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"The Last Dance" has hit different for all of us. We're left without live sports, stuck inside our houses--or at least bound awfully close to our property lines--waiting for the COVID-19 pandemic to run its course. So let's give credit where it's deserved: ESPN's decision to release the 10-hour documentary series months earlier than expected … Continue reading Caption this: “The Last Dance” for Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman →

As many of y’all reading this know, I'm a rowdy and unreasonable fan of college basketball, particularly UNC men’s basketball, the ACC, March Madness, and plenty of other indefensible components of an indefensible operation. But I’m also someone who believes there’s no truly ethical consumption, and that in that sense we're pretty much slogging our … Continue reading College sports fans as fuel for change →

Which top seed is in trouble? And which lower seed is destined for a Cinderella story? #LetsDance

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about why Megan Rapinoe’s World Cup performance was so impactful. It’s not just that she was great; Carli Lloyd was great in the 2015 World Cup, but I would argue that her performance is now remembered as an exemplary sports performance, not as a transcendent cultural moment. There was … Continue reading Megan Rapinoe and the Squad: Don’t Just Resist—Win. →

I honestly never thought I'd need to write his name again. I thought the NFL might get this one correct.