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Cutting the Cord: New NHL.tv shows promise, even during growing pains
When NHL announced last year (yes, 2015) that they were partnering with MLB Advanced Media, I was optimistic. As a recent transplant to the Milwaukee area, I suddenly found myself without access to Chicago sports, even though I was now closer to Chicago than I had been in 19 years. I tested the waters when we […]
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I love this picture
Simply put: I love this photo. So much. I’ve been a Cubs fan as long as I can remember. My first memory was a flash of watching Fergie Jenkins on WGN in his twilight at my aunt’s and uncle’s old house in Plano. I was too young to truly know how devastating Steve Garvey was in […]
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Cubs should call Wrigleyville’s bluff and leave
The Chicago Cubs should leave Wrigley Field. It is something I never thought I would say, much less believe. I remember my first Cubs game as a kid in the midsummer of 1986. Growing up more than an hour from the ballpark, I spent summer afternoons watching them on Channel 9. I was so used […]
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Breaking News: We’re switching fabrics!
It is ridiculous the amount of juice the National Football League has. We’re not even halfway through the offseason, and the NFL has spent a good portion of it in the headlines. Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Peyton Manning, Tim… somebody, Brandon Marshall, Sean Payton. But how do you know when an entertainment entity has a […]
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