Knox asked for the kid’s name and the team finally relented, admitting it was hoax.

Hm. If the NFL (or any other sport) is less corrupt than FIFA, it is only because FIFA’s international, while the American sports leagues can only aspire to be international.

“Mind blown. So I guess Obama is a Nazi.”

Like others have pointed out, your take really, really gives too much credit to other sports. Football is a collection of huge-ass men crying for holding flags on every play. Both ways! Basketball is a collection of soccer-like flopping and Draymond/Harden kicking out as part of their shooting motion and drawing a…

I guess this is the part you’re talking about:

I’m in the same boat as you, and I lean towards the explanation that the inferior team finally breaks down mentally. The inferior gets a sense that time is their opponent and start over-pursuing on defense, which good passing teams eventually exploit. Just like the USA vs. Portugal back in 2014: Renaldo comes down the…

People keep telling me they were some thrilling games, but something of consequence happened once every 75 minutes of game time. That’s outrageous.

Did you see the headline and think: “This is absolutely going to derail into a post against Trump, I better click on it to defend my man.”

I am 40 years old. Not that old! Cognitively, I feel like I’ve still got my wits. Then I log onto the internet, see that Trump made a love video to Kim Jong Un, that Draymond is wearing a shirt with a fist that’s a callback to an instragram post of a cartoon fist of a mood by Lebron, and icloud’s telling me I’ve got…

I’m out of my depth here too, but my understanding is that this:

I don’t know if it’s funny or sad that the realistic answer is low but not zero.

On a scale where is 0 is impossible and 100 is absolutely, what is the likelihood that Lil Tay’s manager is Jared Kushner?

<blockquote>If we’re honest, whatever happens in game 7, this has to count at the very least as a moral victory for Houston.</blockquote>Given Paul’s injury, it does seem like Houston’s headed for a “moral victory.” But absent Paul’s injury, this part:<blockquote>I am firmly convinced that this Dubs team is the…

<blockquote>And they have come through a culture where violence is commonplace. All you need to do is turn on the TV, go to a movie.</blockquote>The purpose of violence in movies is, 99% of the time, to warn against the use of violence. Even the popcorn-superhero movies show that violent power is <i>bad</i>; the…

<blockquote>But if he (and A.J. Hinch) want to take the next step in making a difference, I might suggest that they hold some $500/plate fundraising dinners for Houston/Texas congressional candidates who vow to support anti-assault weapon and other gun control legislation in Congress.**</blockquote>It’s getting harder…

Triple Beam Dream: “Krugman’s a fruad! Check out him saying the internet’s going to slow down.”

Imagine being offered two potential futures: One future where the legal battle dragged on for years, possibly into adulthood, potentially affecting one’s professional status, with a legal resolution that would always seem ambiguous, or a future where the legal status would resolve quickly and be sealed upon adulthood.

To hell with you and your challenges! I have one piece of basketball knowledge and goddamnit if I didn’t find a time and a place to share it!

I remember back in ‘97, Atlanta drew the Bulls in the second round. One of the Hawks’ players said at the prospect of their chances against Jordan’s Bulls: “I just hope our plane shows up.” The Bulls were so invincible that their competition’s greatest concern wasn’t game planning or execution or overcoming long odds,…