Sports Talk Station Shuts Down, Host Find Out On The Air...

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This is NOT the way to find out you're out of a job...

Over Twitter...

While you're on the air...
It happened while 87.7 The Game's "Quigs and Finfer" show was going on in Chicago on Thursday.

Here's Quigs and Finfer's response while they were on the air...

And it's uncomfortable...


The next six weeks will be very interesting on the air up there...

The HQ gives respect to them for not cussing while their discussion was ongoing...

Sam Hurd Gets 15 Years For Distribution Scheme

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Sam Hurd was arrested in Chicago in December of 2011 when he thought he was meeting with members of Mexico's dangerous Zeta drug cartel. He wanted to buy up to 50 kilos of cocaine a week to distribute it in Texas. He had a dozen guys ready to help move the stash, but it turned out that he was wrapped up in a sting...

In court yesterday, Hurd pleaded guilty to one count of trying to buy and distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana.

Hurd asked for a second chance in open court, but District Judge Jorge Solis said he was being penalized for wanting to be a significant drug dealer, not because he was an athlete...

Here's the report from the courthouse...

"Chicago" Says He And Hernandez Are "Clean..."

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John Alcorn is known as "Chicago" in Bristol, Connecticut circles...

He is also known for being in Aaron Hernandez's circle and has been linked to activities in and around the murder of Odin Lloyd and the late night drive-by shooting in June of 2012 that killed two others...

He was called in front of the grand jury trying to determine his possible ties to a .38 caliber handgun found in the back of a car that belonged to Jailene Diaz-Ramos. Diaz-Ramos was involved in a traffic accident and police found a gun and three loose rounds. A .38 has been tied to the double murder and Diaz-Ramos tied the gun to "Chicago."

After ballistics tests, the .38 was tied to the murders of Safiro Furtado and Daniel Abreu...
Here's the interview and what Alcorn was allowed to say...
Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston

Take the above for what you want in the current context of the investigation...

CM Punk Cuts In-Ring Blackhawks Promo

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The HQ will admit that there are few athletes that can cut a promo these days... something got lost in translation from the wrestlers we grew up with and there is a disconnect in the modern-day guy that works the stick.

Most either just can't or their persona goes against the idea of being a smart talker...

CM Punk, however, is not one of those disconnected...

Last night, the WWE was in Punk's home town, which is always good for a hometown promo...


Play to your audience, young man... and they are yours...

"Chicago" Appears At Aaron Hernandez Grand Jury

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Not the whole town... just the guy...

The associate of Aaron Hernandez identified as "Chicago," John Alcorn, appeared in front of a Boston grand jury that was discussing the double murder that Hernandez is linked to from 2012. But there is no proof on whether or not Alcorn actually testified.

Safiro Furtado and Daniel Abreu were killed in a drive-by shooting that has been linked to Hernandez, and Alcorn had been previously identified by Hernandez's cousin during questioning as having been driven by her on several occasions. Alcorn left his firearm in the car and told Hernandez's cousin that she was to keep it there for safe keeping so he didn't have to take it to work.

Alcorn's attorney, Matthew Dyer, told MyFoxBoston that his client was linked to a gun from the Furtado-Abreu shooting.

Here's the look from the grand jury...
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June 2012 Murder Weapon Found In Massachusetts, Linked To Hernandez

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Jailene Diaz-Ramos of Bristol, Connecticut was involved in an car accident June 21st in Springfield, Massachusetts and taken to a local hospital. Police inventoried her car and found a Smith and Wesson .38 in a black briefcase in the trunk of her car.

The gun was sent for testing and state police confirmed it was the weapon used in the killing of two men outside a Boston bar in 2012. That murder has been linked to former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez.

Diaz-Ramos told police the gun belonged to a friend she referred to as "Chicago." She told police she drove "Chicago" and his friends to work, and that they are football players- for whom and for what level of football wasn't disclosed. She also said that the people she drove to work wanted to leave the briefcase in the trunk so they wouldn't have to bring it into work.

Diaz-Ramos was arraigned in Springfield district court for illegal possession of a gun and ammunition and released on $1,000 bail.

Here's the story from Springfield...
CBS 3 Springfield - WSHM

Corey Crawford Channels Both Ric Flair And Andrew Shaw

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Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford may have been celebrating a little bit before (and, maybe, during) the victory parade...

Judge for yourself...


So much for having a 7-second delay to prevent such things for a live event on mid-day television...

Ah, but the kids looked like they were having fun...

Wanna See What Wrigley Field May Soon Look Like?

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We will give Cubs owner Tom Ricketts this, he's trying to make the most out of one of baseball's most iconic stadiums.

Ricketts and the Cubs on Tuesday afternoon released what they say is a "New and Improved" Wrigley that would offer more amenities, more seating, a rather large Video Board and more importantly to Ricketts, more space for ads.

The scoreboard, which is superimposed on the photo here on your right, would be 6,000 square feet. The downside, it pretty much takes the seats on people's Brownstone's behind the left field wall, completely out of play. And that is a part of the plan that residents in Wrigleyville, the neighborhood surrounding the stadium don't like.

Other features include a hotel, a fan plaza, an office building and doubling the size of locker and clubhouse areas.

The cost: $300 million for stadium work and another $200 million for work in the surrounding area.

Bravo for Ricketts.

Yeah, sure, it will change the look and feel, to some extent, of one of Sports most iconic locations. For any Sports fan over the age of 30, seeing a game at Wrigley Field is something you MUST have on your bucket list.

As much as we LOVED the 2 visits we made there, the place could stand some changes. Yes, the old, rundown stands/stadium. The small, antiquated entrances. The giant old scoreboard in centerfield, the are all part of the character of the place.

But these days sport is all about maximizing revenue and Wrigley for all its charm and character, is maxed out as it currently stands. The Cubs, though they've sucked for a long, long time need the increased revenues to compete with their baseball brethren and the only way to do that is to either (a) improve what they've got, or (b) build something else.

Thankfully, they are choosing choice A.

Here's a story on local reaction from Chicago's WMAQ-TV:

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