George Summerfield

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Pete Rose to Enter Hall of Fame

Yes, sports fans, in case you missed it, it is now official - Pete Rose will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at a ceremony to be held on March 13 in New York City. Did I neglect to mention that Rose will be inducted into the World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (WWE) Hall of Fame? In a press release dated [read more...]

Steroid Use Revealed

In the wake of new, credible evidence of steroid use by baseball stars Gary Sheffield, Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi, fresh allegations regarding the use of performance-enhancing drugs have arisen regarding another figure in the public eye - Bullwinkle T. Moose. Moose, a mainstay in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, spent his college days on the playing fields of Frostbite Falls University, [read more...]

March Madness in Illinois

Didn't I just turn off the Super Bowl? Anyway, believe it or not, March Madness, the debutantes' ball of collegiate athletics, is upon us.Various conference tournaments begin in just a few days. The NCAA Tournament gets underway in a little over two weeks. As we Illinoisans prepare to fill out our sheets for the tournament pool, it is worth taking [read more...]

ENOUGH!

The "Bartman Baseball" was blown up Thursday. The Today Show was in town to feature the event, which was televised around the nation. The promoters even brought an in "Oscar-winning special effects man" to perform the deed. Major League Baseball players are universally puzzled by the widespread fascination over this horsehide albatross. Meanwhile, entertainment promoters everywhere are wondering whether Babe Ruth's [read more...]