Has Heavyweight Championship Boxing Been Knocked Out of the American Sporting Consciousness?

Read MoreHas any sport’s popularity plunged so deeply within such a short period of time as boxing?

Read MoreHas any sport’s popularity plunged so deeply within such a short period of time as boxing?

Read MoreSenator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is about to learn some painful lessons the hard way, especially if he chooses to run for president in 2016. And that is this — political success requires money and lots of it.

Read MoreLet the countdown begin, from 20 down to 1, with the most baffling Grammy Award winners of all time plus the reasons why it’s an outrage these artists and songs were selected — and who should have won.

Read MoreMatt Lessinger is one of the most trusted gamblers and wagering analysts I know. He’s solid. I don’t need an explanation when I’m told Lessinger has taken a position on a game or an event. I can be confident that the work’s already been done and he’s on the right side.

Read MoreCongratulations to President Barack Obama for finally standing up and challenging the fables of historical Christian righteousness in a bold speech he delivered yesterday in Washington.

Read MoreHow foretelling this article turned out to be.
Republicans would eventually manage another virus, and the results would be catastrophic. But this was back before anyone had ever heard of “President Trump.”


Read MoreRice Republic is a great Chinese restaurant….if you’re on a low-calorie diet.

Read MoreI attended a Super Bowl party at a friend’s house on Sunday. What I didn’t expect was the sauna and steam bath that came along with a small living room crammed full of people. This is what happens due to poor planning. A disaster. The whole place turns into a sweatbox. If he invites me next year, I’m showing up in a bathing suit. I’m also bringing a fan and a cooler full of ice cubes. Then, maybe he’ll get the message.

Read MoreNew York City’s masterful crime dramas of the 1970’s weren’t just epic battles between the forces of good and evil. The very best movies of that genre were poetic morality tales played out on the big screen. In between sporadic scenes of bloodshed — godfathers, gangsters, policemen, and prosecutors paused to soliloquize about personal honor and so-called sacred codes of conduct. Cops weren’t always the good guys, and criminals were necessarily bad. Perpetually clashing worlds were a murky shade of gray. The clouds never cleared.