There’S More Than Weirdness To Rodman
Would it surprise you that Dennis Rodman acted relatively normal on Sunday? That he didn’t throw a tantrum? That his hair was neither strawberry nor pistachio? That he had no new tattoos engraved in his skin? That he played the whole game without an ejection?
Would you be shocked — or disappointed?
Here is how the media works around Rodman. He was surrounded after Chicago’s victory Sunday, and was peppered with questions about his return to the Palace.
Was it a special game?
“Nah. I just tried to win.”
Did it feel weird being back?
WHOSE JUSTICE WAS IT IN ABUSE CASE?
The convicted man admitted this much: He grabbed his wife by the sweater and pushed her against the wall.That was enough for the jury to find him guilty.What happened after that — and whether it was justice served — depends on where you sit. From where the...
IT’S THE BEST KIND OF APPLAUSE — FOR ONEWHO DESERVES IT SO
Applause comes in many forms. Sometimes it’s polite, sometimes it’s raucous. Sometimes it’s for stirring speeches, and sometimes for the start of a favorite song.And sometimes — in the best of times — it’s a roar of joyous...
Forget Flashbacks To 1970S;Steelers No Match For Dallas
Well, football fans, the NFL playoffs, known to insiders as “games that are actually close,” are now officially over. Which means: Time to duck.
Over the next two weeks, you will be bombarded with Super Bowl Previews, Super Bowl Extras, Super Bowl Insiders, Super Bowl Extravaganzas, Super Bowl Close-Ups, Super Bowl Analysis, and Super Bowl Commercials Featuring Michael Jordan.
After which will come the actual game, a nail-biting 52-10 victory for the NFC team.
STRAPPED CLINTONS ARE GOING FOR BROKE
NEWS ITEM: According to financial records, President Clinton and wife Hillary are nearly broke. Their assets have been depleted by lawsuits over Whitewater and sexual harassment allegations. For the moment, their financial future remains unclear.Somewhere in line at a...
Gutless Owner Proves He Doesn’T Care About Fans
That’s it? That’s the way this mini-series ends? Somebody sticks a microphone in front of William Clay Ford and he says, “I didn’t fire him and he didn’t quit.” And that’s the end of this year’s Wayne Fontes saga?
A TEENAGER COUNTS ON HIS COACH FOR FATHERLY GUIDANCEBECAUSE IN THE CITY, IN MANY BOYS’ LIVES, THERE ARETOO FEW GOOD MEN
Aren’t you going to school?” his mother asked the first day.”Nuh-uh. My stomach hurts.” He stayed in bed. The next morning he was still there.”Aren’t you going to school?””I still feel sick.” A week passed. Then...
Weekend Lesson: If Defense Rests, Team Gets Vacation
I know what you’re thinking. How did the Philadelphia Eagles, who kicked the pus out of the Lions last week, look so mortal in dying against the Cowboys on Sunday? That’s not fair. That doesn’t make sense.
I know what you’re thinking. How did the mighty San Francisco 49ers, everybody’s favorite juggernaut, get stomped like a grape in their own vineyard? How did Jerry Rice, Steve Young and that offensive brain trust lose to a team from the tundra, the Green Bay Packers? Not fair. Doesn’t make sense.
THE WAY WE WERE WAS COOL AFTER ALL
My past came back to visit me last week. It came in the form of Donny Osmond.The one-time teen heartthrob is here in town, doing the lead in the musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” He came in to do a radio interview with me. The studio...Stay Connected
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