At the risk of stating the obvious, just wanted to say the picture at the top of this article is A+ for symbolism/ pure artistry of her dress contrasting all the dark-clothed men around her. Great choice for the content of this article in particular too. *End of obvious statement*

That ultra-exciting moment of release > buzzer > made bucket at the very end of a game; so good.

I get what Silver is saying and it’s true that the entertainment value of the league must be protected, but they need to make sure the new rule features some kind of downside related to the fact that the person being fouled is likely a poor FT shooter, otherwise they are getting a free pass in some ways to the…

This is so old money-New England it hurts. This is a REAL, pressing issue for these people.

Enjoyed your work (and will likely continue to do so). Best of luck.

For me, this is more that Newton’s dance went on substantially longer than Kelce’s and as a result goes past that tipping point where your mind goes from “this is a really excited dude celebrating” to “Ok, this is a little much/he might be trying to rub it in which, though largely superficial, is nonetheless not the…

Between the all-Boston- stereotype-encompassing accent/local references, the unbridled genuine excitement, and that sublimely dumb-looking big ‘ol fish, I can honestly say this is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in awhile, top to bottom.

Exile on Main Street: best album name of all time?

I mean, yeah.

The lead photo on this post is one of my favorite ever for baseball and I loved that it was prominently displayed in the Rangers’ gift shop when I went to a game in Arlington a few years back. At the time it was taken, Ryan’s 46 and Ventura’s 26, so I like to call it “The Lesson”.

Just came here to say the photo for this post is awesome on lots of levels: Lebron still looking like a badass albeit a dejected/exhausted one, the wide-angle shot/symbolism of no one else near him (he is both the whole team and the whole finals), funeral-esque colored shirt, “lone cowboy” hat.

I will see this and raise you Gronk just telling Odell Beckham and Wendy Nix on NFL Live “ohhh; I got stamina...” and the resulting head-shaking/awkwardness in response to her question of who has the higher Madden stamina rating.

Yeah I get the rationale for defense no doubt, more curious about that for offense, particulary when dunks are really just a manifestation of getting the ball through the basket as directly/quickly as possible.

Can someone explain this rule to me? Never understood it/feel like teams should get credit for a ball put in the basket this way since the “offender” has gained positional advantage, similar to being well-positioned for a rebound. Conceptually, how does this differ from catching an air ball and helping it into the…

All good points. In many ways, NO lost the game rather than GS won it and Curry certainly made some not quite responsible decisions down the stretch. Totally agree about the really scary thing being that their D holds up against some of the best competition and in an adaptive way no-less. Lockdown D plus inherent…

Good stuff, Tom. Agree that this shows the real magnitude of Curry’s status as not just a clutch superstar, but the quality that only the Great Greats have, that being the rare ability to consistently be an absolute killer on the road in high-pressure situations (Jordan last-second jumper in the lane in Utah, etc.).…

Yet another seemingly conservatively-bent person who doesn’t know the meaning of the word apologist.

Tell me that is James Taylor sitting next to him (and thus - as if by some gravitational paradox of the most profound order - bending the musical spectrum into a once-thought impossible continuous, harmonious loop)...

The one without audio that starts at 1:39 is Seahawk's fans' Zapruder film. Silent, horrified, emotional resonance on a national scale...

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