In a day-long symposium last Thursday at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, a number of hurtful names and racial stereotypes in sports were discussed. Among them were the nicknames of sports teams in America. And as expected,… Read More ›
Sports
Happy Valentine’s Day from “The Klown Times”!
Happy Valentine’s Day dammit! Ladies, this is the day where you tell men “let’s just be friends” after they spend their entire paycheck on you. Fellas, this is where you become new initiates into the “FYC” – the “Fooling Yourself… Read More ›
Kobe Was Right in Calling Out Howard
A lot of people have raised a stink over what Kobe Bryant said about Dwight Howard earlier this week. He urged Howard to play through some pain while claiming that the Los Angeles Lakers’ center “worries too much” about media… Read More ›
Joe Flacco Is Officially Elite
Congratulations Joe, and welcome to the elite NFL QB club. Flacco led the Baltimore Ravens to a 34-31 win over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, and trust me when I say that he earned the Super Bowl… Read More ›
Russell Wilson Should Have Won Offensive ROY Award
On the eve of the Super Bowl, a travesty of enormous proportions took place last night. No, I don’t mean Jerome Bettis Hall of Fame candidacy being snubbed for the third year in a row, though the Steelers fan in… Read More ›
Ray Lewis Should Man Up to Questioning
Ray Lewis had built his reputation on taking on obstacles head-on, whether it was blockers or ball-carriers, during his illustrious 17-year NFL career. Too bad he has been dodging other obstacles like Walter Payton in his prime during Super Bowl… Read More ›
Super Bowl XLVII Preview
Super Bowl XLVII is here, and that means one thing: this is the last game of the 2012 NFL season. *Weeping and gnashing of teeth* At any rate, this Super Bowl has lots of storylines – perhaps you all have… Read More ›