America watches and waits.
Why, Mike Gundy? Why? (Week 2’s College Football Vibe Check)
Good #10: The Border War Every rivalry thinks it’s tough. Nowhere but at the Border War have we seen an amputee kick a football at the other team’s bench. Bad #10: Valparaiso The football team formerly known as the Crusaders lost to D3 Adrian. You’re the one who’s supposed to do the upsetting, Valpo. That’s […]
Fightin’ Taters, Meet Flamin’ Lobsters: College Football Agriculture Behaving Badly
It was never just the starch.
The New Pope MIGHT Be a Cubs Fan but Definitely Went to Villanova
Plus more papal thoughts. Err…thoughts about the pope. (Not sure we should call our thoughts papal.)
What if the Presidential College Sports Commission Realizes the NIT Is the Answer?
President Trump is reportedly assembling a presidential commission on college sports, a commission to be led by Texas Tech booster Cody Campbell and former Navy defensive assistant Nick Saban. Its purpose? Yes. That is the question. The reporting says the commission will research NIL, the transfer portal, and revenue sharing. This is why Campbell and […]
Why Is It Utah Mammoth and Not Utah Mammoths?
The Utah Hockey Club officially named itself the Mammoth today, and yeah, it’s bad. Very bad. It’s bad, I hate it, and it’s bad. Mammoths would be great. Maybe with a logo that actually looks like a woolly mammoth? Spectacular. Mammoth is not great. Mammoth is an affront to multiple species of mammals, some of […]
I’m Having Second Thoughts About Reopening Alcatraz
I, like the rest of you, saw the Alcatraz news yesterday and reacted positively. Firstly, because Alcatraz is cool, but secondly, because I agree that things like this are our best realistic hope for how Donald Trump might use his time. Today, I’m having second thoughts. Let me explain. As established, Alcatraz is cool. So […]
Which Immigrants Do and Don’t Get Their Own Holiday?
And which ones like theirs?
Is This a Good Time to Be James Dolan?
Acknowledging JD’s hot streak before it ends.
There’s No American Equivalent to the Toronto Maple Leafs
Go Sens go.
Free Hoops, Episode 14: The Kentucky Derby and College Basketball
Which horses would be good at basketball? Which basketball coaches would you want to join you at the Kentucky Derby?
The NBA’s NITs Are Living Up to the Name
From Madison Square Garden to Indianapolis. Just as it always goes.
3 Thoughts: What if the Browns Draft Quinn Ewers?
Cases for and against four quarterback options for the Browns. Then: Green Bay is a great place for a draft, and the Thunder comeback wasn’t about resilience.
How Is an Egg Roll Different From an Egg Hunt?
Plus tips on how to maximize your egg hunt success.
3 Things: Vampire Corbin, Lee Corso Retires, R.I.P. Mad Ants
The three biggest stories in sports.
3 Things: How the Masters Became the Masters
Plus: When will Aaron Rodgers announce he’s a Steeler? And if Stephen A. Smith runs for President, does NIT Stu have to do it too?
3 Things: Panama City Airport, the NIT, and America
The big three.
Shirts vs. Skinn. Blazing Saddles. The NIT’s Second Round Arrives.
Eight games. Eight names. One giant basketball weekend.