Texas plays Rice today.
Stu’s Notes: It’s September. Do You Know Where Your Joe Kelly Is?
The playoffs approach, and the Dodgers keep waiting on their physical and emotional leader.
Stu’s Notes: The White Sox Are So Bad That Fans Are Bringing Guns to Games
And! Hunger strikes, Trey Lance, Auston Matthews, cricket drama, NASCAR survival, The Hawk, and that bastard Sean Payton.
Good Things Shrewing: Notre Dame, Meet the HBCU World
What Notre Dame fans should know about Tennessee State, plus some women’s volleyball lamentations.
This Motherfucking Dog
We had an incident.
A Thought About the Titanic
Talkin’ ’bout the boat.
Joe’s Notes: Jerry Reinsdorf Doesn’t Solve the White Sox’ Problem
Plus: the David Ross complaints, the core John Fisher problem, the Royals’ ballpark plans, the Nick Lodolo what-if, Chris Jones’s holdout, Rashan Gary’s return, Reggie Bush’s lawsuit, Ohio State’s new president, Jaden Rashada, and Marcus Ericsson.
Stu’s Notes: JJ Watt Celebrated National Milk Day
And! #NotAllMinnesotans, Bears fans stay silly, and the Verlander–Alex Cora spat somehow comes back to Joe Kelly.
Austin’s Heat Streak Is Over
We couldn’t get to 50.
Stu’s Notes: The Air Raid? At Wisconsin?!
This feels inappropriate. Also: the Knicks had a mole, Joe Mixon had a quote, Bears fans had an idea, Javy Báez had a double, NASCAR has a docuseries, and a little more info on the Cuban Little League coach.
Fajitas and Fascists
Where the famous Chili’s dish got its name.
Joe’s Notes: The Astros Are in Two Places at Once
Contending is hard to do while rebuilding. Also: The Cubs, the Packers, Djokovic v. Alcaraz, Spain’s soccer coach, and a little Little League.
Good Things Shrewing: Notre Dame vs. Navy – Something Sacred
In a sport full of tumult, a rivalry of respect continues.
The Difference Between Toronto and Alberta
And everything else you need to know about Canada.
One of the Cuban Little League Coaches Disappeared
It happened.
Why I’m Rooting for the Heat
Day 44.
Stu’s Notes: What If the Cuban Little Leaguers Defect?
The drama we could get here…
Joe’s Notes: The Yankees’ Brian Cashman Question
The Yankees’ future looks unusually dim. That’s a bigger problem than their present.