or Thornton did. Neal's knee to Marchand's head was gutless and dirty, the fact that his hearing is over the phone instead of in person thus capping his suspension at 5 games is horseshit. Neal isn't exactly a first…