Greetings, everyone. Your faithful sports media correspondent has returned from two weeks in the Baltic Sea.

It seems there isn’t much talk about sports media in the Baltic countries. They aren’t caught up about the latest with Skip Bayless or whether Bill Simmons launched another angry tweet.

Mostly, it’s about being blonde and having a good time. Not a bad combination. By the way, high, high marks for Stockholm, Berlin, and Copenhagen. If you get a chance to go there, go.

For two weeks, I existed in a virtual sports media blackout. How bad was it? Yesterday was the first time I saw the wild finish to Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Since my oldest son is an avid Blackhawks fan, we knew immediately at 5 a.m. in Stockholm about the Hawks pulling out the miracle to win the Cup. However, in the ensuing two weeks, I couldn’t find a computer with a strong enough connection to run the video with the highlights. So much about the Internet capabilities in the Baltics.

I did finally see it yesterday. Even though I knew the outcome, I found the heart pumping a bit faster near the end. Talk about a historic moment for Chicago sports.

It felt good to get away, but it also feels good to be back in the saddle.

Sherman Report is back and ready to serve.