Ranking the Racists: Jon Gruden

Years ago, on his weekly radio show, Jim Rome would begin his Mondays wondering whether he would get through the week without talking about someone in sports doing something asinine.  This would range from the inane to the profane, from Continue reading Ranking the Racists: Jon Gruden

Book Review: Dave Zirin’s “The Kaepernick Effect”

Dave Zirin would like to remind you that Colin Kaepernick is not the only athlete to take a knee for a cause he believed in. Dave Zirin would also like to remind you that, in far less publicized cases, countless Continue reading Book Review: Dave Zirin’s “The Kaepernick Effect”

White privilege and black national anthems: Time to change the channel

I was working behind a hypothetical bar the other night, changing the hypothetical station on a hypothetical flat screen TV.  A hypothetical couple sat directly under the TV, occasionally glancing up at it while eating their hypothetical dinners. As a Continue reading White privilege and black national anthems: Time to change the channel

Quarterbacks say the darnedest things: The Drew Brees edition

We live in an odd time, where racial tension is as high – and high profile – as it has been in my lifetime.  That’s over a half century, folks.  File the latest Drew Brees soundbite into the annals of Continue reading Quarterbacks say the darnedest things: The Drew Brees edition

SportsChump and J-Dub debate… the Post-Virus Sports Landscape

What better time than a pandemically induced, state-of-siege-like, self-quarantine to turn to my blogging brother in crime to remind me… that we were stir crazy long before it was fashionable. Before we proceed, sir, know that I will always be Continue reading SportsChump and J-Dub debate… the Post-Virus Sports Landscape

Thoughts on a wild, wild few weeks of sports: Chumpservations revisited (Vol. 39)

“What in the wide, wide world of sports is going on here?” Slim Pickens as Taggart in Blazing Saddles, 1974 It’s been a while since I’ve put some random thoughts down on paper. Between holidays, birthdays and deaths in the Continue reading Thoughts on a wild, wild few weeks of sports: Chumpservations revisited (Vol. 39)

The hits they keep a-comin’: Arbitrator allows courts to proceed with Kaepernick’s collusion case against NFL

The Colin Kaepernick versus the NFL drama is the gift that keeps on giving.  Like a stand-up comedian writing new material every time Trump takes to Twitter, keeping up with Kap is a sports blogger’s dream.  Much to the NFL’s Continue reading The hits they keep a-comin’: Arbitrator allows courts to proceed with Kaepernick’s collusion case against NFL

Local business owners show NFL how to protest

I’m a football fan. I watch football, both college and pro regularly, probably an unhealthy amount.  I analyze it, talk about it with my friends and spend much of my Sundays on my sofa watching pregame coverage, post-game analysis and Continue reading Local business owners show NFL how to protest

Beating a dead horse: Protests, ratings and the NFL experience

I went to a professional football game last Sunday.  The sky did not fall down. Hours before the game, a friend sent me a text asking me if I wanted to play golf that afternoon.  I politely declined, saying I Continue reading Beating a dead horse: Protests, ratings and the NFL experience

Trump tells Curry “No Soup for You!”

Eight and a half years ago, our former president, a black man, rolled up his sleeves and filled out his March Madness brackets on ESPN for all to see.  Many were taken aback, wondering a) who the hell cares whether Continue reading Trump tells Curry “No Soup for You!”