Also: The Peacock docuseries, basketball’s Spanish tour, the start of soccer season, and Deuce Knight’s recruitment.
Stu’s Notes: The Little League World Series Got Worse. Here’s Why That Matters.
It’s been a bad twenty years for youth baseball.
Joe’s Notes: The Bright Side for J.J. McCarthy
The nice thing about knee surgery. Also: Betts and Rodríguez return, belated Steph Curry praise, and the latest NCAA lawsuits.
Stu’s Notes: What if Team USA Had Caitlin Clark?
What could have been.
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.
Joe’s Notes: Revenue Sharing and Reverse Realignment
College football players are going to get paid. Could that lead to a return of regionality? Also: Baseball, more baseball, Jim Harbaugh, and women’s basketball.
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.
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.
Stu’s Notes: The Coolest American Athlete in Every Sport
From Simone Biles to George Kittle.
Joe’s Notes: Why We Don’t Watch Olympic Sports Outside of the Olympics
Three theories, and the role of college sports.
Idea: Olympic Cannonballs
As you expected.
Stu’s Notes: An MLB Vibe Check as August Dawns
The best vibes and the White Sox, plus some Olympic thoughts, some Las Vegas college basketball criticism, and someone else’s tribute to Tim Wakefield.
Stu’s Notes: Who Had a Worse Week – Jayson Tatum or Reese McGuire?
Poor dudes. Also: Tom Crean’s legacy, Chase Budinger’s social life, and whether second base is a position to be proud of.
Joe’s Notes: Who Will Make the Dumbest Trade Deadline Move?
We nominate the Oakland Athletics. Also: Jordan Love, Kevin Durant, and thoughts on the trades that have happened.
Stu’s Notes: Canada’s Spying Should Not Have Been a Surprise
In hindsight, this was obvious. Also: Sex, violence, and the NIT.
Stu’s Notes: How the Flyers and 76ers Should Rename the Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia deserves more than an arena named for a bank.