That’s a valid complaint, but Gabe doesn’t care about that and he says so: “What’s frustrating about the way this occurred has nothing to do with officials, the rules—though some on Oklahoma Twitter are arguing that the refs did blow the call according to the rulebook—or even instant replay as a way to make judgment…

The main gripe here is that piece of modern technology was used to essentially determine the outcome of a game within a system that is nowhere near as modern... had the camera not caught this brief ricochet and a red-hot Oklahoma offense been allowed to travel the 38 yards necessary to score a touchdown, the game most…

Nah the Suns’ staff was considered one of the best in the game in the late 2000s, they were apparently big on biometrics stuff that helped Nash/Shaq/Grant Hill perform well late in their careers.

I think the most charitable defense possible of this statement is players understand that Morey’s tweet might end up dramatically slashing career earnings for a good chunk of the league. NBA players generally only get to hit the free market once or mayyybe twice, and lot of random players will miss out on their one…

From China’s point of view, tariffs are a policy issue but Hong Kong is a sovereignty issue. Reasonable people can disagree on the finer points of trade policy but supporting what they see as an illegitimate succession movement is a bright line for foreigners– you can’t call for revolution against the PRC with the…

Uh, the timing of this with the heartbreaking Jez piece by a women whose brother died after limb-lengthening surgery is kinda weird, no?

I meant that as a lighthearted dig at a hilariously clunky sentence. If you think it went too far, I understand.

One of the core concepts used to support this belief—and maybe the most important one, as it sought to preempt the strongest point of evidence for the contrary position: the inarguable supremacy of Barcelona and Real Madrid—was the idea that, unlike in Spain where the Big Two effortlessly piled mountains of goals and…

God knows I love long complex sentences, but when you start losing track of subject-verb agreement that’s a sign you need to cut some clauses.

Lakers don’t really have a choice; AD’s a free agent next summer and they absolutely cannot afford to lose him after what they gave up. After what he went through to come to LA it’s hard to imagine he leaves, yeah, but wilder things have happened (eg: Paul George).

Yeah idk where Burneko lives but the idea of a liquor store that has has two hip 20something cashiers (??) engaged enough to razz you about your drink choices (????) feels like something from a parallel universe. A week working opening shifts at a liquor store will grind your spirit into dust and leave you avoiding…

Fun fact: someone born the day Rooney played his first Premier League game is about to start into their senior year of high school. The march of time is unyielding and death comes for us all!

Good piece, I’ve had a lot of the same questions. My guess is they have plans for alternate revenue streams (probably ads) but even so those subscriber numbers look wildly optimistic. I do hope they make it work, though, their content is great.

In fairness, this is Rooney’s SEVENTEENTH season of professional soccer. His legs are 33 the same way that Felix Hernandez’ arm is 33.

I get that they're trying to get a MLS-type thing where people can just wear them wherever, but it's just not working. I think it's the giant v-necks that ruin it– nobody looks good in those.

Dunks are probably the most overrated thing in sports

In the "Whitest Photo in the World" bracket, this photo is the 13 seed that knocks out the Tea Party Caucus in the first round before falling to a group photo from the CMA red carpet.

Like the Marathon bombers? Please. To hear Yankee fans tell it, when A-Rod encounters a pressure cooker, it leads to Boston fans celebrating, not fleeing in terror.

God, that feels like it was forever ago. Still remember how I had to read the whole thing, take like 10 minutes to let it sink in, then read it again to make sure I didn't just hallucinate the whole thing.

KNOCK. THE. FUCKING. BALL. DOWN. KNOCK IT DOWN. DON'T TRY TO CATCH IT. JUST KNOCK. IT. DOWN.