How Man City Became Banned City
Manchester City has been banned from the Champion’s League, Europe’s most prestigious and lucrative club tournament, after an investigation found that the team lied on important financial documents. T...
18 Helmi 202018min
How Philly Learned to Love Kobe
The NBA All-Star Game is this weekend and there are expected to be many tributes to the late Kobe Byrant. Kobe is, of course, a king in Los Angeles, but his relationship with his hometown, Philadelphi...
14 Helmi 202025min
Rose Lavelle's Insane Soccer Brain
The U.S. Women’s National Team qualified for the Olympics this past weekend and leading the way, once again, was Rose Lavelle. The talented young midfielder also turned heads at the World Cup last yea...
13 Helmi 202017min
Mookie Betts and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Trade
It's been a heck of a week for the Boston Red Sox. The team agreed to send their best player, Mookie Betts, to the Dodgers in a blockbuster trade, along with former Cy Young Award winner David Price i...
12 Helmi 202019min
The Rooney Rule Isn't Working
The Rooney Rule requires NFL teams to interview at least one minority candidate when hiring a head coach or senior executive. But there are currently just three black head coaches in the league and th...
11 Helmi 202017min
Should the Astros' World Series Title Be Rescinded?
On Friday, there was yet another development in the Houston Astros' sign-stealing scandal. The Wall Street Journal reports that the team used a powerful algorithm called "Codebreaker" to figure out th...
10 Helmi 202024min
After 100 Years, Duke Slater Finally Gets His Due
If you go back to the very FIRST season of the NFL -- a hundred years ago -- there were just a handful of black players. And one of them was Duke Slater. Slater was the first black lineman to suit up ...
7 Helmi 202022min
Brandon Roy Is Alive and (Mostly) Well
There was a time when Portland belonged to Brandon Roy. The former Trail Blazer's career was cut short by knee trouble and he has been more or less invisible ever since. But after years of trying, The...
6 Helmi 202025min
