It's really hard to describe how prevalent Muhammad Ali was in the prevailing culture of my youth: he was a well-known boxer, star of...

One of my favorite video bloggers, Jay Smooth, talks about the Olympics , and says many things that I can agree with (although, admittedly, ...

I've said it to others and I'll say it here - when Walter Payton passed away ten years ago, I pretty much gave up enjoying pro footb...

What I am about to write will...well, make me a marked man in Chicago. I simply do not get this city's obsession with sports, particula...