“That isn’t rocket science.”

Unfortunately, you’re right. And their supporters are either incapable or unwilling to use logic and reason.

Is bagging a trophy wife really so important that you throw your whole previous life away? Granted, I don’t know the particulars of this case, but that’s sure what it looks like.

Pro hockey’s existence in North America is due to the fact that the true north is frigid, and Winnipeg’s climate is perfectly suited to hockey culture (although NHL commissioner Gary Bettman would probably disagree).

For the same reason billionaires want tax cuts—no amount of money is ever enough. Period.

Tom Brady commenting on team sports at the NBA Finals:

Excellent post.

I don’t know if anyone else posted this link, but here is a proper documentary on the suicide forest.

Facts? Where you been, man?

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/press_box/2009/05/larry_kings_imperfect_memory.html

You nailed it. Watching the billionaire Wilpons openly whine has been tasteless and grotesque.

“Before being laid off in 2009. . .”

Vegas is strong evidence of a revolution in the NHL. The old guard overvalues unquantifiable traits like “grit”, “leadership” and “character”. A more enlightened approach that emphasizes speed, puck possession and (most of all) skill is winning the day.

The thought of being told to dress “professionally” for Roger Goodell makes me weep for humanity. Excellent story, though.

Does Bill Mitchell have a hot take on this development?

People like Rodney Fish are what’s wrong with America in 2017; quoting the Bible ad nauseam while not understandings its most basic teachings. I pray for a day when logic and compassion are the hallmarks of elected officials. 

Seattle lost the MLB Pilots after one season because of poor ownership period. Playing in a dilapidated ballpark and offering the most expensive tickets in MLB, Seattle actually outdrew the Indians, Phillies and White Sox in 1969. Dewey Soriano, owner of the Pilots, was flat broke and Bud Selig and Co. swept in and…

Was it “liberal BS” that forced Bill O’Reilly to lose his job and pay out $32 million in a sexual harassment settlement?

I was at a San Francisco Giants game circa 1970-71 where the Giants built an early 6-0 lead, only to have a rain storm come wafting in from the bay. By the the bottom of the 4th,the game was in real jeopardy of being called or delayed by rain. The Giants, naturally, wanted the game to become official, and so Hal…

“Well yes, but at what cost? If they kill the whole league model in a rapacious effort to stuff their wallets full every single time, is that a worthy accomplishment?”