Exactly. But as you know, these games are meant to showcase regions and countries, etc. It’s a huge tourism campaign, essentially. Nobody cares about the men’s pommel horse results, but we’ll watch for the bonus footage of the Amazon River.

Sending 1 million people into a virus outbreak and then flying them back to countries all over the world is just what we need to solve earth’s massive overpopulation problem.

Very sad to hear this news, I was hoping he’d make it after reading this story yesterday. His family and friends must be devastated, my heart goes out to them.

Hasn’t Dale’s widow done this kind of thing before? If I recall, she’s been rather thorny about everything Dale Earnhardt-related since the moment his car hit that wall. My question is: what has Teresa ever accomplished in life besides become the wife of a good NASCAR driver? And why, in this day in age, does the law…

Well said! Congrats on your diagnosis and for sharing your valuable perspective. As a recovering addict/alcoholic with 4 years of sobriety (which is a totally different thing, I know) I have heard a lot of similar “rah rah” stuff. I agree that this kind of talk simplifies what is often a very complex condition. Good…

Really? Never heard he came from a well-to-do background. Huh.

Haven’t been watching for years, period. I love hoops but the watchability factor has been going downhill since I’ve grown up. Or maybe because I’m grown up. The NBA was awesome when I was 13-18 years old, because it’s designed for that demographic. I’m way outside that now, so all I can do is stand on the outside and…

So the arenas are just pumping in music during the entire game now? Next thing you know they’ll be throwing up “boiiyooooiyooiinnngg” sound effects every time the away team takes a jumper. Good grief!

European leagues have way more than 20 teams - the key is relegation. If the MLS capped their “Top League” at 25 or so, and then interconnected with the NASL to form the same type of Pyramid League that England has, we might just have something. I’m sure you know that. Just in case you don’t, here’s a cool article…

Right-wingers have become shamelessly bold about spewing hate-speech online on a regular basis. You’ve all seen it on your facebook feeds...old friends from college are all of a sudden barking loud, unspeakable racism and prejudice. You’d never have heard them say this back at the dorms, but today they don’t mind…

Yeeps. Why play the game? Just get a job in a virtual office and move abroad, like I did. Rent’s $600 per month, utility bill for everything is $40 per month, and phone is virtually free. If you make 40K per year you can live in a wonderful home, buy a jeep, travel all you want, and enjoy beautiful weather year-round.…

Yuck, this piece was straight out of Central Casting. As for my “tips” for 25 year-olds who are just starting jobs: you were hired because people think you can figure it out. Do so. Forklift drivers and crane operators need a bunch of supervised training. Assistant account executives do not. Spend some of your free…

I remember seeing Kent Hrbek do that back in the day. Hilarious to watch a huge man hit a tiny dinger.

Johnny Football is slurring his words and talking a bunch of bullshit. Looks like his personal rock bottom is pretty low, ‘cause he’s not done with the alcohol yet. As a recovered alcoholic it’s pretty easy to see that he’s likely to continue until he gets arrested or hospitalized. NFL teams should hire recovered…

I agree. I think a good apples-to-apples comparison would be to rename the NFL’s Panthers to “Carolina Slave Traders” with a logo of a dirty fat man holding a whip. Better yet the “Carolina Hillbillies” or “Carolina Rednecks” with an overly cartoonish logo of some goober chewing on a hayseed.

This argument again? Watching UCONN dominate women’s basketball is like watching the fat kid bowl over toddlers on the way to a Nerf hoop. There is no competition whatsoever. Women’s basketball is the only sport where high school teams get blasted 104-3 on a regular basis. The few that have serious talent (and they do…

I always liked Bob Bradley, and never thought he was “The Problem”. And I like Klinsman, too. Klinsman is 100% correct - the MLS is god-awful and US players should strive to play in England, Spain, Germany, or Italy. Period.

He’s a right-wing gun nut, too. Birther/truther, etc. One of those “sovereign citizen-types”. The White Sox were sick of his bullshit, especially when he started bringing his kid everywhere like he was the team owner. Sure, there are a few redneck hillbillies on that team who came to his defense, but the White Sox as…

Back when I was addicted to alcohol and taking opioids, I used to sweat like that on the subway every morning. It was horrible for me and 100x worse for anyone stuck next to me on a crowded train! The sweats were due to withdrawals. I’m not saying Sean Miller is an alcoholic or addict, but if there are any rumors out…

Jesus. $230 bucks for a grilled cheese sandwich and a crappy steak, all with some foo-foo waitress shoving millennial buzz words in your face? I think this restaurant, combined with Disneyland and Donald Trump, pretty much summarizes how wasteful Americans have become in a nutshell. That price tag is borderline…