Bob McCarty Writes

Twenty-four days ago, I was pleased with what I learned during Mark Levin’s interview of ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith.  Today, the sportswriter and commentator solidified his place in my heart when he appeared with host Christine Romans and author Joe Queenan during the “Ticker” segment of the CNN program, Your $$$$$, yesterday.
The topic of the day? [...]

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If you’re a fan of ESPN, you know the sports network’s personalities largely abstain from sharing their political views on the air.  Thanks to radio talk show host and best-selling author Mark Levin (a.k.a., “The Great One”), I had the opportunity to hear Stephen A. Smith shares his thoughts on what’s happening in America in [...]

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The FDIC issued a news release Friday to let the world know the agency’s board had approved a letter of intent to sell IndyMac Bank to a thrift holding company controlled by IMB Management Holdings LP.  Though one of the men involved in purchasing the bank shares the same last name as Treasury Secretary Henry [...]

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The first prediction made in my second annual college football bowl game predictions post came true last night as the #21 Missouri Tigers defeated the #23 Northwestern Wildcats in overtime, 30-23, in the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.  Only the score was different than I predicted.
Okay, so my prediction has Missouri winning by a [...]

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Due to the fact that there are seven — count ‘em, seven — Big 12 Conference teams involved in college football bowl games between Dec. 29 and Jan. 8, I decided to include all of their games as well as all of the BCS bowl games in my predictions this year which appear below:
Monday, Dec. [...]

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