As we at The Tribune predicted, the Washington NFL franchise will no longer be known by the charming nickname, “Redskins.” This has been a long-time coming and although some will mourn the […]
Wild World: The quiet summer
States mull rollbacks on openings
The threat of increased spread of the coronavirus is leading more states to consider backing off on earlier “re-opening” of parts of their business communities. In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered a […]
Tackling changes for football
American football, as it is played now, is the grandchild of the original “association football,” and may soon be headed back to its roots. Although games involving kicking spheroids have been around […]
Pete: Time to mix things up a bit?
Crisis begats change, and the coronavirus pandemic certainly qualifies as a crisis. We’re all affected to one extent or another, but sports are really taking it in the shorts, as we used […]
Pete Z: It has to be big, bad Jim Brown
A couple of weeks ago we declared old school Bill Russell to be the greatest basketball player ever, elbowing aside – get it? – modern hoop icons Michael Jordan and LeBron James. […]
NFL season is set for 2020 season
The NFL 2020 season – if there is a 2020 season – has been announced. For the Los Angeles Rams, the season will start on Sunday, Sept. 13 at the new SoFi […]
Pete: Bring us back our football!
We are so divided these days; as a nation we have even managed to polarize a virus. You can tell in these mad times how somebody stands on social distancing or masks […]
4.4 million more jobless Americans
The ranks of unemployed Americans are continuing to swell, as the coronavirus and its effects throw more people out of work. The U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday that over 4.4 million […]
In a pandemic, how will we vote?
UPDATE: In-person voting it will be. A special Saturday session of the state legislature was opened and closed within seconds by the Republican leadership, probably guaranteeing that the governor’s plan to shift […]
“Hell of a bad two weeks” foreseen
“A hell of a two bad weeks” was predicted by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, warning the nation that as many as 100,000 to 240,000 Americans could die from the coronavirus outbreak, […]
