I recently read that legendary Indiana University basketball coach, Bobby Knight, said that the best thing about that job was how great the fans
Category: Sports
Tribalism in baseball and politics: World Series edition
The Chicago Cubs are in the 2016 World Series. Good for them. They’re a great team. So, why am I so bitter and resentful?
The social and political costs of the Rio Olympics
Throughout the coming weeks of sport and competition, keep in mind the cost Rio and Brazil are bearing to host us. More than 77,000 citizens
Life will be harder to understand without the Rams
Like many people, I have mixed feelings about the Rams leaving St. Louis for Los Angeles. In some ways, they parallel the mixed feelings
The NFL’s abusive relationship with cities and fans: St. Louis edition
Stan Kroenke’s recent verbal abuse of St. Louis may, at long last, have awakened this town to the sick relationship it has had with
What Republicans could learn from a dead baseball player
Republicans could learn a lot from just-deceased baseball legend Yogi Berra, like “when you come to a fork in the road, take it.” They
NFL stadiums vs. the public welfare
Assigned reading for today: Huffpost article on the pros and cons of publicly subsidizing wealthy NFL team owners’ desire for new stadiums. Along with
St. Louis’ absurd political football scenario, and how to solve it, absurdly
It seems that everyone I know in St. Louis is opposed to a new football stadium that just might keep the Rams in St.
Kiss Cam: The new social barometer
When do you know that a social trend has gained full traction in America? One way is to listen to the pronouncements of pundits,
AFCON 2015: A thrilling story of sports, corruption, and resistance
With the rash of unjust police shootings, all eyes are on the home front, so to speak: Americans are talking about racial inequality and