Updated: Dec 14, 2014 11:35 am It is refreshing to see LeBron James, amongst others, talking about modern events, and not only bringing awareness to issues, but pushing for change. Unfortunately, young people in this country have a tendency to know the politics. Perhaps the greatest gift that James and the other athletes doing this …
Updated: Oct 28, 2014 6:04 pm So, instead of doing a whole bunch of writing about one topic, I’m taking the lazy option and doing smaller pieces about many different stories. The topics today include: Joe Maddon, Peyton Manning, Steve Nash, and the World Series in the grand scheme of things. Joe Maddon leaves the …
Updated: Oct 26, 2014 8:31 am The San Francisco Giants won game four of the World Series by playing the game that they should play. Until the sixth inning of the game the Giants made the mistake of playing the game that the Kansas City Royals were playing. Suddenly the Giants began playing the game …
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Updated: Oct 1, 2014 8:18 am I was out getting a coffee and the barista commented on my 49ers shirt; she mentioned that while she’s a Seattle Seahawks fan, she actually roots for the Niners because it makes the rivalry, now one of the hottest in the NFL, better; it is a match-up of two …
Updated: Sep 29, 2014 8:26 pm The Eagles-49ers game on Sunday was not what anyone had in mind. The 49ers had blasted opponents in the first half, only to give up tons of points and two games in the second half; that was their M.O. in the first three weeks. Meanwhile, the Eagles had a …
Updated: Sep 18, 2014 9:12 pm The NFL has been in the news last week for all the wrong reasons, but having discussed that, let’s move on to the NBA and Major League Baseball. So, I bet you’re wondering where I’m going with this; am I going to harp on the Atlanta Hawks situation? A …
The New Age of American Sports: Part II: The NBA and MLB Read More »
Updated: Sep 11, 2014 11:12 am Bill Maher, on his show Real Time with Bill Maher, recently said, in the immediate wake of TMZ releasing the Donald Sterling tapes, that TMZ, and by logical extension other sites like Deadspin, are more dangerous than the NSA. They have a longer reach than anyone is aware of, are more …
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Updated: Sep 10, 2014 10:34 am Yesterday, I wrote some strong words about Roger Goodell in the wake of the second Ray Rice video being released to the general public. I avoided over-writing so as to avoid writing something I may regret later, or something that would be out of line. However, having had a …
Updated: Sep 9, 2014 2:51 pm The sweeping revelations about Ray Rice’s assault against his then-fiancé now wife, as shown by the TMZ-released video this morning, have led to swift, decisive, and strong actions: the NFL changed his suspension from two games to indefinite, and the Ravens terminated his contract, absorbing a whopping $15M cap …
Quick Reaction: Ray Rice is out of the NFL and Baltimore Read More »
Updated: Aug 30, 2014 9:38 am Rather than hit some big story, I decided to focus on a few stories that are slightly more topical than my usual posts. Let’s begin, shall we? Roger Goodell needs to take domestic violence way more seriously Perhaps the worst mistake of Roger Goodell’s reign as commissioner over the …
Goodell and women issues, Stewart’s bad return, and A&M’s stunner Read More »