The Dallas Cowboys are having one of the most unfortunate seasons in their long history. They sit, as this is being written, at 2-5. Statistically, they have a defense that is, cumulatively, in dead last in the NFL. They allow the most yards on the ground, sixth-most yards in the air, have forced the least […]
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In 2020, we are seeing athletes ask their teams and universities to make a real change in their image across the sports landscape. One easy, simplistic way to begin that change is through language. More specifically, seeing the names we use to refer to schools, mascots, and team names as carrying weight. Changing them may […]
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Nearly a year after preseason commentary about the Chinese government from the Houston Rockets, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat wrapped up the longest and most unusual season in the history of the NBA. There were outbreaks and fastbreaks, slam dunks and long slumps, and timeouts and time off. The NBA Season was […]
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The Brooklyn Nets made a splash recently when they hired future Hall of Fame point guard Steve Nash to be their next head coach. Nash, who has no head coaching experience, served as an on-and-off consultant for a brief period with the Golden State Warriors during their recent run of success. Brooklyn ought to be […]
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Here is your heads up: this is an X’s and O’s heavy read. It has some pictures, requires a basic understanding of basketball schematics, and helps break down some trends the LA Lakers already have shown in play. No, it doesn’t involve talking to their staff or investigative reporting… but it does look at what […]
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There are a ton of fun storylines as the Miami Heat open up the NBA Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, including LeBron James vs. his old team, Anthony Davis vs. Bam Adebayo, and Jimmy Butler validating his choices last offseason. But, putting that aside for a second… What’s going to happen in game one? […]
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As the Heat head to the NBA Finals, there are a ton of story lines for sportswriters and fans to run with. It’s the first chance for Pat Reilly and Erik Spoelstra to win a championship since LeBron James left in 2014. LeBron James vs. the club he won his first title with. It’s Anthony […]
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In 2020, we are seeing athletes, sponsors, and fans ask their teams and universities to make a real change to their image across the sports landscape. One easy, simplistic way to begin that change is through language. Changing the language used is definitely a way to stop honoring those on the wrong side of history. […]
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After their Game 2 loss to the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics fans were upset. They were down 0-2, which is a hard thing to come back from in “the bubble.” They had been up by double digits in the second half of both games. Their young Head Coach had troubles with a fairly basic 2-3 […]
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I will open this by admitting once the bracket was set I, too, had the LA Clippers in the Western Conference Finals. I did think they would have trouble with the Dallas Mavericks and they had some. I did think that Murray and Jokic could score a lot of points against them and they did […]
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In 2020, we are seeing athletes, sponsors, and fans ask their teams and universities to make a real change to their image across the sports landscape. One easy, simplistic way to begin that change is through language. Changing them is definitely a way to stop honoring those on the wrong side of history. As seen […]
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In 2020, we are seeing athletes, sponsors, and fans ask their teams and universities to make a real change to their image across the sports landscape. One easy, simplistic way to begin that change is through language. Names we use to refer to schools, mascots, buildings, and team names carry weight. Changing them is definitely […]
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Look, in a basketball game sometimes things happen and sometimes things happen. Everyone knows the most important thing on a given play is the ball… but after this weekend, that may mean more things than it did before, as more and more players are swiping the ball. NBA players have worn padding on an array […]
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Everyone knows a person like Alex Johnson. Alex was a die-hard sports fan for their whole lives. Alex rooted for the home teams, cheered loudly, and never missed a game. Alex loved the postgame fireworks and confetti, thought the pregame flyovers were super neato, and always buys the latest authentic NFL uniforms for special causes […]
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