For Worse and For Better: My Bill Simmons Weekend
The paradox of following sports abroad is that even if you’re hours ahead, you still find out everything late. And so I woke up Friday morning a few thousand miles east of Boston in desperate need of...
View ArticleRehabilitating the Investment in Sports Stardom
One of sports’ biggest superstars, LeBron James, made waves this summer with his decision to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers to join fellow All-Stars Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh with the Miami Heat, an...
View ArticleLocked In on ESPN
As the lights rose on a recent late night edition of ESPN’s SportsCenter, anchors Stuart Scott and Scott van Pelt grinned disingenuously, like desperate salesmen sampling crumb cake before demanding we...
View ArticleOn Leaving the Game Early
The dominant storyline that emerged in the wake of Tuesday’s thrilling victory for the Miami Heat in game six of the NBA Finals was not Tim Duncan’s second half disappearance, Ray Allen’s clutch three,...
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