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How Wrong Is It to Hope the Owner of Your Favorite NFL Team Dies?

So, I'm driving around running some errands and decide to listen to the local sports talk radio. I live in Cincinnati now, so most of the talk is pretty bad. Fans are tired of talking about all the little reasons why the Bengals are bad. The main reason is something that cannot be fixed: owner Mike Brown.Brown is one of...

Hawks to Join the 21st Century, Televise Home Games

In today's visual media age, it seems utterly insane that a major sports franchise would not want to have their team's games televised. Getting eyeballs to view the product is key to opening their minds to the wonders of advertising, product placement, and brand loyalty.Well, as we all know, it has been the long-running...

A Surreal Day for Chicago Hockey Fans: Bill Wirtz, Dead at 77

To get a sense for how polarizing Chicago Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz was, one simply needs to utilize that great cultural barometer, the Google Search. "WirtzSucks.com - Bill Wirtz, Worst Owner in Sports," is one of the first entries. "Kill Bill Wirtz" quickly follows, an unfortunately named Web site in light of his death...

Patrick Kane Has Delusions of Grandeur

The NHL sends out a daily e-digest of news and notes to media each day -- usually a collection of newspaper highlights, upcoming events and the occasional shout out to the online hockey community. At the end of today's edition was a quote from forward Patrick Kane, selected first overall in the 2007 Entry Draft by the...

Background on Bill Wirtz

William Wadsworth "Dollar Bill" Wirtz (October 5, 1929 – September 26, 2007) was the chief executive officer and controlling shareholder of the family-owned Wirtz Corporation.

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