I wrote one hockey story during my career as a business reporter — well, two if you include a tech review of the NHL’s GameCenter Live online video offering — and it drew about as much attention as anything I’ve ever written. (I even interviewed ESPN’s mullet king, Barry Melrose! See below.) The Chicago Blackhawks [...]
With LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers out of the NBA playoffs, speculation has turned to where LeBron will play next. Will he stay in Cleveland? Will he suit up for the Knicks and become the next New York idol? Or maybe he’ll follow Micheal Jordan’s giant footsteps and play for the Chicago Bulls. Fans [...]
If you’re looking to hit the refresh button on your fantasy baseball season because, let’s see, your team is already in last place and you’re tired of being your league’s version of the Kansas City Royals, perhaps a new team name will add some winning mojo. OK, probably not. However, to the guy in your [...]
This story first appeared in Vegas Seven Looking to take a vacation away from technology? Good luck. These days, it takes a lot of discipline to turn off your Blackberry or iPhone and get away from it all. Even a week-long camping trip to the Valley of Fire State Park doesn’t mean you’ll be without [...]
This story first appeared in Vegas Seven The local movie theater isn’t the only place you’ll be able to see an action-packed blockbuster in 3-D this summer. The “you are here” feeling of 3-D is now available for your living room, as well. Still, you will need to spend a lot more than a $10 [...]
If you like hate mail, write about why you don’t like the Wrigley Field scoreboard. And if your editor is a White Sox fan, he’ll make you publish that reaction. I’m reprinting this column because on Wednesday, the new owners of the Chicago Cubs said they want to put an advertisement above the left-field bleachers. [...]
Another “don’t mess with Wrigley Field” kerfuffle erupted Wednesday, when the Cubs’ new owners said they are close to an agreement to put a billboard advertising Toyota above the left-field bleachers. Not surprisingly, Cubs fans are aghast at the notion of sullying the pristine image of Wrigley Field. (Read the letters at the end of [...]
