The Baltimore Orioles, yes the Orioles, have gotten the attention of all the teams in the league. If coming off three 100-plus loss seasons is humiliating, finding themselves in the thick of a playoff spot is downright delightful. We predicted … Read more
All too infrequently, at least in the world of popular culture, we lose a certifiably great one.[1]Julia Child of course comes to mind. But beyond the famous we can trust that in the ordinary world we routinely lose people who … Read more
It’s hard to criticize Nick Kyrgios these days and not come across as a scolding parent. My 18-year-old daughter, also a tennis player who has trained on courts next to him, reminds me, while looking in my direction, that “he’s … Read more
Writing about woke/SJW activism is exhausting. Yet that exhaustion is outdone by the moral duty felt to address a society influenced by a steady stream of activistic drivel. Our latest example comes via soccer icon Megan Rapinoe, who just received the … Read more
I truly don’t want to come across as arrogant. But the truth is I’ve waited nearly 40 years for my most beloved sports team, the Baltimore Orioles—the one I joke that I follow “366 days a year”—to win a World … Read more
Count Gabe Kapler as another Bay Area coach speaking out against the mass killings in Buffalo and Uvalde, TX. Like Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr, Kapler wants stronger gun control laws in the hope of preventing the next massacre. Unlike Kerr, … Read more
It’s been made clear on these pages that sexual morality actually matters. It seems Major League Baseball agrees. It has suspended Dodgers star pitcher Trevor Bauer for two years under the league’s domestic abuse and sexual assault policy. It’s the longest … Read more
Dear Wimbledon, No event in sport has fueled a lifetime of memories quite as yours has. And yet I’ll not be watching you this year. Few sports have have compelled me to walk away or boycott them.[1]I cannot recall a … Read more
Despite Johnny Mac’s take, Serena Williams fancies herself an Unstoppable Queen. She and her corporate sponsors work hard, and reap the benefits of, promoting this image. We’d do well to question it. Is she really an Unstoppable Queen? And if … Read more
I’ve brought all three of my children up knowing that Hank Aaron is the home run king with 755. Sure, they know who Barry Bonds was, that he was, in addition to an elite talent, a cheat who is the most … Read more