All eyes on the Peacocks

Jazz and Suns give us a sensational late-night cookie in a season lacking real drama

I’ve used this space to try and quiet any meaning to NBA regular-season games. It’s been especially acute this season, when teams have rarely been at full-strength, and they seem more intent on just being intact for the playoffs, which they know are what counts and are more likely to have at least some fans. […]

Sunday Scaries: The Week 11 Stakes to Prevent

I regret to tell you the Jacksonville Jaguars didn’t make the cut {} week’s Sunday Scaries. Obviously they are not winning matches, but they are covering. So they look… trustworthy? Read…

Basketball returns home

Even as just a casual basketball fan, I have not missed out on the schadenfreude of the New York Knicks the past decade. It’s always affirming when a place that considers itself essential to a sport, perhaps to the world through that sport, is rendered irrelevant. Watching the Knicks’ sense of self become a house […]