Words are truly insufficient to describe the significance and impact of the William Sisters in the world of tennis. Serena Williams is widely considered the greatest female tennis player of all time, with an open era record 23 Grand Slam singles titles. Her older sister Venus has been a force in her own right with […]
Unfortunately my story of suffering is not particularly special. I am one of millions… tens of millions I am sure that have been waiting for the New York Knicks to win a championship. Technically the only two championships occurred in my lifetime, but I was too young and not sure if I had even knew […]
The United States is a country in political turmoil divided by race and ideology. While the recent presidential elections illuminated the divisiveness on a national level, the reality is that much of the turmoil is perpetuated within laws and legislation spearheaded on the local and state levels. Indiana and North Carolina have enacted conservative […]
The Chicago Cubs have won their first World Series since 1908. That is a 108 year absence since the teams last victory. To put it in even further perspective this was the 112th year ever of the existence of having a World Series. There have been multiple generations of Cubs fans who have endured heartbreak […]
All of these sports reporters need to stop with the BS indignation over Kevin Durant leaving the OKC Thunder for the Golden State Warriors. All NBA cities are not created equal, especially for the appeal it may hold for wealthy men of color. With all due respect to Oklahoma City, (a city that I have […]
Mark Twain once said, “”Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn’t.” Each month I will lowlight the adventures of ADAM. He is very real but all names and identifying facts will be changed to protect the Dolt. I recount the tales not to embarrass […]
In 2010 LeBron James made “The Announcement” and the sports world lost their proverbial minds. Scenes from Cleveland showed them burning his jersey in effigy and the Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, wrote a scathing letter damn near accusing him of Bitchassness (though the actual language was “ selfishness and cowardly betrayal”) and claiming, among […]
On August 16th, arguably the greatest basketball player of all time celebrated his birthday, and outside of perhaps Los Angeles, there was little fanfare celebrating his life or his place in sports lore. Though we are from a different generation, I did manage to see Kareem play throughout his 10 “Showtime” years in LA […]
