Strongly agree. The NHL, more than any other major US sport, is held hostage by its “culture” and fan base. If the NHL did what I’ve been calling for for years and cleaned up the sport — zero tolerance for fighting, after-the-whistle BS and other behavior that the NFL would term “unsportsmanlike conduct” — they would…

Be prepared for an avalanche of jock-sniffing apolgists who say he “deserves a second chance”. Bullshit. Most people in most jobs wouldn’t have a job after being caught doing something like this. But athletes get more than one chance simply because they’re athletes.

While I’m not in the demographic mentioned in the article, I want to strongly second the comment above about finding a good agent. The last two houses my wife and I bought could not have been more different in this regard. The first one had some odd details, as it was an estate sale, all the family lived far away, and…

What bothers me is that there are so many people, including fans and ex-players and ex-coaches, who say almost what you did but without the humorous intent. They whine endlessly about preserving the “human element” (as if having an official in a press box or a central location is somehow inhuman) or how “once you let…

I know why they do it: Professional salespeople, especially the men, have an astounding amount of self-confidence. They think they can sell almost anything if “given a chance”, even if they don’t sell the car in the ad. So they want you on the phone with them so they can do their “magic”.

I’d add: Be patient, but in the right way.

More trades -- definitely.  But also GMs with the sense and balls to offer sheet other teams’ free agents.

If you think the NFL guys are buffoons now, wait ‘til you see what their next expansion team, the Manhattan Trumps rolls out...

The NFL is facing a real shitstorm re:instant review.

And to think there are STILL people in the US who don’t understand why so many car owners detest dealers.

Pierre is right at the top of my personal “why the hell is this asshat still working in sports broadcasting” list.  I simply don’t get what he adds to any sporting event for any of the identifiable audience groups (newcomer, casual fan, diehard, etc.).

Clearly you’ve discussed finances with my wife.

Speaking as a very long time football fan — get thee from my grassy area, zygotes — I agree. Anyone who knows football can see that Brady is on the downside of his career. The only question is whether he can play well enough that (with Kraft’s support) he can keep the starting job for 2 or 3 more years, or if he’s…

Well before the playoffs started, I said that if the NFL canceled the rest of the regular season and the playoffs in return for Chiefs/Rams or Chiefs/Saints, best 2 of 3 for the title, I’d be fine with it.

First, I strongly agree with all the comments here about these msgs hardly constituting sexting, and how this campaign to expose them has Mango Mussolini’s Dorito-colored fingerprints all over it.

Lots of good points in this article, but I would add one more, scary-big wild card: Politics.

One thing I almost never hear in these discussions is that there’s non-trivial value in having numerous books around you haven’t read yet. There are many times throughout a year when I want to read something new and I don’t really know what I want to start.  So I browse through my shelves until something jumps out at…

Oh, please. Wait a couple of years and you’ll see them fire Gase and hire the newly fired McDermott (from Buffalo).

I’m not sure why you’re predicting the halftime score, but it sounds about right.

All forms of anti-intellectualism, including, but by no means limited to, the professional and amateur deniers: Anti-vaccination morons, climate change deniers, 9/11 “truthers”, etc.  (Add your own list; those are merely the ones I find most horrific.)