After Texans wide receiver Kenny Stills read NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s statement yesterday on the death of George Floyd, he could only muster up three words: “Save the bullshit.” Perhaps anything more would have been too wordy. Still’s words were crisp, a clean and efficient knockout combination that wasted no punches, the precise opposite of …
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In declaring the regular season over, Alex Ovechkin will once again win the Rocket Richard Trophy for most goals in the season. He’ll split it with David Pastrnak as they both potted 48 goals, though Ovechkin did it in two fewer games. If you wanted to argue that means he should get the trophy outright, …
Workers in America take risks, sometimes losing their lives, while their employers jerk around their pay, all while top executives are handsomely rewarded for keeping margins humming. There are a lot of reasons that Major League Baseball is not a typical American business, but don’t think for a second that if this season gets going, …
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In true L.A. fashion (I guess), the Rams were the last to reveal their new look for the upcoming season. They had a pretty low bar to clear after their logo unveiling, and yet still somehow tripped over it. To wit: The color of the road jerseys is called “bone.” Bone. …
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Introductions are really important. And Steve Forbes just doesn’t get it. Wake Forest’s new basketball coach is off to a terrible start. The day the school announced that Forbes was going to take over the program, after Danny Manning was fired, the new coach appeared in a video spiking his COVID-19 masks as an attempt …
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Just walking to school each day was a nightmare for kids like Arshay Cooper, growing up in Chicago’s West Side in the 1990s. It was a terrifying, dangerous route that involved navigating territories of multiple gangs. Giving allegiance to one, so you’re not alone, is necessary just for survival. Cooper and his friends formed lifelong …
Story Of The First All-Black Rowing Team Is Absolutely A Must Watch Read More »
Bevo Francis-thou he never player in theNBA,my friend Eric & I saw Bevo play when he was barnstorming with the Harlem Globetrotters in Paterson, N J. At 6’9″ Bevo was one of the most prolific scorers in basketball history.In the 1950’s playing for Rio Grande College still holds the record for most points scored (113) in …
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Scrolling endlessly through Netflix and HBO, looking for new movies to watch, sparked an idea: What are the movies I would definitely watch, but haven’t been made yet? Ultimately, movies about the greatest athletes are often disappointing. Both William Bendix and John Goodman flailing about in “The Babe Ruth Story” and “The Babe,” respectively, failed …
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INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Committee announced today the field of 64 teams that will compete in the 2020 NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship. Twenty-three conferences have been awarded automatic qualification. The remaining 41 teams were selected at large by the committee. BRACKETS: Follow the interactive | Print your own Six of the regional tournaments, …
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As always, the disclaimer that none of this matters in the light of what’s going on in the world. But we don’t have much else to do but speculate and fantasize about the future at the moment, and I’m about two days from dressing the dog up as various wrestlers and recreating all their entrances. …