Andrew Ladd reviews Robert Lipsyte’s An Accidental Sportswriter and considers the problem of homophobia in professional sports.
T2TB Week: Everything Is Possible
June 3, 2011 By 3 Comments
“I’d want to know the many curses of Kevin Garnett, the relief of Paul Pierce, and the dignified joy of Ray Allen.”
T2TB Week: Nice Try, Kobe
June 1, 2011 By 7 Comments
Kobe Bryant’s three-pointer in Game Two of the 2004 Finals: greatness and comedy.
Joakim Noah Fined Less for Same Slur
May 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
What does Joakim Noah’s homophobic slur say about him and the NBA?
NBA Playoffs: Western Conference Update
April 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
Get caught up with all those games they play while you’re sleeping.
NBA Playoffs: Where Blather Goes to Die
April 16, 2011 By 1 Comment
With nothing else to feed its hunger, the NBA’s conventional wisdom cannibalizes itself.
The Conversation: NBA Playoffs
April 15, 2011 By 2 Comments
Ryan O’Hanlon and Max Ornstein trade a bunch of words back and forth, but they come to one conclusion: the NBA playoffs are going to be awesome.
Putting Kobe’s Slur in Context
April 14, 2011 By 15 Comments
Based on public fines in the NBA over the last few seasons, how bad was Kobe Bryant’s homophobic slur?
Debunking 4 NBA Myths
April 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Not everything you hear about the NBA is true.
On-Court Redemption
April 12, 2011 By 1 Comment
Look around the league. There’s evidence across the NBA that victory will, in fact, cleanse a tarnished soul.
NBA Players Are Terrible Husbands
February 25, 2011 By 3 Comments
There’s a reason Derek Jeter’s waited until his late 30s and the end of his career to tie the knot.
The Anthropology of ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops’ Fandom
November 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
This post was intended to report and analyze yesterday’s release of Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops. But I have failed miserably. You see, Call of Duty is this video game franchise that produces extremely successful, if controversial, war games. Last year’s Modern Warfare 2 was the biggest entertainment launch in history—“entertainment” herein referring to [...]
The Sensitive Dude’s Guide to Sports
June 20, 2010 By 8 Comments
“It’s a woman’s job to make her man feel safe — a safe place that doesn’t expect him to do brave things just because he’s a man.”
This is a comment by Kat on the post “A Husband’s Job Is To Create Emotional Safety”.