Tom Raabe writes at The American Spectator (abridged): Once a great escape from the turmoil, or drudgery, of everyday life, sports themselves have become political. In the wake of the death of George Floyd, the major sports leagues are falling all over themselves attempting to out- “woke” each other. Players kneeling for the pregame national anthem, anathema […]
The Perfect Market: Record Setting Baseball Card Sale
Reuters recently reported the sale of a one of a kind Mike Trout baseball card, a signed 2009 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospects Superfractor, for $3.936 million dollars. Reuters reports: A baseball card from Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout’s early years sold for $3.936 million — the highest price ever for a sports card. The […]
NBA Flip-Flops on Ending the Season: I Stopped Watching a Long Time Ago
NBA players and teams canceled and then resumed their season yesterday in a flawed response to the arrest of Jacob Blake. CBS Sports reports (abridged): After Wednesday’s three NBA playoff games were postponed following the Milwaukee Bucks’ decision not to take the court for their first-round, Game 5 matchup against the Orlando Magic, the players […]
The Thorny Truth about the NBA’s China Investment
Or, as Victor Davis Hanson asks, how long can the NBA’s dishonesty last? By some estimates, VDH informs NRO readers, the NBA’s varied Chinese markets will hit $6+ billion in profits. That’s not surprising, given the basketball league’s 1.4 billion new potential Chinese customers. (The NBA’s) basic message for young consumers is that you can […]
Professional Sports, Once the Great Unifier of Americans, Defects
Sports were once the great unifier of American life. Now, they have become the main battlefield of the culture wars. Libby Krieger writes in The American Spectator (abridged): Several members and managers of the San Francisco Giants, a Major League Baseball (MLB) team, took a knee during the national anthem Monday evening at the team’s exhibition games […]
You’ll Never Believe What the NBA is Allowing on Players’ Jerseys
The NBA has agreed to allow players to wear “social justice” messages on their jerseys. Some are mundane and universally accepted catch phrases like “Peace,” “Freedom,” and “Equality.” But some are simple propaganda messages direct from the radical left, such as “Group Economics,” and even actual political slogans such as “Sí Se Puede (Yes We […]
Does Roger Goodell Really Support the Marxist BLM?
In a recent statement to the press, Roger Goodell told BLM “We, the National Football League, believe Black Lives Matter. I personally protest with you and want to be a part of the much needed change in this country.” Does Roger Goodell, who works for 32 of America’s wealthiest citizens, really believe in the Marxist […]
Play Ball and Make It Snappy!
Baseball, by some rumors, is back. It will be brief, but, as Jason Gay questions in the WSJ, will it be better? Assuming there are no disruptions due to Covid-19, there will be only 60 games since it’s so late in the season, instead of the traditional 162 games. As Mr. Gay observes, lopping off […]
Roger Goodell Asks Kaepernick to Guide NFL on Social Justice
I Have Not Watched one play of NFL or NBA Ball in Years!
Ken Laird reports in WEEI on the National Anthem controversy, writing: I support the cause but I have a question: Do NFL players need to kneel during the National Anthem this fall to effectively protest or not? In 2016, genuflecting pioneer Colin Kaepernick described his refusal to stand for the anthem this way: “I am […]
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