If you look beyond the glamour events, it’s still possible to find the old-time Olympic spirit, even though the Olympics are increasingly for the well-paid professionals. One of the best places to find it is in women’s sports, in this case: hockey. The U.S. women’s hockey team is training in Massachusetts, which is great if Read more →
When the Denver Broncos host the overachieving New England Patriots for the AFC championship this weekend, there’s little chance any Patriots fans will be attending. Read more →
Bill Conlin was one of the finest baseball writers of his generation. None of his accomplishments in life matter, because the last description of him on this planet is that he molested children. Read more →
When the NFL season ended last week, it meant punter Chris Kluwe went an entire season without an NFL job (he was cut by Oakland in preseason) for the first time in eight years. Known for eschewing the usual lack of interest in social issues shared by other football players, Kluwe could not have been Read more →
If you want to be a hockey star, you can’t be too hung up on little things like family. There are hockey factories, like Shattuck-St. Mary’s. But for the most part, kids have to play junior hockey in small towns across America and have to depend on other families for their families. Grantland today looks Read more →
Bob McDonald, it’s safe to say, never got rich in basketball; at least where money is concerned. And he probably hasn’t gotten the attention that young high schoolers have received. But he must have gotten something out of it because he’s been the head basketball coach in Chisholm, McGregor, and Barnum for nearly 60 years. He’ll get his 1,000th win sometime this season, which opens next Friday. Read more →
The price of paying dues, the curse of affordable health care, famous misdials in history, the Minneapolis man who almost forced the Redskins to change their name, and the big dance before they remove your breasts. Read more →
I suppose if your heart is going to get broken by losing a World Series, this is the way to wake up in the morning — a full page “handshake.” This ad was taken out in the St. Louis Post Dispatch this morning by the Boston Red Sox. And suddenly it’s a love-fest on the Read more →
An attempt to honor veterans is revealing an ongoing — and somewhat generational — split among veterans over the question of who can salute the flag. Read more →
Unless you run marathons, it’s pretty hard to “get” marathoners. I understand the need to run at whatever pace you need to run to survive 26 miles just to say you did it. But those who actually try to win the race appear superhuman. How superhuman? This Sunday is the New York City Marathon and Read more →
Baseball is using the World Series to highlight some great causes. Read more →
It’s a fine line the Boston Red Sox have been walking in recent months with its emphasis on ‘Boston Strong,’ the rallying cry of the city in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing. Read more →
In the unlikely event the Minnesota Twins had surprised us, played decent baseball, and made it to the World Series (which begins tonight, you may have heard), here’s something you wouldn’t be seeing: Two orchestras — St. Louis’ and Boston’s — “playing trash” at each other. Read more →
Republican legislators in Wisconsin have introduced a bill protecting race-based nicknames in the state’s school districts.
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Don’t call the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center “the Herb” or St. Cloud State will be unhappy. Read more →
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