Politics, Culture, Discourse…and College Basketball?
Feel free to enter our Ordinary Times competitive bracket pool for NCAA Basketball Tournament
Feel free to enter our Ordinary Times competitive bracket pool for NCAA Basketball Tournament
Then, in the 1960s, slam dunks started to take off. They were a captivating shot that reinforced the role of the so-called “big man” on the courts. There was a political dimension to all...
I’ve been watching the NBA playoffs this year. The matchups have been good, but not great, and some of the teams that I’ve wanted to advance – San Antonio, I’m looking at you –...
Sam on Jason Collins, basketball, and bigotry.
Andrew Sullivan criticizes Jeremy Rozansky’s condemnation of steroid use by claiming that steroid use is perhaps less morally arbitrary than genetic inheritance of athletic ability. I agree with Sullivan that there is no question...
Randy Harris won our NCAA pool this year and has selected me to write an article in response to this hypothetical, which I present here with minor editorial changes from what Randy sent me:...
Just a reminder to everyone to submit your brackets by noon today if you want in on the League March Madness contest. Good luck!
Here’s a thought I’m having: who wants to do a League NCAA March Madness pool? Obviously we can’t gamble, but I’d be willing to talk about prizes we can give you. I was thinking something...
I know I should be talking about Four Loko or Thomas Friedman’s latest column on the horrors of deliberative democracy, but the start of a really compelling NBA season demands some sports blogging. Despite...
There will be no un-ringing the bell that launched legalize sports gambling in America. So, what is the next play for folks who don’t like legalized sports betting in America
This is what you do, Ted. You will never be loved. If Hughes was cruel, he was thorough.
There is a vacuum in political discourse right now that is-for the moment-being filled by the most famous woman in the country: Taylor Swift
Nick Saban’s gone, so fans are checking on that friend of a brother-in-law whose wife plays bridge with the athletic department HR assistant director
Fans often want their team to lose to get a better pick, but teams don’t always comply. So why do teams tank way less often than fans want?
Three Fans Talk About The Best Shows, Albums, and Songs from Oasis, Radiohead, and Pearl Jam
On the latest kerfuffles to erupt regards Jason Aldean’s country song, “Try That In a Small Town”
Asteroid City comes off not just as a wonderful, original movie but more like an immersive experience into Wes Anderson at his creative peak.