Patrick Broadwater wonders, amid the adulation being heaped on Ray Lewis as he retires, if it’s right to forget what he might have done off the field.
I Lost a Job for Calling Out the Company’s Rape Apology
November 27, 2012 By 19 Comments
Dan Soloman critiqued CultureMap’s victim-shaming of an underaged girl, and lost his job as a result.
Is Cam Newton Ruining Your Life? 5 Signs of the Fantasy Football Time Suck
November 18, 2012 By 3 Comments
Game day induces stress, losing causes misery, and winning doesn’t really cause happiness as much as a reprieve from misery.
If I Work Out to Chris Brown Music, Am I Supporting an Abuser?
August 20, 2012 By 15 Comments
Emily Heist Moss insists that while we can argue for capitalism and free speech, we can’t pretend we don’t know that there are real, ethical, human costs attached to every consumer act we commit.
[Successful Athlete] Is Not Your Role Model
January 6, 2012 By 10 Comments
When it comes to athletes, Aaron Gordon writes, “great” rarely means “good.”
The Dick-tionary
April 11, 2011 By 37 Comments
The 10 at 10
February 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Super Bowl science, football according to Goofy, and Christina Aguilera flubbing the National Anthem.
Good Men Picks: The Super Bowl
February 4, 2011 By 5 Comments
Five sections. Five picks. One winner.
The 10 at 10
February 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Wall Street wins, carbs will fix your broken heart, and Ben Roethlisberger fails: the 10 at 10.
We Make the A**holes
February 1, 2011 By 19 Comments
Roethlisberger, like every other egomaniac sports hero, can continue to do whatever the hell he wants—because he can. Because we let him.
Losing a Game You Didn’t Play In
January 24, 2011 By 5 Comments
Last night, as I watched Rashard Mendenhall hump his quarterback, every potentially crucial play of the game and of the season ran through my mind.
Good Men Picks: NFL Conference Championships
January 21, 2011 By 8 Comments
Last week one commenter described Good Men Picks as “what it would look like if ‘People’ had a sports section.” So we’re picking based on the celebrity lookalike for each team’s quarterback.
Good Men Picks: Divisional Playoffs
January 14, 2011 By 13 Comments
A good man is an honest man, no? Well, that’s gonna be the theme of Good Men Picks this week.
Breaking Down ESPN’s Race and Sports Survey
January 12, 2011 By 4 Comments
We’ve made strides, but the survey shows that there’s still a long way to go.
The 10 at 10: January 7
January 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Sexist Happy Meals, super grandparents, and QBs ranked by marketability: the 10 at 10.
The 10 at 10: January 5
January 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Big Ben is getting married, the RNC struggles with books, and Alec Baldwin wants to run for office: the 10 at 10.
“These men did not expect to live, and now they are learning how to try and live again.”
This comment is by Adam McPhee on Kile Ozier’s post, “Good Grief”.