The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) unanimously voted Chicago White Sox first basemen Jose Abreu the American League Rookie of the Year. The Cuban smashed 36 home runs, accumulated 107 RBIs, and hit .317 in his inaugural campaign. No
The law may have finally caught up with longtime Obama friend and basketball buddy Eric Whitaker, who is close to being labeled a “hostile witness” in a Chicago corruption case. Taking a page out of his powerful friend’s playbook, Whitaker
Billionaire investment titan Mark Cuban believes that an insider trading investigation launched by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) doomed his efforts to own a Major League Baseball team. Cuban, already the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, said that the
Chicago Congressman Bobby Rush (D-IL) is being investigated by the House ethics committee for somehow getting his Chicago South Side congressional offices rent free for 20 years, a violation of state and federal laws not to mention House ethics standards.
Week Ten features the last London game of 2014 (Jags-Cowboys), Big Ben seeking to throw six touchdowns for the third consecutive week against a depleted Jets secondary, and just two matchups pitting teams with winning records (Chiefs-Bills, Fins-Lions) against one
After the shellacking that President Obama received at the hands of voters in the midterm elections, his chief adviser, Valerie Jarrett, is finding herself on the hot seat. Over the weekend, two articles in outlets that are usually friendly to
Actor Cullen Douglas of AGENTS of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Scandal is preparing to star in a his own screenplay, “Building Bridges,” a film focused on Moses Lake, Washington’s Ron Moore — a man “who tragically lost his entire family to gun violence
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers had a record-setting night for the Green Bay Packers. The Chicago Bears’ season is quickly turning into a nightmare. Rodgers threw six touchdown passes to tie the franchise game record and match the
The Minneapolis public school system announced a major new district-wide policy for disciplining students: any suspension of a non-white student requires the district superintendent’s approval. The MPS has been stung by reports that students of color are 10 times more
Winter is about to hit with a vengeance next Monday, with forecasters reporting that an Arctic blast will bring the coldest air of the season to the northern Rockies, the northern Plains, and the Midwest before it sweeps the east.
NBC political analyst Chuck Todd predicted Tuesday night that the president would have to back away from his threat to act unilaterally on immigration because of the Republican sweep. “I think politically, tonight, it put an end to it. It would
An important reminder from John Lott: the midterm-election Republican tsunami reached deep into local elections, too. Republicans have picked up Colorado state Senate (possibly the state House), Maine state Senate, Minnesota state House, New Hampshire state House, New Mexico state
Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) is warning President Obama that if he doesn’t announce amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants there could be a “civil war” in the Democrat Party. Gutiérrez has been a staunch advocate for blanket amnesty and was
Two clubs made new managerial hires public on Monday, and the men who were hired have resumes as different as can be imagined. Joe Maddon, the former manager of the Tampa Bay Rays, is the new manager of the Chicago
First-time GOP candidate for governor and successful businessman Bruce Rauner is making his final argument to the voters of deep blue Illinois, reminding them that a vote for him is a vote to “block that Chicago political machine.” The GOP
The cynical phrase, “vote early — and often” has been attributed to various corrupt Chicago pols, but that sentiment is not limited to Chicago, the president of a university in New Mexico recently proved. On Friday, an email was sent
CHICAGO (AP) — Never mind that sluggish opener. LeBron James scored 36 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers rebounded from a home loss to New York to beat Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls 114-108 in overtime Friday night. “It was
The Midwest is on the receiving end of a Halloween trick with the coldest Halloween weather in years. Chicago even got its earliest measurable snowfall in a decade. This year, parents in the Midwest had to make sure their little
CLEVELAND (AP) — Shortly after showering, and maybe rinsing off a forgettable performance, LeBron James smiled and laughed as he dressed for a flight to Chicago. “It was one game,” he said. James moved on quickly. It may take Cleveland
Despite a heartwarming Nike commercial celebrating the return of LeBron James to Cleveland that aired in the arena prior to the Cavaliers opening game against the New York Knicks, the Cavs lost the game, 95-90, as James played miserably in
Bye week blues have arrived in NFL Week 9. Six teams, each with at least one top player, are not playing this week (Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans). I’m only going to
A video from RebelPundit has some hard words for Democrats and the established “black leadership” from four Chicago activists: RebelPundit notes that all four of these gentlemen have “served time in prison in the past, and have since taken to
The 10th congressional district of Illinois, which was redrawn by state Democrats to make it virtually impossible for a Republican to win, is now leaning Republican, according to veteran political analyst Larry J. Sabato of the University of Virginia. Sabato
The Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, has more land, money, and fighters under its control than al-Qaeda had on September 11, 2001. This was disclosed during discussions at a recent meeting between the Chicago area Armenian National
When Grantland Rice wrote “When the One Great Scorer comes, to write against your name,” he must have meant the Elias Sports Bureau. The statistics gurus there advised the official scorers for Game 7 of the World Series that the
