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The Astros Cheated

April 1, 2021April 5, 2021 Art Edwards 2 Comments

An excellent forthcoming book fully reminds us of their deeply evil 2017 duplicity

Magical Misery Tour

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Trevor Seigler 1 Comment Jeff Pearlman, Kobe Bryant, Lakers, Phil Jackson, Shaquille O'Neal, Three-Ring Circus

A new book chronicles the adventures of Shaq, Kobe, and the Lakers’ three-peat

Sports TELEVISION

‘Last Chance U’ Scores Again

August 18, 2020August 24, 2020 Jon Hart 0 Comments Dakota Allen, Jason Brown, John Beam, Laney College, Last Chance U, Ronald Ollie

A new school, but the same compelling JUCO football drama

Sports TELEVISION

Don’t Call It a Restart

August 13, 2020August 16, 2020 Daniel Cohen 0 Comments Breonna Taylor, Charles Barkley, Damian Lillard, Devin Booker, Ernie Johnson, Gregg Popovich, Inside the NBA, Kenny Smith, LeBron James, NBA, Phoenix Suns, Shaquille O'Neal, TJ Warren

The NBA Bubble has been tremendously compelling television

NON-FICTION Sports

I Don’t Care If I Never Get Back

August 6, 2020 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Alex Rodriguez, Barstool Sports, baseball, Chris Taylor, ESPN, Joe Davis, Joe Kelly, Karl Ravech, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Mike Clevinger, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Orel Hershiser, Rob Manfred

Weird rules, masked baserunners, piped-in sound, cardboard cutouts of dogs, whatever, it’s still baseball

NON-FICTION Sports

Where Have You Gone, Garry Templeton?

July 23, 2020July 31, 2020 Jon Hart 0 Comments baseball, Brad Balukjian, Sports, Wax Pack

‘The Wax Pack’ tracks down a set of baseball players after their final innings

Sports

Return of the Sportsball

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020 Mia McCullough 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, Indianapolis 500, MLB, NBA, NFL, Olympics, Sports, Stanley Cup, The Last Dance, U.S. Open

Are sports fans ever going to get their primary programming outlet back?

DOCUMENTARY FILM Sports

Michael Jordan Was Before My Time

May 12, 2020May 20, 2020 Peter Warren 0 Comments Chicago Bulls, Craig Ehlo, Isaiah Thomas, Jerry Krause, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson, Ron Harper, The Last Dance

For a college student, ‘The Last Dance’ has been a fascinating history lesson about basketball’s greatest

DOCUMENTARY FILM Sports TELEVISION

The Zen Master and The Worm

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Zack Teibloom 0 Comments

Jackson and Rodman take center court in ‘The Last Dance’

DOCUMENTARY Sports TELEVISION

The Top 10 Things About the First Two Parts of ‘The Last Dance’

April 20, 2020April 23, 2020 Zack Teibloom 0 Comments Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Chicago Bulls, Dennis Rodman, ESPN, Michael Jordan, Oprah, Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, The Last Dance, Toni Kukoc

Jordan in Paris and The Traveling Cocaine Circus

NON-FICTION Sports

Field of Broken Dreams

March 26, 2020 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments baseball, Houston Astros, Jackie Robinson, Jim Bouton, Jim Brosnan, Jose Canseco, R.A. Dickey

Six baseball books that don’t steal signs

Sports TELEVISION

The 49ers Are the Best Show on TV

January 22, 2020February 3, 2020 Kevin L. Jones 0 Comments 49ers, Baker Mayfield, Cleveland Browns, Daenerys Targaryen, Jimmy Garoppalo, Richard Sherman, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Sunday Night Football, Super Bowl

According to a 49ers Fan

NON-FICTION Sports

Making the MVP

July 9, 2019July 8, 2019 Mike Ewing 0 Comments Ben Lindberg, J.D. Martinez, Justin Turner, The MVP Machine, Travis Sawchick, Trevor Bauer

How Big Data is Transforming Baseball

NON-FICTION Sports

‘The Cost Of These Dreams’

May 30, 2019 Trevor Seigler 1 Comment Dan Gable, Michael Jordan, Pat Riley, The Cost Of These Dreams, Tiger Woods, Wright Thompson

A Collection About Athletes, Loss, and Absent Parents

FILM Sports TELEVISION

Representation Matters

February 13, 2019February 13, 2019 Neal Pollack 0 Comments André Holland, Arli$$, Ballers, Elite Sports Agents, Entourage, High Flying Bird, Jerry Maguire, Robert Wuhl, Steven Soderbergh, Taraji P. Henson, The Rock, What Men Want

Why are We So Obsessed With Elite Sports Agents?

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