What Now for the NBA?
“Well . . . the goddamn thing is over now; it ended . . . with all the grace and meaning of a Coke bottle thrown off a third floor ...
Putting Boston’s Bad Week in Perspective
Last Sunday, the Boston Red Sox lost a pretty-much-must-win game against the Yankees in New York while the Patriots lost to the Buffalo Bills because Tom Brady (Tom Brady?!?!?) threw ...
Fixing a Broken Play
Who didn’t love the ’85 Bears? I did. Even when they beat my Patriots in the Super Bowl. That was one of the most entertaining NFL seasons ever. I remember ...
Steroid Testing and the Death of Moneyball
The commercial for the movie version of Moneyball is airing pretty regularly during baseball games this week. Seeing it reminded me how much I enjoyed the book. So I pulled ...
Why Your Brain Loves the NFL
The NFL is by far the most popular sport in America. USA Today reported record ratings for last weekend’s opening games as baseball continued to slide. The viewership for the ...
The President Isn’t Tiger, He’s LeBron.
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman published an op-ed comparing Preident Obama to Tiger Woods. His thesis is that both men are natural winners, but external events have caused each ...