While the world (as usual) worried about politics invading the Paris Olympics, surprisingly, it was the other traditionally taboo topic of dinner parties and water-cooler conversation that brought early controversy […]
This is it for Mutaz Essa Barshim. Most likely. One of the greatest high jumpers in history is 33 years old going into the Paris Olympics this week, which means […]
In a classic slow-time-on-the-sports-calendar move, ESPN recently unveiled its ranking of the top 100 pro athletes of the 21st century. Lists like this are all about criteria. And the more […]
The biggest and possibly baddest national team at this year’s Paris Olympics will, not surprisingly, represent the United States of America. Historically, it checks out: in the Summer Olympics, the […]
Anyone who follows or is generally familiar with the Olympics is aware that certain countries are known for excellence in certain sports. China is great at diving. Russia is great […]
Stereotypically speaking, men hate talking about their feelings, refuse to acknowledge their vulnerability, and would rather die than be labeled “emotional.” That stereotype goes even deeper when it comes to […]
The sports world — at least a superstar-studded section of it — convened in Los Angeles on July 11 for the 2024 ESPY Awards, the show that was created to […]
The how and why of sports fandom is consistently fascinating to me. Probably because, as a longtime (now former) Cleveland Browns fan who isn’t from Cleveland and hung with that […]
I vowed to watch more baseball this season. And I’m doing it! Through the minefield of distractions that is March Madness, the NBA playoffs, the WNBA, the NFL Draft, the […]
Last summer, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson took the basketball world by storm with a game — and a face — that eerily resembled the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant. This summer, the […]
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