Rodtang loses in Muay Thai superfight
Rodtang Jitmuangnon, better known in the combat sports world simply as Rodtang, is widely recognized as one of the best Muay Thai fighters of all time. The 26-year-old native of […]
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Badr Hari forfeits fight after Morocco earthquake
On Friday night, just hours before Badr Hari was scheduled to compete in the main event of Saturday’s GLORY 88 kickboxing pay-per-view in Paris, a massive earthquake hit the legendary […]
Muslim NFL coach takes center stage on ‘Hard Knocks’
The latest season of HBO’s popular docuseries Hard Knocks features the New York Jets, taking viewers inside training camp with the NFL franchise. While the strength of the show remains […]
The Reset, Part 4: Back-to-School Team Shopping
I’ll wrap this series with what was the toughest decision I’ve faced during this process of finding new favorite sports teams: What to do about college football and college basketball. […]
The Reset, Part 3: Does Anyone Need a Favorite NBA Team?
Throughout this process of shopping for new sports teams like I’m on an episode of Love It or List It, I haven’t been particularly dead-set on finding a forever home. […]
The Reset, Part 2: Finding a new NFL team
When the Cleveland Browns went all in for Deshaun Watson in March of 2022 — trading six draft picks (including three first-rounders) to the Houston Texans for the controversial quarterback, […]
The Reset, Part 1: Picking My New Favorite Team(s)
I thought I was alone, until I was listening to a podcast this week and found another one like me. Sports Illustrated MMQB co-host Conor Orr, a longtime Cleveland Browns […]
Brown Signs Richest Contract in NBA History
Jaylen Brown, the 26-year-old Boston Celtics forward who by all indications appears to be Muslim, made basketball history last month. Coming off a career-best season, Brown signed a five-year, $304 […]
The realities of retirement for pro athletes
There are two types of sports fans: Those who have no problem comparing professional athletes to people with “normal” or “regular” jobs; and those who insist that pro athletes cannot […]
Failure and forgiveness for disgraced college coaches
The landscape of college sports in America has changed drastically in just the last decade. The College Football Playoff, launched in 2014, finally brought that sport into the modern era […]
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