The fundamentals were astounding, though.
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I love the quote about victim-blaming from the NFL PR flack. Never mind that is exactly what the NFL did initially in the Ray Rice case - by insinuating to their shills that Janay Rice was to blame for provoking Ray and that’s why he initially only got a two game suspension - and by emphasizing that she “apologized… Read more

Wait a minute... an arrogant figurehead presiding over a dysfunctional institution with blatant disregard for... I mean, everything... hang on, if we just... swap out the... oh my god: Read more

This is a wonderful piece, Diana. It’s truly terrifying, and makes me more and more nervous every day. Read more

A lot of my identity as a Jew is rooted in the fact that my mother’s parents lost everything in the Holocaust. My grandmother, fortunately still alive to speak about her experiences, was forced to leave a comfortable life in Austria, where her father was an engineer. She was fortunate in that she escaped with her… Read more

I’ve been saying this for years. Read more

This is not a policy, it’s all stuff that has already been a part of the rules. This is Donald Trump tweeting “Our inner cities are terrible places. I now declare Murder illegal!” and patting himself on the back for making a law. Read more

The NCAA should give itself the death penalty.
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Just not a very funny one. Read more

Doris has been the homie since way back and it’s nice to see her get her props. You have no idea how many foul looks I had to give to people when she started doing national NBA games and people around me would say something like “What they got a woman doing NBA games for? Whats she know about the game?” Mother… Read more

Truth: I’m 34 years old. I hadn’t watched basketball hardly ever before. I heard Doris Burke during a game while flipping channels one day a few years ago. I stopped and listened. I’ve watched basketball ever since and it’s because of her talent and not a player’s.
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Thanks for this. Read more

I first became acquainted with how talented she is when ESPN started having her as a color commentator on big east games. She was so much better than random ex coach number 145 in terms of both insight and enthusiasm it was a revelation and made me appreciate some of the intricacies of the game more Read more

Bob Ryan paid her the best compliment, which is she is the only person in her field who could call college and pro, men’s and women’s, as well as she does.

“… He also wanted the university to pay nearly $400,000 of the legal fees of the football player…” Read more

“Keep your attack dog fed.”

Really enjoyed this, thanks Lyndsey! Read more

Truly, Team No One. Read more

IRS late payment penalty is .5% per month which ends up being 6% per year. There’s also late payment interest that’s currently 4.22% APR. Floyd better be earning well over 10% on these investments to be shorting the IRS. Read more

Seems like he’s just setting himself up for a run at the presidency. Read more