The world of sports is a great window into our broader society. For better or worse, all our contributors are lifelong sports fans. Being such fans and caring deeply about the world we live in, we use sports as a way to better understand society and use society as a way to better understand sports.Read more »
The world of sports is a great window into our broader society. For better or worse, all our contributors are lifelong sports fans. Being such fans and caring deeply about the world we live in, we use sports as a way to better understand society and use society as a way to better understand sports.Read Less
Start off by begrudgingly talking about Donny boy and how he just can't stop talking about sports. Then we talk about CTE, the Tour Championship and the meaninglessness of streaks in baseball. For cricket and cycling, we touch on the significance of playing in Pakistan and a new UCI president. Our main topic for the week is what it means to be a world champion. When is it legitimate? Does it matter? Finally, we end of "I think" pieces on conferences and the baseball playoffs.