By Roger Grossman
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I like to cook on the grill, and I think I am getting better at it.
Now, I am not doing anything supreme like ribs or steaks, but give me a package of chicken breasts and I can make them nice and juicy on the inside.
And, of course, I do burgers, dogs and brats, too.
And the grilling season doesn’t start on Memorial Day Weekend. If it’s not too cold to sit out by the grill, it’s not too cold to cook something on it.
And occasionally I will just cook a lot of different things and eat it for meals all week.
Today, my thoughts are like that — I have a lot going on out up here inside my skull.
Let’s cook!
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The NFL’s choice for halftime entertainment of the Super Bowl in February is quite puzzling.
The announcement made over the weekend was that Bad Bunny would be performing in between the second and third quarters.
What … you’ve never heard of Bad Bunny? (sarcasm warning)
He is a rapper from Puerto Rico who is outspoken in his political views and has previously said that doing concerts in the US is not a priority because he doesn’t need to — it’s “not necessary”.
He has also been quoted as saying that he scheduled no American cities on his current tour out of fear of ICE agents targeting those attending.
He has every right to feel that way, say those things and to not perform here.
But why, then, is this the person the league wants to put in arguably the most prime position in entertainment?
I didn’t realize that the Spanish-speaking rap audience was so large that America needed it for such a prestigious occasion.
At least I won’t have to worry about missing anything while I am going to the bathroom and getting something to eat.
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The Colts’ new leadership in place after the passing of Jim Irsay in May has me feeling good about the direction of the franchise.
Carlie Irsay-Gordon, Casey Foyt, and Kalen Jackson assumed control of the Colts following his death.
Irsay-Gordon now serves as the CEO and Principal Owner, with Foyt as Owner & Executive Vice President and Jackson as Owner and Chief Brand Officer.
Their grandfather, Robert Irsay, moved the team to Indianapolis in the middle of the night in Mayflower moving trucks packed full of everything from helmets and shoulder pads to pencils and paper weights.
While it is indisputable that Jim Irsay loved the Colts and poured his everything into the team, he often stepped over the line and became too involved. He spoke in the media too often and what he said frequently harmed the football people in his front office’s ability to improve the team.
In other words, he got in the way.
These three ladies are clearly not just figureheads. They are brand managers who you see involved with the team without being in the way.
I think they are off to a great start, and I am excited to see how their teamwork in managing the Colts works moving forward.
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I wrote earlier this summer about how the WNBA has to clean up its game if America is going to embrace it the way they want.
The WNBA game of 2025 almost gives you a 1982 kind of vibe. For example, as I was watching the Indiana Fever play Las Vegas in the semifinal series over the weekend, a Fever player broke free and started a drive toward the basket. The foul that prevented the layup went way too far and should have been ruled as flagrant.
Not only did the officials not do that, but they didn’t even review the play to see if they got it right.
And that kind of play happened at least once in every game this season, including times where it was the Fever doing the roughhousing.
They can’t keep this up, or the beauty of the women’s game will never come to be appreciated. You have some of the best women to ever play the sport in the WNBA right now, but their skills are no match for getting grabbed by the back of the head and thrown to the hardwood.
The collective bargaining agreement is up at the end of the finals this year, and if the players are smart, they will demand that the game be played and officiated differently if they ever want to see the kind of salaries they think they deserve.
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One last thing: we have to talk about the ABS System for baseball next season.
I am a traditionalist, but I am 100 percent in favor of this rule change.
I am so tired of watching managers get thrown out by an umpire who has gotten less than 90 percent of the pitches correct in a certain game, who is now offended that someone objects to how poorly he is doing his job.
Two challenges per game are not enough. It needs to be four, and the challenging team should get to keep every challenge they get right.
Chicken, anyone … fresh off the grill?
