Does Anyone Owe Colin Kaepernick An Apology?
That depends on a few things: What did you think and do then, what do you think and do now, and what has changed in the meantime.
Category: Sports
Series! World Series of the 1940’s
Since baseball in present time is on hold for the duration, let’s resume our travels through its past. We began post-WWII and proceeded through the Nationals’ first championship in 2019
NBA Suspends Season After Player Test Positive for Coronavirus
The NBA is suspending the season after a player tests positive for coronavirus.
Getting to Ten Times Better
Vikram briefly examines three domains governed by power-law distributions: basketball, programming, and money
Weekend Plans Post: The Big Game
The WrestleMania of Football happens this Sunday! So the question is “WHO IS THIRSTIER!?” and the answer is probably Kansas City.
Entertainment, Humanity, and the Death of Kobe Bryant
Do we care more about some celebrity’s death than the thousands of other deaths? No. Not really. It just serves as a reminder of how connected we really are.
NBA Legend Kobe Bryant Dead in Helicopter Crash
Stunning news in the sports world, as one of the greatest to ever play basketball is dead at the age of 41 in a helicopter crash.
Conference Opponents: The Mountain West Conference Versus Boise State
The Mountain West Conference Versus Boise State: Off the football field and into the courtroom?
What the Houston Astros Teach Democrats About 2020
So what it will take for Trump’s fans to abandon him? The same thing it took for people to care about baseball cheating – make it affect them.
The World Series! (2010s, second half)
The 2010s are the first decade since the 1910s where the Yankees didn’t win a pennant.
Deadspin (un)Officially Dead
This is a great opportunity for some other enterprising site out there. Assuming these guys haven’t sold non-competes, they are now available to become writers for a new website.
The NCAA Gives In…A Little
The most important aspect of this is that the scales, long tipped against the athletes in almost every way, have been slightly tipped back.
California Goes To Bat For Student Athletes, NCAA Threatens Temper-Tantrum
Gavin Newsome signed the Fair Play To Pay Act, despite NCAA threats that allowing athletes to monetize their likenesses would lead to severe consequences.
Analyze This: 2004 Video of Donald Trump and Jesse Ventura
If you had told me 10 years ago that one day a member of the WWE Hall of Fame would be president, I would have responded, “Yeah, Jesse Ventura.”
I Feel It In the Air, the Summer’s Out of Reach…
I just got back from a late summer vacation. It was a great trip. My wife and I are creatures of habit. We go to the same beach once or twice a year. Occasionally...
Sports and Politics: 1869 and 2019
“Keep politics out of sports!” “Just report what happens on the field!” This isn’t how it works.
Workin’ at the Pizza Shop
Symposium: Some of us just aren’t cut out for a career in America’s pizza-industrial complex
UFC242 Preview: Nurmagomedov vs Poirier
UFC 242 is quite a top-heavy card. While lacking somewhat in name power, there are nonetheless some fun matchups and some intriguing prospects to keep an eye on.
