Five options. Also: Good vs. evil in tennis, letting Matt Rempe kick ass, and how Kyrie Irving would respond to the Americans Only card.
Stu’s Notes: The Most Canadian Hockey Teams
Ranking the eleven NHL candidates. Then: More on Joe Kelly’s shoulder, a potential undefeated NIT champion, and milk choices.
Stu’s Notes: Kyle Larson and the Indy 500–Coke 600 Double
The greatest driver in the world tries to prove it this weekend. Also: The NASCAR fight, Timberwolves is a great name, and Joe Kelly’s return timing.
Stu’s Notes: Moonshine
Time to get back in? Then: Scottie Scheffler finally arrived, Paul Skenes might be good, and the refs at hockey worlds look like even bigger dorks than usual.
Stu’s Notes: Why Isn’t It Utah Yetis?
Ranking the 20 potential Utah hockey names. Then: The Panthers and Bruins might kill each other, Robert Kraft might have taken one for the team, and UCLA humiliated Cal.
Stu’s Notes: Ranking the Names of 2024’s Kentucky Derby Horses
Then: Why the Derby got so big, Kyrie Irving might be growing, and Pat Beverley played chess with the media.
Stu’s Notes: We Were Right. Beekeepers Belong in Sports.
Also: Joe Kelly’s groin, these Brewers’ first real scrap, and why we stopped liking Georgia.
Stu’s Notes: Which NBA Teams Are Deserving of Respect?
Four of them are still in action. Then: Which NHL teams should exist? Is Arizona the most tortured sports state? And take a look at baseball players’ privates while the opportunity is there.
The Problem With Liberal Ice Cream
First of all, that’s not even a good word for it.
Wienermobile vs. Nutmobile: Which Was There First?
A shocking revelation.
Stu’s Notes: Is the In-Season or Play-In Tournament More Like the NIT?
Then: Watching the NBA Playoffs on behalf of our country, Michael Busch keeps homering, and dugout dinger celebrations will soon go the way of the bench mob.
Why Do Car Fires Make Me Happy?
An examination.
Three Things: What Was Bryson DeChambeau Doing With That Sign?
Also: Every team wants an NIT star, and what if Shohei Ohtani wasn’t Asian?
NIT Day 16: Indiana State’s Hinkle Fieldhouse Moment
Credit to Seton Hall, and to the now departed Utes and Bulldogs. But last night belonged to Indiana State.
Stu’s Notes: Caitlin Clark vs. Swaggy P
The math adds up. Also! A moonshine cave, the sports calendar’s inherent beauty, and NIT Final Four ticket prices.
Stu’s Notes: Why Caleb Williams’s Pink Phone Might Matter
*We* don’t have a problem with it. Also: How Joe Kelly became the face of the Dodgers, Adam Silver vs. Shohei Ohtani, and whether Indiana State or Cincinnati is better for the NIT.
Joe’s Notes: Why Is the MLS So Bad?
Theories. Also: How’s Jerome Tang liking Kansas State? With Bellinger back, who’s the Cubs’ biggest threat? And what’s going to happen with NIL now that it’s even more legal?
Stu’s Notes: The NIT TV Schedule Is Official
And our favorite tournament is moving up. Also: What’s holding up an NIT video game, Scott Boras is holding up Jordan Montgomery’s signing, and the Super Bowl should stay on Sunday.