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“Re: Nate Silver, most amusing thing about this election is watching political pundits make sports fans look like PhD mathematicians,” tweeted ESPN basketball writer John Hollinger earlier this week. READ MORE >>
With Sports and Gays, It Will Get Better—But Not Just Because of Chris Kluwe
The Wisdom of My 9 Year Old Nephew
My nephew is obviously a football expert and I’m thinking he knows as much as anyone on ESPN. He should be hired even though he is in Beirut. I asked him whether Holland will win its first game, he said, “Robben is selfish.” I asked him whether Spain will win the tournament, he showed me his upper arm. READ MORE >>
Have Mitt’s Women Troubles Been Overstated?
In Defense of Dick Vitale
When I was 18, I met ESPN announcer Dick Vitale on a flight to Charlottesville, Virginia. The photo I had taken with him that day is still, years later, proudly displayed in my apartment. The reason is simple: I absolutely, unapologetically love Dick Vitale. READ MORE >>
When the commentators on ESPN describe our women’s World Cup team, they talk about “grit” and “heart.” Of course, any ESPN listener understands that these words are code. What they are really saying is, the U.S. keeps winning, and stands poised to tally its third title on Sunday, despite being not that great. READ MORE >>
Charles Barkley, Political Philosopher (Really!)
The NBA analyst and hero to wide-bodied, too-short post players everywhere gives a terrific interview to the Washington Post's Mike Wise on gays in sports: Fears of feeling uncomfortable in the shower or the dressing areas, Barkley said, are unfounded in his experience. READ MORE >>
Did Virginia Commonwealth Deserve An NCAA Tournament Bid?
And now a word from ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas: "I wonder," Bilas said on ESPN, "if some people on the committee know whether the ball is round." Ouch. READ MORE >>
Frozen Grasshopper on the Bar
Next time I visit family and attend a Miami Dolphins game, perhaps I'll bring my own drinks. According to ESPN's "Outside the Lines," which reviewed health inspection records at 107 major league sport venues across the country, 93 percent of the vendors at Sun Life Stadium (where the Dolphins play) had "critical violations" of the health code. According to one report: READ MORE >>
