A five-year summer love affair
As the postponed Tokyo Summer Olympics draw nearer, let us set aside space to reflect on how sports has the potential to heal, encouraging unity through competition.
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Debunking the NBA’s deceiving injury trend
The stars were aligned for stars to crumple and fall this season. Perhaps a condensed schedule is not what is threatening to sink my fantasy basketball teams.
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Fight for football’s future is far from over
To build a sport, to build a world, which is truly sustainable, that power of wealth must be shattered. This is football — the goal is not profit, but rather the posts and nets at each end of the pitch.
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How “super team” slander exposes NBA media shortcomings
If you won’t acknowledge an individual’s greatness because he plays for a losing team, why condemn him for joining a team that has a chance at winning?
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Flawed heroes: Why I root for Conor McGregor
The problem with idolizing McGregor too much is that, to put things euphemistically, he’s not always the kindest person.
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New norms: What it’s like covering sports during a pandemic
What is a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience and a privilege can be quickly overshadowed by feelings of guilt and melancholy.
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When sports were real
I realized that what is missing is the contrast between two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo on the court and Alicia, a 47-year-old insurance sales agent from Milwaukee, Wisconsin sitting in the stands.
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A mile in one second: Musings on human capability
In your mind’s eye, do you see a Herculean figure with Jesus’s hamstrings throwing himself forward at 36 times the speed of a fastball from a professional pitcher?
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A Patriot Way: Belichick refuses medal but brings honor to franchise
With such history, Belichick’s denial of the award is perhaps one of the largest snubs Trump could have gotten from any sports figure. But I’d argue Belichick’s statement did more than serve as a slap in Trump’s face, if not just for the sake of symbolism.
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About time for some slime: Nickelodeon’s NFL Wild Card broadcast made football fun again
What Nickelodeon did is show everyone — not just existing sports buffs — that they too belong in the world of athletics.
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