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Kendrick’s Korner: Tanking in Professional Sports
This week, the elimination of “tanking” seemed to be on the agenda of every major professional sports league. Monday, the Major League Baseball Players Association filed a grievance against four teams for failing to fairly spend their revenue share on player contracts. The accused teams, which include the Pittsburgh Pirates
Ryan Shazier Injury A Perfect Example Of Football’s Inherent Danger
During the first quarter of a Monday Night Football game last December, the Cincinnati Bengals were driving against their rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers. On a 2nd and 5 inside the Steelers’ half, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton threw a short pass to Josh Malone. Looking to stop the wideout short
Three Takeaways From NBA’s All-Star Weekend
It’s no surprise that in Los Angeles, the land of cinema and Hollywood, the NBA’s stars shone bright this weekend. After days of press conferences that players used to speak out on political issues and give hints about the looming free agent class this summer, we finally arrived to
Analyzing The Options For The 2018 Dodgers’ One Main Uncertainty: Left Field
There aren’t many question marks for the 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers. The team, which was nine innings from its first World Series title in 29 years and barely lost anyone this offseason (with the exception of Yu Darvish), remains in very good position to get back to the Fall Classic.
U.S. Women’s Hockey Delivers Its Own ‘Miracle on Ice’
The 2018 U.S. Olympic women’s hockey team accomplished what no team of American women have done for 20 years: win a gold medal. In an all-time game late Wednesday night, the U.S. and Canada fought valiantly from the moment the puck was dropped. The U.S. scored first, but Canada
Trade Deadline Moves Signal Return To Norm For Los Angeles’ Basketball Teams
NBA fans in Los Angeles were glued to their phones last Thursday as they tried to keep up with the flurry of moves that were made before the 12 p.m. PST trade deadline. While 22 of the league’s 30 teams made a deal, the two moves with the biggest implications
Winter Olympics’ Variety Leads To Unexpected Entertainment
Last Saturday evening, as I sat down to eat dinner at a restaurant in the Village, I looked up at the television and was confused. I asked my friend why NBC would show what I believed to be competitive speed skating on a random Saturday night past their prime
Super Bowl Run Cements Foles As Hero
On Sunday night, at approximately 7:15 p.m. PST, an Earth-shattering event occurred. Tom Brady’s last-second Hail Mary pass hit the turf at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, and for the first time in history, the Philadelphia Eagles became Super Bowl Champions. Their immaculate season ended in the most improbable
Previewing the Hot Stove: What Will Happen this MLB Offseason
The MLB offseason is upon us, which means we have to find a way to pass the interminable months until Spring Training. As tradition goes, we’ll resort to speculating about what teams might do. To present a reductionist view of MLB strategy, I’ll say that every team falls into into