The headline, and some of the text, is misleading. It would be more accurate to indicate that a small group of Jamaicans is behind this effort. And while, as the Associated Press notes, there are some high-profile people behind the letter, many of the signees are random people with titles such as “citizen”, “student”,…

And this would be the other shoe dropping: https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-college-basketball-player-sues-adidas-over-payments-1542654128

Just a quick technical point from an avid soccer fan and regular reader of soccer publications: The correct way to report the result is that Jamaica beat Panama 2-2 (4-2 on penalties). Or that “Jamaica outlasted Panama 4-2 on penalties after playing to a 2-2 draw”, etc. Saying Jamaica beat Panama 4-2 doesn’t…

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Here’s another one: “How come there isn’t / How would you feel if there was a White [Students Association / Employees Network / Running Group / etc.]?

If John Chaney were still coaching, this would get interesting. Some goon would emerge from the bench ready to deliver the forearm shiver...

Did the announcer really say “Chubby Time”? That’s worth the price of admission

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The answer is no, diving doesn’t work better than one last push and lean through the finish line.

In this sense, I wish basketball were a bit more like soccer, in which reckless play is reckless play, no matter the skill level of the perpetrator. A cynical foul merits a yellow card. A malicious foul merits a red card. Period. (Albeit subject to the judgment of the officials and any potential flopping.)