Sammy Sosa

Top 10 Sports Excesses Of The Decade

FanHouse | Posted 12.15.2009 | Sports


As the decadent city of Rome burned in 64 A.D., Nero fiddled. As the world of sports descended into decadence throughout the first decade of the 21st ...

Tiger - and All the Other Untrustworthy Marketing Spokesboys

Richard Laermer | Posted 12.09.2009 | Sports


Richard Laermer

The final stop in my tour of poorly-timed sports marketing missteps: the soon-to-be-boring soap opera of Tiger and his lillies. Woods was an untouchable until a mere two weeks ago; now sports marketers don't what to do with him.

Skin Whitening in the Age of Barack Obama, Part One

Phillip Martin | Posted 12.03.2009 | World


Phillip Martin

Skin whitening is a world-wide phenomenon that is becoming ever more popular as people in developing nations become more flush with cash.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York


Len Berman

I shared a panel with MSG President Scott O'Neil. The audience wanted to know if the Knicks will sign LeBron. O'Neill said Knick fans are going to be very very happy for the next decade. Take from that what you will.

Charles Barkley, In White Makeup, Mocks Sammy Sosa (VIDEO)

Posted 11.13.2009 | Sports


UPDATE: Additional video of Barkley teasing Sosa is embedded below. He raised the subject by excitedly saying, "I know you want to get in the Hall of ...

Keeping Score in Chicago Episode 28: Dear Oprah, LA Is For Suckers

Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks | Posted 11.11.2009 | Chicago


Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks

Sun-Times columnist Bill Zwecker gives the scoop on Oprah's diabolical plan to sell out Chicago and cuddle with celebrities and skinny people in California.

Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York


Len Berman

Sammy Sosa's skin looks lighter in recent photographs, and some are wondering if he's "going Michael Jackson on us?" A friend says he's merely going through a skin rejuvenation process.

Sammy Sosa's Skin PHOTOS: Pictures Reveal White Pigmentation (UPDATE)

Posted 01.08.2010 | Sports


(SCROLL DOWN FOR THE PHOTOS) UPDATE, 11/13 4:12 AM: Hall of Fame forward Charles Barkley wore white makeup on TNT to mock Sammy Sosa in front of ...

Mark McGwire Needs to Tell the Truth

Graham Bensinger | Posted 11.04.2009 | Entertainment


Graham Bensinger

He retired from the game just before the Steroid Era came to light. While he previously denied illegal performance enhancing drug use, those denials stopped when under penalty of perjury.

Ryne Sandberg: Sosa Shouldn't Make Hall Of Fame

ESPN Chicago | Posted 07.24.2009 | Chicago


Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg said his former teammate Sammy Sosa does not belong in the Hall because of integrity issues associated with t...

Drip, Drip... Sosa... Drip, Drip

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 07.19.2009 | Entertainment


Roger I. Abrams

The Sosa disclosure has spawned a debate whether the time has come to lay out all the remaining 102 names on the list and get on with the post-steroid era.

Congress Reviewing Sammy Sosa's Sworn Testimony Following Steroid Use Report

AP | Posted 07.18.2009 | Chicago


WASHINGTON — A congressional committee will look into former baseball slugger Sammy Sosa's denial that he used illegal performance-enhancing dru...

Sammy Sosa Tested Positive For Steroids In 2003: New York Times

AP | Posted 07.17.2009 | Chicago


NEW YORK — Sammy Sosa tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, The New York Times reported Tuesday on its Web site, the latest ...

George Bush in Retirement: "I Never Listened To Anyone But Me"

Jackson Williams | Posted 03.28.2009 | Politics


Jackson Williams

Poor George. He can't help it. Even out of office, he reinforces the narcissistic traits that were a hallmark of his failed presidency.

Clubhouse Chorale: "Steroids, The Breakfast of (Cheating) Champions"

Rick Horowitz | Posted 03.15.2009 | Living


Rick Horowitz

Steroids...will make you so strong,/ Steroids...will help you last long,/ Steroids...they'll do you no wrong,/ And as easy to swallow as to sing this song.

Alex Rodriguez's Admission

Chris Campbell | Posted 03.15.2009 | Entertainment


Chris Campbell

Unlike the media, I didn't pounce at the opportunity to finally put an end to supporting A-Rod. I've never considered individual players to be the primary deviants throughout the steroid era.

White Sox Chairman: We'll Sign Sammy Sosa If Obama Tells Us To

Chicago Tribune | John Kass | Posted 02.19.2009 | Chicago


The Sox are trying to come up with an official "Obama" hat. If the White House approves, the sales will go to charity. "Hey, he's the president," [te...

Wrigley Field Mulling Seat Licenses, Flat Screens

Chicago Tribune | Paul Sullivan | Posted 02.19.2009 | Chicago


If the conversation with management were any indication, Cubs fans want functioning TV monitors to watch replays from the grandstands, wider seats in ...