It’s time to put the National Football League on Facebook. I don’t mean a “fan” page or anything like that; I mean actually running
Category: Sports
Albert Pujols could hit a home run for fiscal responsibility
Albert Pujols has a unique opportunity to not only change the economics of baseball, but also to set an example of restraint for all
Let the dome continue to be home
There’s often a palpable groan when someone tries to relate sports to larger issues in our society, but sports = money which equals society priorities.
A different kind of football
Here’s what I like about football: It’s a wonderful game of strategy. Players have to be remarkably alert and aware of contingencies. It involves
Old school vs. new school at the ballpark
Baseball, like so much of life, has a romantic attachment to the “good old days.” And indeed there were good old days. The norm
Athletes and the cities they play in
The drama and saga of LeBron James, city of Cleveland, and community of South Beach (Miami) has brought to light the natural tension between
“Listen to the crowd”
An exciting tennis match can cause a crowd to display its enthusiasm in a way that is almost cruel. The best fans may be those in the print media.
What acknowledging our mistakes looks like (in case we don’t know)
One of the best things that has happened to politicians over the past year is that several individuals in the worlds of sports and
Let’s put math and geography ahead of football
I’ve always been amused by the term “scholar-athlete.” Many players on college sports teams are accomplished athletes who are “scholars” in the sense that
Play baseball, learn about Supreme Court!
What do Hunter Wendelstedt (a major-league baseball umpire) and Supreme Court Justice William R. Day (term in office: 1903-1922) have in common? You can