Cory’s Corner: Cheating on sports is accepted — and expected

There has been more Tom Brady news in the past few days than I would like to remember. The Golden Boy of the NFL has showed signs of rust this week. But it’s not because he was behind an elaborate scheme to take air out of game balls. We are in a different age now. […]

Cory’s Corner: Deflategate is the NFL’s failure

The NFL is America’s Game, and yet it’s losing again. I am exhausted from Deflategate. I am sick of talking about pounds per square inch, game balls and air needles. The NFL has had six days to figure out what to do with the mobster Bill Belichick and his New England Patriot minions. Commissioner Roger […]

Burke Blotter: Packers’ Mike McCarthy Shuts Up Critics

Sixty minutes. Sometimes that’s all you need to silence some of your critics. Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy did that last Sunday after the Packers defeated the New England Patriots 26-21 at Lambeau Field. It was as big of a game as you can get during the regular season with Aaron Rodgers facing […]

Packers 26, Patriots 21: Game Balls and Lame Calls

Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Lambeau Field. It had all the makings of an instant classic yesterday afternoon for the Green Bay Packers. For once, it was a game that lived up to the hype. The Packers beat the Patriots 26-21 that saw Rodgers and Brady trade touchdown passes before a crucial late fourth quarter […]

Cory’s Corner: Mike McCarthy is the Packers’ next priority

Now that general manager Ted Thompson has been rightly granted a contract extension, it’s time to start zeroing in on the next big signing. And that’s head coach Mike McCarthy. Some folks still may grumble about the job that he does, but he has led the Packers to the playoffs the last five seasons. That […]