Welcome to the latest installment of “things are totally fine in Japan ahead of the Olympics.” Not. Read more…
Tag: the olympics
This week in The Ladies Room: Just Women’s Sports CEO Haley Rosen
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It’s been a tale of two brows lately, and that’s not good enough for Showtime
If the Los Angeles Lakers are going to have any chance at repeating as NBA Champions, they can’t have Anthony Davis finishing games with Andrea Bargnani stat lines. Read more…
Maybe it’s about Connor Hellebuyck, not Connor McDavid
The reflex is to point and laugh at the Edmonton Oilers once again. It’s combined with frustration that the game’s best player is leashed to such a clown car of an organization, one of the most brilliant individual seasons going completely to waste. And if you’re a long-term hockey writer or analyst who spends your… […]
Message to USA Baseball: Olympics shouldn’t be Old-Timers’ Fortnight
It’s a Trash Talking Tuesday, and today I’m trashing USA Baseball. Read more…
CDC warns against travel to Japan, where COVID is surging and nobody wants the Olympics
The pandemic Olympics continue to be one smooth operation. Read more…
This week in The Ladies’ Room: Connecticut Sun President Jen Rizzotti
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WNBA has an opportunity to take its league to the next level
The 2021 season will be pivotal for the WNBA. Read more…
IOC president cancels Japan trip as COVID cases spike — remind me again how safe the games will be
Well this isn’t the best look. Read more…
So who are these Olympics for?
Not that the question needs answering. We all know. They haven’t been about the athletes for long before we were born. And now it couldn’t be clearer that they’re not for fans either. Read more…