About Ronald Metellus

Ronald Metellus is a Contributing Editor of the Sports Section. He owns a Robo-Cop beanie hat.

The Grief Performance: Football’s Concussions and Controversies

February 3, 2013 by Ronald Metellus Leave a Comment

Ronald Metellus on concussions, Manti Te’o, and the complicity of fandom.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Sports, Suicide, The Good Life, Trending Tagged With: Atlanta Falcons, buffalo bil, Chicago Bears, college football, concussion, concussions, CTE, Dallas Cowboys, Ed Reed, fandom, football, football concussion, football suicide, Hall of Fame, high school football, Jerry Brown, josh brent, Jovan Belcher, Junior Seau, malcom gladwell, Manti Te'o, Michael Vick, MLB, New York Yankees, nfl, Notre Dame, Outside the lines, Penn State, President Obama, professional football, Superbowl, The New Yorker, University of Notre Dame

21 Gun Salute for the AND1 Mixtape Tour

May 30, 2012 by Ronald Metellus 1 Comment

A journey back into Streetball’s most prominent vessel.

Filed Under: 1990s Nostalgia, Sports Tagged With: 90's, Allen Iverson, AND1, basketball, culture war, David Stern, Nostalgia, reality television, sports, sports nostalgia, streetball, The Professor

The Avengers and The Miami Heat

May 4, 2012 by Ronald Metellus 4 Comments

Why The Avengers And the Miami Heat Are Alike in Their Conventionality

Filed Under: Featured Content, Sports Tagged With: comparison, expectations, LeBron James, Loki, Marvel, Miami Heat, Robert Downey Jr, status quo, The Avengers, Thor

Philly & Pittsburgh Sports: A Loathe Story

April 18, 2012 by Ronald Metellus 2 Comments

Ronald Metellus tracks his history through an interstate feud that just keeps getting uglier.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Sports Tagged With: college, feuds, home, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Flyers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Steelers

What We Talk About When We Talk About Athletes as Cancer

April 4, 2012 by Ronald Metellus 1 Comment

Our access to athletes continues to grow, yet the language we use to describe them remains the same.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Sports Tagged With: cancer, death, Dwight Howard, Gottlob Frege, language, LeBron James, Mad Men, Miami Heat, sports

My Quixotic Attempt to Beat Jonathan Franzen in Solitaire: A Learning Experience

December 27, 2011 by Ronald Metellus Leave a Comment

Ronald Metellus discovers that the point of playing is not to win, but to find what it means to play at all.

Filed Under: A&E, Featured Content Tagged With: competition, creative writing, dedication, Distrac, Freedom, goals, Jonathan Franzen, Ronald Metellus

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Courtnay Midkiff is Walking Cross Country to Raise Awarness of a Rare and Deadly Disease

For the past three months, 23-year-old Courtnay Midkiff has been on a journey, walking across the country for a cause that is special to his heart.

Pregnant Boys: Chicago’s Teen Pregnancy Campaign Sparks Conversation

Chicago is shocking the world with its 2013 teen pregnancy prevention campaign, which features pregnant teenage boys.

Supreme Court Rules Proof of Citizenship Not Required for Voter Registration

The Supreme Court has ruled against an Arizona law that requires voters to provide proof of citizenship in addition to a driver’s license before they can register to vote.

Utah Boy Scout Leaders Reprimanded for Joining Gay Pride Parade

During the Utah Pride Parade earlier this month, two Scout leaders marched as part of a larger group of participants in Scouting uniforms, incurring the ire of the local and national councils.

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