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And They’re Off In The Kentucky Derby…

The 138th running of the Kentucky Derby is hours away.  It’s an opportunity for many of us in the Midwest and all across the country to join together for one of the truest forms of “Americana” every year.

It’s a tradition that can hardly be matched.  People gather around TV sets across the country to watch the glitz and glamour of the celebrities at Churchill …

Sometimes I just need a vacation

I apologize for the lack of updates the last three days. For my birthday (Sunday), I decided a break was what the doctor ordered.

It has been awhile since my last vacation, and mind you, this three day trip could have been longer. Instead of going on spring break, I stayed in town to work the men’s Big Ten basketball tournament. Then it was the …

Rejected: After two rounds, I am not fit to be Charlie Sheen’s intern

Formerly the highest paid actor in television, Charlie Sheen is searching for a social media intern. After Two and a Half Men was cancelled due to his “conduct detrimental to the show” as I want to call it, Sheen is on to new ventures.

He’s now on twitter, selling shirts and created a community full of people #winning. (It’s hashtag on twitter that has become …

Tiger Not Out of the Woods Yet

Last week’s Farmers Insurance Open in La Jolla, California might have been as intriguing of a golf tournament as you could ever wish for in January. While viewers across the country bundled up inside preparing for blizzards and ice storms, the PGA Tour was holding a star-studded event at Torrey Pines. The main player everyone wanted to see was none other than Tiger Woods who …

NCAA gambling rules need improvement

The start of fall also means the start of college athletics. Athletes are back at their respective colleges if not there all summer to take classes and work out. The football season is now here meaning plenty opportunities for bets, pools and fantasy leagues for college athletes.

The rules are a bit off and need to be changed. The NCAA says that no athlete, coach …