I like the Ox getting the hell out of Arsenal, but I can’t see where he gets consistent, Premier and/or Champions League minutes at Liverpool, if the team is relatively fit. How does this move help him get in (or, stay in) the England first XI for World Cup 2018?

The one thing I’ve learned from this transfer window is that just about every single European reporter on the transfer market beat rarely if ever has genuinely accurate information and generally let themselves be used as mouthpieces for whoever they have access to. Reminds me of all the smokescreens that go up in the…

As a casual tennis fan, I was completely fascinated with that match last night. My roommate had some friends over, and they all came out to the living room to watch the 5th set. I called my dad around then too, and he changed from the baseball game over to the match. It was all incredibly compelling, even to people…

I often feel hasty crowning guys the next big thing, and at least with Alexander Zverev his ranking already reflected it, but to me that was a lot like watching Rafa take down Zverev in 5 at Oz this year.

It’s honestly a good question. It’s weird to think of the NFL as being vulnerable, as much money as it rakes in every year, but it wouldn’t surprise me if it ceases to be as we recognize it in the next decade either. It’s dangerous the way it is right now- and I’m not entirely sure there’s a good fix that allows the…

So, what happens to football? What does a safer form of football look like? Is it those weird helmets with the padding on the outside? Is only form tackling allowed? Flag football? These are honest questions, because if feels like more and more people are willing to walk away from the game

I stopped. It’s easy.

Apparently there are high school teams (in wealthy NE suburbs) which are shutting down due to a lack of interest because parents aren’t letting their kids play football anymore.

I like to think he quit because he didn’t want to profit off the harm ESPN was causing to people’s brains.

It’s a start. But in the big picture, he’s a nobody. The only thing that will make a difference is money. If people stop watching, maybe things will change. Most people aren’t willing to stop watching...myself included.

Does she write her own music?

Fantastic review. Never thought I’d see Peaches and Swift mentioned in the same peice. Ten years ago, I thought we’d see Swift go through a grand arc. She would go from Nashville rising star, to pop star, to a mellowing out, to an appearance at Newport Folk Festival, to the next Stevie Knicks. But that dream is…

In Taylor’s defense, I think it’s a really fun idea. Who doesn’t like seeking out hidden and verifiable meanings in convoluted ways?? But it’s still Taylor Swift. So it’s like putting my favorite kind of sauce on some gravel.

I don’t agree with him wholesale, but there was an awful lot of back-patting going on with Wonder Woman.

The McGregor/Mayweather fight will be half as interesting as this.

I’m watching this thing, and this has got to be the most absurd set of circumstances I’ve ever seen in a game in any sport outside of the Avs/Wings brawl.

“He couldn’t coherently answer any questions,” Schultz said.

Ryen with an ‘e’?

Hasn’t done much yet? As in, goal scoring or playing at an elite level?

This guy is fucking amazing. I look forward to watching another great Bundesliga season.