Just when I think the worst about Americans and our bottomless pit of discrimination and hatred, European soccer fans swoop in to lift my spirits.

Yeah, having a chart is extremely common.

No kidding. MLS might not even be the 7th best soccer league in CONCACAF.

In a privately paid for, non-taxpayer-funded stadium.

“Distraction”: probably the lamest sports cliche non-answer. What do you mean distraction, Colangelo? Will the other guys forget there’s a shootaround with Melo in the building? Just say you don’t think he’s good enough to play Slovakia.

“aggressive ketchup and mayonnaise”

No, this is poetic:

before you get all crazy with his commitment as a coach it’s actually a tape of her fucking the guy from the front desk from the last road trip

I have the same reaction to this as every fucking silicon valley profile with some dudebro who stumbled upon a quirky app and talks about how important it is to perform all these bizarre rituals to reduce the crushing mental stress of running it.

Fueled by five or six 20-ounce cups a day from the Kuerig coffee maker that is an arm’s length from his desk,

“Fueled by five or six 20-ounce cups a day from the Kuerig coffee maker that is an arm’s length from his desk, and maybe a Red Bull here or there, Gase has energy like a power plant. And it doesn’t wane in the wee hours”

I know it’s good fun to rag on Manchester United, but I think they have a legitimate shot at avoiding relegation this season. 

No, they all need to BAN loot boxes, not disclose their odds. Odd disclosure does NOTHING about the psychologically manipulate and exploitative surprise mechanic that comes naturally with loot boxes for some people.

It’s not a terrible first step, but human beings in general are just really bad at odds and statistics. Our brains aren’t really wired to understand them.

Yeah, I can definitely imagine a whale looking at an infinitesimal chance of a rare item and just feeling encouraged. 

To be fair, you did suffer a traumatic brain injury in that time frame.

% chance doesn’t even really help the problem of loot boxes. It’s like is cigarettes were sold in high schools, but to push back people demanding they stop selling them in schools, they put a little warning label on it that just says “Your chance of death will go up X% by smoking.” Targeting addicts and children will…

Loot boxes or any other gambling mechanics should be an automatic M rating. Anything less is going to lead to regulation eventually. This is just kicking the can down the road.

“Question 2: This NBA team has not signed a player to a multi-year extension following their rookie contract since doing so with Charlie Ward in 1994"

These owners really need to stick to sports.