She arrived bearing gifts. That’s the first thing I’ll say about Jeanie Buss’ visit to my sports journalism class at Chapman University earlier today—the owner of the Los Angeles Lakers brought a bag for every student. But it didn’t stop there. She came with tickets to upcoming games. And while
My son wears a sports jersey every day, is passionate about robotics, thinks Nas is a hip-hop mastermind and boasts an 0-37 lifetime record in youth basketball. He’s also the apple of my eye.
So some of you might have noticed that I unleashed a bit on Bleacher Report yesterday. Which is unusual for me, because I enjoyed writing for the site, and many people there are genuine friends and respected colleagues. But, well, I was pissed. And it showed. Somewhat recently the site
Today I learned of the existence of a man named Judson Sapp, who failed in his 2018 run for a congressional seat. Judson has 387 followers on Twitter. That’s really sad. Now, to be clear, I’m not saying Twitter popularity should be a life gauge. It means nothing to 99.9
So, generally speaking, I’m not a big fan of college sports. I dig the enthusiasm and the energy, but a few things have happened through the years that particularly turned me off. First, the University of Delaware killed off its men’s cross country and track and field teams—thereby dismissing one
Not sure how many people here saw this, but Marty Noble died today. He was 70. For those who don’t know, Marty was a longtime Newsday baseball writer who predominantly covered the Mets. He was on the beat when I came along on the Major League Baseball scene at Sports
After a little debate, and a quick Twitter poll, I decided to watch “Bull Durham” with my 12-year-old son last night. It was a good call. The film in 31 years old, and it holds up perfectly. Emmett loved the visit-to-the-mound scene; the idea of a pitcher wearing women’s underwear;
So a few weeks ago I needed a new pair of basketball shoes. I entered the nearby mall, cruised a bunch of different stores, tried on too-small Nikes, too-small Adidas. Then, as I was leaving, I spotted the big sign for Payless and it’s GOING OUT OF BUSINESS sale. Hmm.
She’s a professionally naked optimist who urinates for your viewing pleasure, has zero vaginal anxiety and says there’s a 50/50 chance the Donald Trump Pee Tape exists. Why only 50/50? “Part of me thinks he isn’t that adventurous.”
Ichiro played his final Major League game in Tokyo a bunch of hours ago. Great hitter. Like, great, great hitter. Equally amazing outfield arm. Special player. Back when I was at Sports Illustrated, Ichiro was tearing up the Majors as a rookie. I was assigned to profile the man for