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 […]
Seven Muslim players make ESPN’s FC 100 list
ESPN recently unveiled its annual FC 100 list, a categorized ranking of the best men’s soccer players and managers in the world. Instead of a straight 1-to-100 ranking regardless of […]
LIV Golf, Saudi Arabia, and Islamophobia on the 40/40 Vision Podcast
I recently joined 40/40 Vision Podcast host Khaled Abdallah to discuss LIV Golf, Saudi Arabia, and the potential role Islamophobia has played in the public and media reaction to the […]
Golden Opportunity Lost in Another Boxing Controversy
There’s always something wrong with boxing. Even in what has been a banner year for the oft-maligned sport — with high-profile fights littered throughout the 2023 calendar — boxing still […]
NBA draft brings in new class of role models
This week, 58 basketball players will reach the highest level of the sport when they are selected in the 2023 NBA draft. And when we look up in about a […]
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