It is officially spring, which means one very important thing in the world of sports: the annual batch of articles debating the relative merits of March Madness and the NBA playoffs. This writer is only human, and so constrained by—among other things—a lack of imagination and a thesis due in
Author: Sam Lind
Tears in the Sun: Miami’s Off-the-Court Struggles
Locker Room Crying Debacle Highlights Shortcomings of Heat’s All-Star Triumvirate The Miami Heat lost their fifth straight game, amplifying the drama surrounding comments made by their coach Eric Spoelstra following their loss on Sunday to the Chicago Bulls. Spoelstra said, “There are a couple guys crying in the locker room
Restructuring at the NBA Trade Deadline: Building Foundations for the Future
It has become something of a cliché to say that the NBA is a “superstar league.” More than for any other professional league, success in the NBA depends almost entirely upon the quality of your top two or three players. Notable exceptions to this rule exist, like the 2004 Pistons,
P-P Scores 47 in Season Finale but Falls to CMS
Seniors Van Gulik and Wise Play Last Game The Pomona-Pitzer women’s basketball team lost its final match of the season in the Voelkel Gymnasium before a crowd of 470 spectators to their cross-campus colleagues from CMS by a final tally of 70 to 47, thanks to some swell shooting on
Rodgers Bests Roethlisberger to Win Pack Super Bowl
In Super Bowl XLV, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in a game that closely resembled a battle between a golden steel rod and an engorged meat patty from the hind parts of a steer reared by Vince Lombardi Himself. That is to say, it was a
Brady and Belichick Put Patriots in Super Bowl Contention
Over the years, Bill Belichick has displayed a wide range of talents. He’s a football mastermind, an amateur voyeur, a riveting conversationalist, and has a fashion sense that brilliantly combines the styles of Gianni Versace and a homeless guy. This year, we found out that Bill Belichick has another talent: