I have to admit... in 2003, as someone who wasn’t following the NBA too closely, I didn’t read all the details and accepted the narratives I was served at the time. Admittedly I was in high school and far less “woke” than I’d like to think I am now, but I sort of accepted this as a he-said, she-said, who can really…

One minor correction: Kobe did deny the encounter. When questioned by detectives, he initially claimed that he didn’t have any sexual contact with his accuser. When confronted with the fact that detectives had physical evidence, such as semen and t-shirt that belonged to Kobe and was stained with the accuser’s blood,…

Well, that’s not quite what he said, he said this: “Although I truly believe this encounter between us was consensual, I recognize now that she did not and does not view this incident the same way I did”

Nah, sporting events don’t turn people into obnoxious dicks.  Sporting events just attract obnoxious dicks.

The Red Sox play tomorrow. 

This is why I hate sporting events because people become obnoxious dicks.  I was at this game last night, sitting in front of an A’s fan, and was polite and formal with the guy when I talked to him.  I don’t know if it’s his first time in New York or in Yankee Stadium and it’s only fair he have the right to enjoy…

The only thing worse than the Yankees winning is when something good happens for Yankees fans.

Yeah, I remember thinking he did it and got off by making that woman’s life a living hell. I didn’t realize he admitted to DOING IT and then getting off. What the fuck man.

Ironically, they may have lost because they prepared for it as a one-game oddity. A proper series would have resulted in a more reliable strategy. 

So today... if you say “I realize that what I thought was consensual was actually not.” isn’t that the same as admitting that you raped someone but you just didn’t think you were raping them at the time?  How is this not stamped on his fucking forehead?  He raped someone and admitted to it and suffered no…

No, they finished seven games ahead of the first team out.

It is also really dumb to have Liam freaking Hendricks as your opener in a do or die game.

Hey, if you can’t get behind a plucky young squad that had a reigning MVP gifted to them for spare parts by one oftheir best players in franchise history, maybe you should just give up on sports.

It’s only a matter of time before LeBron gets caught up in something.

I’ve told this tale many times, but the single best live sports experience I was ever present for was the first time Kobe and the Lakers visited SLC to play the Jazz after these allegations came out. For the entire game, ever time Kobe touched the ball, the entire arena booed. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. He’d pass the ball,…

I have nothing witty to add here but I try to always remind people that Kobe Bryant is a rapist whenever I happen to be talking about him, which is thankfully rarely, because fuck that guy.

How can Kobe be in the conversation for the greatest pariah when he wasn’t even the biggest on his own team?

I think you nailed it - he’s fun to play for, and his players like him a lot. He also makes fucking terrible decisions, especially in the playoffs.

As a Brewers fan, I probably should have been rooting for the Cubs to win last night, since the Crew likely would have been able to handle them in short order in the NLDS.  That being said, watching the Cubs go from first in the division to being out of the playoffs in the span of three days is pretty great.

So, Joe Madden kind of sucks as a manager, right..?