sports

Ozzie Guillen Already A Marlin…Says His Blog

by derek on September 27, 2011 · 1 comment

Being a Chicago White Sox fan, I was caught off-guard by the sudden announcement that Ozzie Guillen was being released from his contract with two games remaining in the season. Sure, there had been a lot of speculation in recent weeks regarding his contract and whether or not he would be back with the Sox [...]

{ 1 comment }

New Gig: Chicago Blackhawks Examiner

by derek on November 2, 2010 · 40 comments

Recognize the mug in that picture? No, I’ll give you a hint…look up in the header of this blog and see if there is any resemblance. As October was coming to a close, I learned of an opportunity to become the Chicago Blackhawks Examiner writing for the Examiner.com network. After submitting my application and writing [...]

{ 40 comments }

Stealth Rider on SPEED

by derek on August 31, 2010 · 13 comments

There is little that can compare to flying down the open road on your Harley with the speedometer pushing triple digits, bugs whizzing by your head, twisting the throttle a touch more and hearing the pipes scream. That is unless you are Jason Britton – and then you’d be doing the same while standing on [...]

{ 13 comments }

Family Fun With The White Sox

by derek on July 9, 2010 · 20 comments

When it comes to baseball in Chicago there is only one choice – well, for those with any semblance of intelligence – and that choice is the Chicago White Sox. Being a lifelong fan, you can imagine how thrilled I was when a friend pulled a few strings for me and was able to set [...]

{ 20 comments }

Chicago Blackhawks – 2010 Stanley Cup Champions! Last night the Chicago Blackhawks culminated their tremendous regular season and run through the playoffs by winning the 2010 Stanley Cup and bringing the Cup back to Chicago for the first time since 1961. Being a Blackhawks fan for my entire life, I was not around in those [...]

{ 4 comments }