John McLaughlin, the host of the syndicated political talk show The McLaughlin Group has passed away at the age of 89. McLaughlin had hosted the program from its inception in 1982 until missing the show for the first time this…
Donald Trump is due to deliver a speech in Youngstown, Ohio later this afternoon detailing his counterterrorism strategy & his immigration proposals. Based on the details of the speech which have been released by the Trump campaign, I have two…
The Dallas Cowboys began their training camp this season by honoring the five slain Dallas police officers shot and killed during a Black Lives Matter rally last month. At the behest of Cowboys tight end Jason Witten, the team walked…
Donald Trump is due to deliver a speech in Youngstown, Ohio later this afternoon detailing his counterterrorism strategy & his immigration proposals. Based on the details of the speech which have been released by the Trump campaign, I have two…
Because a Milwaukee police officer shot and killed an armed black man last night, a mob gathered and set businesses ablaze and those that weren’t torched were looted. I would describe last night’s events in Milwaukee as a riot. However,…
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim lost their 10th consecutive game with a 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians. During the game, Albert Pujols got ejected after being called out on strikes in the 8th inning. Mike Trout did not…
Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly announced that the team’s franchise player Giancarlo Stanton is probably lost for the season. Stanton sustained a severe groin pull trying to stretch a single into a double during the final out in last night’s…
Folk singer Glenn Yarbrough passed away of complications of dementia on Thursday. He was 86. Yarbrough was drawn to folk music in 1950 when Woody Guthrie performed at St. John’s College in Annapolis, Maryland. Somehow, Guthrie ended up in Yarbrough’s…
After being lustily booed at Fenway Park, Alex Rodriguez got a far warmer reception in the Bronx for his final game in a Yankee uniform and very likely his final MLB game on Friday night. Well, that’s if you don’t…
At the All-Star Break, I asked if the Chicago Cubs were collapsing. Despite leading the St. Louis Cardinals and Pittsburgh Pirates by 7 and 7½ games, respectively, the Cubs had gone 2-8 in the early part of July. At the…