It’s been a bad twenty years for youth baseball.
Please, Take the Strike Zone off of MLB Broadcasts (Joe Kelly Allowed Another Home Run)
They’re making baseball worse. (It was the fifth strike of the at-bat, you bastards.)
Vroom Vroom: NASCAR’s Got an Austin Dillon Problem
Wrecking’s racing, plus: Matt Swiderski’s got guts, and we take a look at IndyCar and F1’s national standings.
Disco Inferno: Burnley Begins Again
What the Senators have been up to (nothing), what the Burnleys have been up to (some things), and Burnley’s opening stop on the 2024–25 revenge tour.
Joe Kelly Silences Critics, Sinks Pirates With Perfect Ninth
Diaper sales surge in Houston.
Vroom Vroom: What NASCAR’s Doing With Its Tires at Richmond
Plus belated understandings of 1) who Agustín Canapino is and 2) what Brad Pitt is doing with F1.
The Casual Burnley Fan’s 2024–25 EFL Championship Preview
What casual Burnley fans should vaguely remember about each of their new league-mates.
Cannonball Inspiration, for Those Who Need It
Don’t be afraid to believe in yourself today.
Stu’s Notes: What if Team USA Had Caitlin Clark?
What could have been.
A Flamethrowing Force Meets a Bomb-Hitting Object
Joe Kelly vs. Kyle Schwarber broke our hearts.
Stu’s Notes: The Latest Football Helmet Innovation Is a Game-Changer
Concussions? Oh, we’ve got concussions alright. Also: Austin Riley respects NASCAR, Steve Kerr respects Serbia, and we’re worried about Dan Campbell.
How Joe Kelly Kept Clayton Kershaw’s Comeback Alive
When the left-hander needed him most, our hero arrived.
BFN: Texas’s SEC Friends, Enemies, and Frenemies
Finding the Longhorns their allies in this brave new world.
Stu’s Notes: With Pitbull Stadium, Pitbull Stays One Step Ahead
You can never outthink Pitbull. Also: Baseball at Bristol, and a few great Americans in Paris.
Vroom Vroom: Why Aren’t There Races at the Nardò Ring?
A perfect circle of a racetrack, and nobody to race on it. Plus: We learned about drag racing, Juan Pablo Montoya’s coming back, and IndyCar’s team championship.
Stu’s Notes: Sports Are the Point of Sports
Why people are weirdos for getting mad at Leigh Diffey, and plenty more from your local NIT blogger.
Why Does Puerto Rico Have an Olympic Team? Why Doesn’t Scotland?
We had enough and went and found some answers.
Joe Kelly Allowed His First Home Run of the Season. Here’s What It Means.
Congratulations, Brent Rooker. You made history.