Get them used to towels early in their lives.
Cooler Ways Jontay Porter Could’ve Gotten Banned from the NBA
Rigging prop bets? Lame. Tricking Adam Silver into turning the All-Star Game into a big game of knockout? Cool.
Is “Bat” Always Short for Bartholomew?
An investigation.
Stu’s Notes: Scottie Scheffler Should Get Better at Golf
A recommendation. Also: The Brewers have more beef, a note about Two Dog Special, and what if the Fever don’t pick Caitlin Clark?
Joe’s Notes: Should the NBA Playoffs Be Smaller?
Checking in after a rote Game 82. Then: Kentucky loves Mark Pope, the Coyotes are (probably) moving, and a case for believing in the Bulls.
The NFL Teams Most Similar to Israel and Iran
Iran is not the Bears.
Why Do Car Fires Make Me Happy?
An examination.
Would You Rather Win the Masters or Get $3.6 Million?
Putting a price on the green jacket.
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?
Three Things: Would the Salt Lake City Coyotes Get Renamed?
Some suggestions. Then: Aaron Rodgers speaks (again), and we celebrate a Joe Kelly anniversary.
Three Things: NIT Stu Tells Kentucky No
NIT Stu will not be Kentucky’s next head coach. Also: The NCAA T*urnament stunk, and solar eclipses rule.
Two Dog Special: John Calipari to Arkansas, South Carolina over Iowa, UConn vs. Purdue, and Seton Hall Is Our Champion
Plus a little baseball, a little airlines, and a little bit of the globe.
Three Thoughts: Is Free Agency Fun?
College basketball’s getting a taste. Do we like it? Also: This should be a season of Dodgers vs. Braves, and the Kansas City stadium vote was a mixed result.
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.
Three Thoughts: Ronel Blanco, Shōta Imanaga, and the Health of College Basketball
Joe talks no-hitter unlikeliness, the Cubs’ ace situation, college hoops’ regular season vs. March Madness, and the harassment side of problem gambling.
NIT Day 15: NIT Final Four Preview; Hinkle Fieldhouse Is a Sacred Place
It’s a special day in the basketball world.
Stu’s Notes: Clemson Stunk in the NIT
Some tournaments are easier than others. Also: What went wrong for UNC, talking Terrence Shannon, and whether NCAA T*urnament teams should be deported.
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.