Right about now every year, Indy 500 fans in central Indiana are stocking up on food and beverages. When asked, they refuse to divulge their secret route to the variety of entrances that surround the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The most ambitious are trying to figure out how to be included in a police escort to […]
There is a rule in drama that for every hero, there must be a villain. That’s just the way it is, and no one messes with that construct if they want to sell tickets or get great ratings. The Last Dance has followed that rule through all eight episodes we have seen so far. Michael Jordan is […]
Anytime someone gets fired, we tend to eulogize them as though they have passed away. They haven’t, so I am not going to mourn the temporary loss of Bernie Miklasz as a St. Louis sports media fixture. Miklasz was relieved of his position at 101ESPN Radio Friday. That’s where I had the privilege of serving […]
On the last day of February, the Indiana Pacers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-104 in front on 19,432 fans at Quicken Loan Arena. T.J. Warren scored 30, and both Domas Sabonis and Myles Turned posted double-doubles. The following day, Indiana lost by a single point 67-66 to Illinois at the State Farm Center in front […]
My dad didn’t like a lot of people, and he always seemed to find a reason to dislike or mock celebrities other than Don Rickles. He seemed to like Jackie Gleason and Richard Pryor too, but the list of entertainers, authors, or newspeople he tolerated was very short. When I worked as an intern at WGN Radio […]