# crow-armstrong (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover crow-armstrong. Page: Feed: --- ## [WHERE IS MARK WALTER? HE ONLY SENDS STAN KASTEN, WHO JUST MUDDLES THE SCANDAL](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/where-is-mark-walter-he-only-sends) _2026-08-22 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ Until the controlling owner shows up for a serious news conference, the Dodgers remain astray and are vulnerable to questions about whether Walter will sell the franchise or will be forced to sell ## [ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER COLUMNIST QUITS — AND ONE MORE BIG-CITY RAG DIES IN AMERICA](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/another-day-another-columnist-quits) _2026-08-21 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ Matt Calkins left the Seattle Times, long after I left the Chicago Sun-Times, because he doesn’t trust editors who control what he writes — an alarming condition in a nation that needs potent opinions ## [AT $65 MILLION A YEAR, GOD FORBID, MCAFEE MIGHT EVEN RUN FOR PRESIDENT](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/at-65-million-a-year-god-forbid-mcafee) _2026-08-20 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ ESPN doesn’t care if he’s insanely overexposed, letting the megastar dominate NFL and college football coverage as he meets Donald Trump, records an album and could seek a higher office someday ## [CHICAGO NEVER CHANGES: WHERE WAS WRIGLEY SECURITY WHEN A WHITE SOX DOPE BLASTED FAT RYNO?](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/chicago-never-changes-where-was-wrigley) _2026-08-19 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ The Crosstown Classic brought more applause for Pete Crow-Armstrong, but he was right in assessing bleachers badness as “nauseating” when a Midwestern city never seems to behave at big events ## [BASEBALL SHOULD FORCE MARK WALTER TO SELL — REMEMBER FRANK MCCOURT AND MARGE SCHOTT](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/baseball-should-force-mark-walter) _2026-08-19 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ The stories are endless — in a national scandal, he seeks multiple billions to pay off loans — and a troubled sport can’t allow Walter to own the Dodgers as they try to win three consecutive titles ## [LET’S GLOW WATCHING PCA AT WRIGLEY FIELD AS MARK WALTER KEEPS BRINGING US DOWN](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/lets-glow-watching-pca-at-wrigley) _2026-08-18 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ If baseball is in its final months before a long labor impasse, the magnetism of Crow-Armstrong should be front and center when a former Cubs season-ticket holder deals with a loan fraud scandal ## [JEANIE BUSS IS GOING NOWHERE, WHICH IS HEALTHY FOR THE NEW LAKERS OWNERS](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/jeanie-buss-is-going-nowhere-which) _2026-08-17 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ A daffy day in NBA and ESPN history — Steve Ballmer is safe, I say — ended with Buss reminding her siblings that she’s keeping her 17.8-percent share of the franchise in the Kushner/Iger ownership era ## [STEVE BALLMER IS SAFE — PABLO TORRE AND THE PULITZER PRIZE BOARD ARE NOT](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/steve-ballmer-is-safe-pablo-torre) _2026-08-17 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ It took almost a year to free the Clippers owner from salary-cap circumvention, and while a still-messy NBA carries on, what happens to a podcaster and a board that gave him a prestigious award? ## [CHICAGO IS THE CENTER OF THE BASEBALL UNIVERSE — ONLY FOR NOW, SUCKERS](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/chicago-is-the-center-of-the-baseball) _2026-08-17 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ Fans want to claim the Dodgers are crooks — of course, Mark Walter got started in Chicago — when in reality, the Crosstown Classic manages to bring rare drama this week when it usually means nothing ## [RAMS SHOULD WIN THE SUPER BOWL AGAIN, WITH AARON DONALD IN THE BACKGROUND](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/rams-should-win-the-super-bowl-again) _2026-08-16 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ He still hasn’t said yes to a return, but once he agrees, he’ll realize he doesn’t run the show anymore when Garrett attacks with him and Stafford is the MVP on the NFL’s most complete team ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ADJCNSoMxKPD) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [THE CUBS OWN “W” — STEVE GOODMAN, FLAGS — AND HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY THE WNBA](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/the-cubs-own-w-steve-goodman-flags) _2026-08-15 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ In yet another slight from a commissioner who gets little right, women’s basketball is trying to use “The W” as a trademark application for apparel, which insults the Cubs and Washington Nationals ## [BASEBALL’S CHEAPER OWNERS ARE THRILLED ABOUT THE PROBE OF MARK WALTER](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/baseballs-cheaper-owners-are-thrilled) _2026-08-15 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ Watch them take political advantage as Dec. 1 approaches, with a federal investigation silencing the impact of a Dodgers boss whose outrageous spending has created three championships this decade ## [IF SOMEONE WAVES $13 BILLION AT GEORGE MCCASKEY, HE WILL TAKE IT — AS MARK WALTER DID](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/if-someone-waves-13-billion-at-george) _2026-08-14 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ It’s time to sell the Chicago Bears, in the same week when a troubled Walter sold the Los Angeles Lakers, and it’s time for financial monsters to make a killer offer that the Halas family must accept ## [HELLO, LANE KIFFIN: WHY DEAL WITH A LAWSUIT WHEN JAYDEN DANIELS DESERVES NO. 5?](https://jaymariotti.substack.com/p/hello-lane-kiffin-why-deal-with-a) _2026-08-13 · Jay Mariotti · The Sports Column_ The coach who can’t avoid trouble is allowing a sophomore cornerback, DJ Pickett, to wear the same number as a Heisman Trophy winner, who has sent an attorney with a cease-and-desist order against LSU