On Monday, superstar forward Anthony Davis informed the New Orleans Pelicans that he had no intentions of re-signing with the team at the end of his contract, and publicly requested a trade from the only franchise that he has played for in his entire seven-year career. There had been rumblings about Davis being frustrated with... Continue Reading →
In professional sports, athletes are effectively bound by the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the players and the league. CBAs govern the decisions made by both sides, and confine the options of both athletes and management on how they respond to the issues facing their respective league. One of the biggest issues the... Continue Reading →
As Yogi Berra famously remarked, "It's deja vu all over again". Today's release of the video of Kareem Hunt viciously attacking a young woman days after Reuben Foster's second arrest for assaulting his girlfriend spotlights the NFL's continuing challenges in addressing domestic violence. In 2014, Commissioner Goodell had the unhappy task of revisiting the penalty... Continue Reading →
When questioned regarding his communication with the NBA, and their decision to fine him each game he does not cover his “SUPREME” tattoo, the Cleveland Cavaliers guard responded “I don’t talk to the police.” J.R. Smith has had his share of run-ins with NBA league officials for his behavior both on and... Continue Reading →
On Monday, October 15th, 2018, Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft and owner of the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers, lost his battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a disease he battled since 1982. Allen is survived only by his sister, Jody Allen, as he was not married and had no children, so questions are swirling... Continue Reading →
It’s October. The skates are sharpened, the ice is set, and the puck has dropped on a new hockey season. But October is also domestic violence awareness month, so it is also a good time to talk about the fact the NHL is the only one of the “big four” leagues (NHL, NFL, NBA, and... Continue Reading →
Disturbing and heartbreaking. Those are the words NBA commissioner Adam Silver used to describe the just-released report on systemic misconduct in the Dallas Mavericks organization. Those words do not go far enough. I’d suggest inexcusable and unacceptable. The report is the end result of a months-long investigation into allegations of rampant sexual harassment and mistreatment... Continue Reading →
Chair umpire discretion can be a blessing and a curse. For Serena (and Naomi Osaka), unfortunately it was the latter. The 2018 US Open Women's Final was explosive, and not just because Serena Williams lost what would have been her 24th Grand Slam to a 20-year-old who had never won one. This evening, Serena lost... Continue Reading →
Where there's smoke... It has been exactly two years since Colin Kaepernick first knelt during the playing of the national anthem during the San Francisco 49ers preseason finale. So much has changed since then, yet, in some respects, nothing has changed. Kaepernick is still out of a job, the NFL has no idea how to... Continue Reading →
