Recent NFL player Antonio Brown took to Twitter to call out what he sees as a double standard, tweets that were then quickly deleted. Chris Dupuy further examines what those posts reveal.
If This Were a Fight, Someone Would Stop It
Chris Dupuy was writing about boxing and recent ring deaths when the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton occurred. The events coalesced into this powerful piece about violence and our current state of affairs.
Thank you, David: A Game, A Moment, A Hero, and Tears
On Saturday, September 29th, 2018, New York Mets third baseman David Wright took the field for one last time in his career. Chris Dupuy reflects on one of the Mets’ greatest players.
Why You Should Catch The Sho, the Millennial Babe Ruth
Will Shohei Ohtani be the next Babe Ruth? Mathew Mackie examines Ohtani’s stunning debut with the Los Angeles Angels as a double-threat hitter and pitcher.
TBS Wake: Honoring Those We Lost in 2016
It goes without saying that 2016 has claimed many people of genius … but we’re saying it anyway. We’ve combed the writing staff to see who they miss the most. Bring a hanky and a beverage to raise in respect.
The NBA Player: Victim of Our Shortcomings
Many an NBA player has been challenged by a nobody. But, as they’ve destroyed us, forever documented on the Internet, we should not to be too quick to judge the outcome.
Kobe Bryant’s Farewell Poem: A Literary Analysis
With Kobe Bryant putting down the basketball and picking up the quill, we got our own scribe, Loretta Barnard, to analyze his farewell poem.
Rah! Rah! Rah! Shouldn’t Professional Cheerleaders at Least Make Minimum Wage?
Travis Laurence Naught looks at the popularity of cheerleading, but wonders why professional cheerleaders aren’t acknowledged as athletes and compensated the same?