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Perhaps no other singer epitomizes the “glory days” of 1980’s rock ‘n roll like Bruce Springsteen. “I have been loving Bruce Springsteen since the 80’s, ever since i heard him and I thought, oh this guy is so handsome and has a good voice,” said “Mary” who asked us to conceal her identity. “Mary” said she commented on a Bruce Springsteen Facebook and got a message back from Bruce. “I’m like whoa Bruce Springsteen, I’m good how are you,” said Mary. Pam: “Did you think you were dealing with the real Bruce Springsteen?” Mary: “Yes I was thinking that.” A...

Across NFL front offices, there are team officials who are not offended, and even embrace, the controversial position of Colin Kaepernick. They are out there. Statistically, they have to be. But they are keeping a low profile. They seem to be far outnumbered by the members of NFL front offices who despise him. Truly, truly hate him. "I don't want him anywhere near my team," one front office executive said. "He's a traitor." A traitor?

In 1954 the New York Giants swept the World Series from the vaunted Cleveland Indians in four games. By that time I had fallen in love with the game of baseball – then the National Pastime. I was seven years old. Willie Mays made a spectacular, over-the-shoulder catch of a ball hit by Indians first baseman Vic Wertz to deep center field at the Polo Grounds. It is one of the greatest plays ever filmed. Dusty Rhodes, a left-handed pinch-hitter for the giants, hit three home runs in that Series. He became a hero of mine – until I heard...