Astute observers of this newsletter may remember a few issues back when I wrote about getting hurt during a basketball game. I witnessed another injury last night, but thankfully, it wasn’t a sprained ankle or a broken arm or anything physical. No,
Sports have become a 24/7 form of entertainment. Even if your favorite sport isn’t in season, there’s no shortage of discussion to be found. And no shortage of people channeling sports debate shows everywhere you turn. You can discover content on talk
I typically like to keep things light with this newsletter, but today’s topic is going to be a bit more straightforward. The NBA suspended Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury owner Robert Sarver for a year and fined him $10 million. This punishment
The NBA 2K video game series revolutionized virtual basketball as we know it. However, as the games have advanced, they’ve included some odd storylines, particularly in the “MyCareer” mode. In this mode, you create a player and try to bring him through the ranks
The NFL officially kicked off its season last night. The Buffalo Bills defeated the Los Angeles Rams 31-10, and the overreactions have already started. Was the Rams’ Super Bowl win fraudulent? Are the Bills the best team in the league? Does Allen
We’re celebrating Labor Day here in the U.S. (and Labour Day in Canada), which means a day off from work. The U.S. Government created Labor Day back in the late 19th century. Its origins are up for debate. One part of history says the Knights
We’ve all got a friend that’s a little bit annoying. Perhaps they do the “you’ve got something on your shirt” move and then boop your nose. Maybe they talk with a fake British accent. They may have to make airplane noises whenever
Anyone above the age of, say, 14 years old often likes to reflect on the past. You’ll hear people lamenting about the “good old days” and “how much simpler” life used to be when we were young. And it’s true—I didn’t worry
Last night, I did something I hadn’t attempted in about two and a half years. I went into a gym and played in an actual organized basketball game. With officials and a scorekeeper and jerseys (okay, uniquely colored shirts) and everything. This
I’m celebrating a birthday this week, and I was thinking about how birthday parties are really just big experiments. You go through the trouble of planning something with your family and friends, but you don’t truly know how it’s going to go.