The Ciskie Blog

For those who can't get enough of me -- and I can't imagine there are many of you -- I'm covering Chicago-Detroit for SBNation...

The video of Junior Seau's distraught mother -- not long after learning of her son's death by suicide -- pretty much says it all. ...

Awful news to relay, as former Wild enforcer Derek Boogaard was found dead Friday in his Minneapolis apartment by members of his family. Bo...

I'm not going to pretend to have ever really liked the New York Yankees. However, it's hard not to respect them. This has been an ic...

On Monday, we lost longtime NHL enforcer Bob Probert, who collapsed and died while boating with his family. Probert will be remembered by m...

One of the true legends in the history of radio has died. Ernie Harwell, the longtime voice of the Detroit Tigers and one of the iconic voic...

A shocking assertion from an MSNBC reporter as news broke of Michael Jackson's death last week. SHOCKING! Saw this bit on The Daily Show...

By now, you're probably well aware of the story surrounding last week's death of Angels' pitcher Nick Adenhart, along with two o...

I remember the first time I spoke to John Baggs. He was so proud of his St. Scholastica baseball team, which was playing in NAIA at the time...

You know what I find strange? Charlie Jones was a tremendous broadcaster for almost 40 years. He died today at age 77. And despite the long,...

"Big Russ and Me" and "Wisdom Of Our Fathers" were brilliant. His work on "Meet the Press" was influential,...

A pioneer and a legend in this wonderful sports broadcasting business has died. Jim McKay, the voice you hear in the above video, was 86 yea...