Sports
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ESPN Analyst Jay Williams on the NBA Restart, Social Justice and Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
To the relief of sports heads everywhere, the NBA is officially back in business. However, it looks very different than the sport we’ve all known and loved throughout the course of our lives. Players, coaches and referees are kneeling during the national anthem, “Black Lives Matter” is printed on the court, and instead of chatting…
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I Just Want to Hit the Brunch LeBron James Apparently Went to Last Night
So the NBA bubble thing is weird. And the social justice messaging on the jerseys is dumb. So dumb. SO DUMB. But I am also weird and dumb, and I am fascinated by the uncanny valley of the NBA’s reboot. The crowds are computer-generated avatars! Some people in the gyms are wearing masks and some…
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Another Day, Another MLB Game Postponed Due to the Coronavirus
Say what you want about the NBA bubble, commissioner Adam Silver—and Disney exec Rosalyn Durant—has not only sidestepped a global pandemic, but has delivered the game we all know and love while preserving the health and safety of some of the most popular athletes in the world. Major League Baseball, however, hasn’t been nearly as lucky.…
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University of Iowa Football Program Found to Have Racial Bias and Bullying Problem
After multiple former players spoke out last month about instances of racism and bullying, an inquiry found that a culture of racial bias and bullying has persisted within the Iowa football program. ABC News reports that the University of Iowa hired Husch Blackwell law firm to interview 111 former and current players. Their review found…
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I Hate to be the Bearer of Bad News, But Your Team Isn't Winning an NBA Title This Year. Here's Why
You still upset about the headline? You can bitch and moan all you want, but your team still ain’t winning shit. So once you’re done with your temper tantrum, I’ll happily explain why. You done? Cool. Let’s go. When last they left us: 43-21, 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference. How did they get here?…
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WNBA Star Brittney Griner Wants No Parts of the National Anthem: 'I Personally Don't Think It Belongs In Sports'
Contrary to popular belief, the national anthem and professional sports haven’t always held hands and sucked face in public. Their entanglement began during World War I—as a means to galvanize public support for the ongoing war—and only intensified by the end of World War II after the Star-Spangled Banner officially became our national anthem in…
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COVID-19 Is Officially Wrecking Havoc on Major League Baseball. Could the NFL Be Next?
Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but America has a bit of a coronavirus problem. And if you thought that Major League Baseball or the NFL would provide us with a much-needed escape from the perils of this pandemic, I regret to inform you that COVID-19 isn’t letting sports be great, either. The Florida…
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NBA Says LA Clippers' Lou Williams Has to Quarantine for 10 Days After Visiting Magic City in Atlanta
Lou Williams of the Los Angeles Clippers apparently loves the food at the Magic City strip club in Atlanta so much that he’s willing to endure 10 days under quarantine for it. That’s the punishment the shooting guard has been dished out from the NBA, reports ESPN, after he left the campus ‘bubble’ where players…