It’s been a bad twenty years for youth baseball.
Stu’s Notes: The Coolest American Athlete in Every Sport
From Simone Biles to George Kittle.
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: Canada’s Spying Should Not Have Been a Surprise
In hindsight, this was obvious. Also: Sex, violence, and the NIT.
Stu’s Notes: Let’s Rank the Olympic Sports
Why Olympic swimming rocks and Olympic soccer stinks.
Stu’s Notes: A Better Idea for the 18-Game NFL Schedule
Extend the season? Or tell NFL players to man up?
Stu’s Notes: How Does Every Swing State Feel About the Philadelphia Eagles?
Examining the viability of the renewed Jason–Kelce–for–vice–president push.
What the NIT’s 2025 and 2026 Schedules Mean For…the NIT
Also: Where do things stand with Fox Sports’s NIT competitor?
Stu’s Notes: The 2026 NIT Final Four Schedule & Location Are Set
Great, great news. Also: Beavs & Cougs, Jaylen Brown & Nike, Flavor Flav & water polo, Darwin Nuñez and Ron Artest, and The Killers & England.
Stu’s Notes: Bring Back the Pizza Hut Classic
Guy who just learned about the Pizza Hut Classic becomes obsessed with the Pizza Hut Classic.
Stu’s Notes: Craig Counsell Is Nothing Without Pat Murphy
Why the Brewers stayed the Brewers while the Cubs fell apart.
The NIT Fan’s Guide to NBA Summer League
Every NIT alum in action.
Stu’s Notes: America Needs to Stop Caring About (Men’s) Soccer
We can care and win, or we can abstain and lose. At this point, the choice has been made.
Stu’s Notes: How Did College Basketball Fans Not Notice Kyle Filipowski’s Girlfriend?
A disappointing performance by the lifeblood of the sport.
Stu’s Notes: If the Panthers Blow a 3–0 Lead
Don’t bother making fun of Panthers fans. They have you outmatched.
Stu’s Notes: Behold (and Beware) the Gay Mets
Also: Riot potential and NCAA Tourn*ment expansion.
Stu’s Notes: The NIT Was Way Better Than the NBA Playoffs
Another triumph by basketball’s greatest tournament.
Stu’s Notes: What Does America’s Newfound Cricket Dominance Mean for USA–Pakistan Relations?
Team USA has changed the game. Will this affect the war on terror?