After serving as the white supremacist president that eternally merged politics and sports, the ramifications of Donald Trump’s time in the Oval Office are still affecting American traditions. Read more…
Tag: the ncaa tournament
Mark Few and Gonzaga choked, and you shouldn’t be surprised
Gonzaga choked, and it’s Mark Few’s burden to carry. Read more…
Mick Cronin was UCLA’s third option, and he just ended the Bruins’ 13-year Final Four drought
The beginning of this movie got off to a rough start. And while the final scene hasn’t been written yet, it’s already a triumphant tale. Read more…
UConn women are headed to 13th straight Final Four led by two of the most would-be profitable players in college
Just days after Megan Rapinoe spoke at a White House for Equal Pay Day, and on one of the final days of Women’s History Month, the UConn Huskies reminded the world just how invaluable and profitable women have always been. Read more…
Grand Canyon’s Oscar Frayer killed in California wreck days after dream run to NCAA Tourney appearance
Grand Canyon’s Oscar Frayer killed in California wreck days after dream run to NCAA Tourney appearance Read more…
The USWNT’s fight for equal pay is still kind of nebulous
Yesterday, Megan Rapinoe and Margaret Purce met with President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden. Afterward, both Rapinoe and Purce met with the press. As always, Rapinoe was forthright, cutting, insightful, and funny. None of what comes next is to argue against Rapinoe being anything less than a national treasure.… Read more…
Firing Mark Emmert would be a great first step toward NCAA reform
If you’re reading this, then it means that you have some kind of understanding of the hell-storm that the NCAA has been dealing with over the past week. Not that it should be confused with the hell-storms that the “non-profit organization” seems to always be entangled with. However, I’m guessing that you have a sense… […]
Deadspin reseeds this senseless men’s Sweet 16
A week into the NCAA Tournament, and madness is the perfect word to describe what has taken place so far in March. The only logical explanation for how things have gone is based on just how nuts this season has been from the jump — given all the pauses and disruptions that have occurred due […]
The Big Ten is a joke, as Michigan is the conference’s lone hope left in the NCAA Tournament
Not only do numbers not lie, they’re also great assets when you need to prove a point. Read more…
With LeBron and LaMelo out, it was a bad weekend for stars in the NBA
If the NBA is purely for TV ratings these days, and it kind of has to be thanks to very limited or no crowds, then Adam Silver probably poured himself a stiff drink on Sunday night. Read more…