Adam LaRoche hit .207 last season. He was paid $13 million. The Chicago White Sox guaranteed him $13 million for this season, too, but LaRoche walked away from it last week because of a dispute over his 14-year-old son, Drake.White Sox vice president Kenny Williams thought it would be a good ...
Rich “Goose” Gossage meet Paul Waner.Remember Gossage? He was a relief pitcher who played one season (1977) with the Pirates on his way to the Baseball Hall of Fame.He took some heat for comments he made to ESPN Thursday.“The game is becoming a freaking joke because of the nerds who are ...
Remember boxing?I wonder how old you have to be to remember when boxing was a big deal. As I’m writing this, I could not tell you the name of the heavyweight champion of the world. I could Google it I guess, but I don’t care and I figure there’s a pretty good chance you don’t care, ...
Back in 1985, when he was in the process of destroying the United States Football League, I had planned to predict that Donald Trump would be president of the United States some day, but I forgot.In case you’ve forgotten, or weren’t around at the time, the USFL was a major professional ...
Nobody should be surprised Heath Miller chose to leave quietly.Miller, who retired Friday, is without a doubt the best tight end in Steelers history, but he might also be the worst quote in Steelers history.He was not the guy the media flocked to for the hottest quotes on hot subjects. Miller ...
Yeah, let’s play the Super Bowl in Pittsburgh in 2023.The group, Visit Pittsburgh, is planning to take trips to other cities that hosted Super Bowls looking for tips.They’re meeting with a sports commission in New Orleans on Monday. Do you think they’ll notice the big downtown football ...
