I look forward to the nuanced, thoughtful discussion that is sure to follow.

As a former Division 1 Fencer, I can tell you that it's much more of a theater nerds and weirdos sport than a preppy one.

Crew is preppier than yachting. About this there can be no reasonable debate.

That isn't a mascot, it's Quarterback Matt Saracen.

I think I've laid out a reasonable argument showing why they aren't the same (e.g. unique circumstances regarding a post-marathon-bombing Championship run warranted special acknowledgment), but whatever you need to belittle the importance of critical theory in this crazy mixed up world, go for it.

But the Blackhawks weren't responsible for that - the Chicago Tribune was. But anyway, yes, reasonable people can disagree about this sort of thing. Even more reasonable people probably wouldn't care about it at all.

Insofar as Chicago's letter implicitly recognized the unique disappointment Bruins fans and the city of Boston would have felt with the result, thus suggesting that such a letter might on some level be modest recompense, then yes.

Wasn't aware of that graphic. Doesn't really change my perspective, though.

That one's less of a "we're both so great, we're just a little better, obviously"-style victory lap, though. The Blackhawks letter is a classy move - don't think I feel the same way about the Sox letter.

What's the best way to get sepia-toned vomit out of a keyboard?

R-A-T-S, rats, rats, rats!

Damn, after firing Grunwald days before training camp for no real reason whatsoever, I assumed Dolan would have somehow discovered a new rationality, but I guess it wasn't to be?

The idea isn't that men are jerks, but rather that when we say things like "I want a strong, loving marriage"

In a bid to prove the NFL's family friendliness, Goodell goes on to make the league's stance on taunting retroactive to High School and voids the last twenty drafts.

Anybody spending $20 for cooking wine deserves to get his face ripped off.

At 5.6%, pretty sure Eli Manning's made the worst picks through seven weeks.

Fine, not average - harmless nerds.

Sepp Blatter: But going to Russia to play soccer sucks. It's far. It's cold. The environment is oppressive.

I actually watched this when it aired last night. I guess I just don't love comics whose stock and trade is insulting average people.

I used to love Triumph when I was in Middle School and I'm glad he still has his audience.