The recent ruling by the Cubs team that approved the resale of tickets to Cubs games through an affiliated but separate business, Wrigley Field Premium Ticket Services, said no laws were broken in the deal. The team established its own separate marketplace for game tickets, working with Wrigley Services, which was also owned by the Tribune Company. Selling tickets at […]

What do these people—George Martinek, Susan Hannoun, Lori Boyle, Bernadette Gietka, Neal Wanless, and Bob Guerzon—have in common? Answer: They are all lottery millionaires. They, along with thousands of others each year, defy the odds and win the lottery jackpot. We hear about jackpot winners every week in the news. But have you ever considered how many new millionaires the […]

I was bored and started thinking about some of the greatest moments in sports history that I could remember. I’m only 23 years old, so there are numerous occasions that I’ve probably missed or can’t remember. Given the content of this post, there will be a lot of disagreement and some agreement here and there. Just remember, this is my […]

The United States last won the World Cup in 1999, on July 10 to be exact, in a penalty shootout with China. Civana Kuhlmann, a member of the US Under 17 Women’s National Team, was a few days shy of 3 months old then, so it’s hard to blame her for not being able to easily name the US lineup […]

The history of the world is the history of war and India is no exception. Since the times of the ancient epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, warfare as a culture has dominated Indian history. First there was what is known as the Hindu period, when Hindu kings ruled almost the entire subcontinent and beyond, such as Afghanistan and parts […]

If you’re a fan of professional football, you must be rooting, at least a little, for the Detroit Lions. The NFC North team has been the symbol of the NFL’s futility for the past two decades. Their last playoff appearance was in 1999. In 2008, the Lions became the first NFL team to go 0-16. The hiring of Matt Millen […]

The 2009 NFL draft took place this past weekend, April 25-26. The first round saw some of the best players in the draft find a home for the season. Some of the selections weren’t surprising: Michael Stafford going to the Detroit Lions, while others defied expectations: Michael Crabtree was a later-than-expected number ten pick. Let’s take a look at some […]

Nobody really stepped up last week and made plays for the Eagles. You could argue that Brent Celek did it, but he contributed to an offense that scored zero points, so it’s hard to give him too much credit. This week has to be different. If the Eagles want to win, they need the players to step up. The question […]

Is the Detroit Lions logo change appropriate? President Obama said it was time for a change. And apparently the embattled Detroit Lions got the message. At a press conference on April 20, 2009, the Lions announced that they changed their logo from the one they’d had since 1961. And it’s a good thing they told us they changed it, because […]

One reason for building the Car of Tomorrow was to cut costs; another was to simplify the inspection process. All cars would fit into one template, and NASCAR would no longer need to adjust the fit multiple times before each race. NASCAR president and CEO Brian France also promised to make the rules clearer, or at least less confusing, in […]