Is a Jersey Number More Than Just a Number?
Association, respect, and why we define our favorite athletes by digits on polyester and nylon Jalin Hyatt was drafted by the New York...
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Omar Zahran
- Aug 26
Balancing Act: The Evolution of Sports Documentaries from Journalism to Propaganda
The rise of curated narratives and the unfortunate decline of investigative journalism in the way we consume sports content who This week...
Omar Zahran
- Aug 19
The Cost of Pro Sports: How Oakland Was Abandoned by Its Teams
The Warriors went across the bridge. The Raiders left for Sin City. And now the Athletics seemed destined to follow. Oakland has lost its...
Omar Zahran
- Aug 10
The Lucrative Business of Sportswashing: How Oil-Rich Nations Use Sports to Improve Their Image
As more soccer players leave Europe for the riches of Saudi Arabia, a bigger pursuit is at play: reshaping the image of a region through...
Omar Zahran
- Jul 29
Content Aggregation and Highlight Culture in Sports: The Rise of Instant Reactions
In an age of on demand data, the way that we get our sports news has changed to prioritize speed over accuracy and nuance. But is this...
Omar Zahran
- Jul 15
The Changing Landscape: The Future of Sports Journalism in the Age of AI and Fan-Led Content
The fabled New York Times sports desk is no more, causing many to proclaim doom and gloom for sports journalism. But in many ways, this...
Omar Zahran
- Jun 27
Mercy Rules in Professional Sports: Competition vs Entertainment
Blowouts are inevitable in sports, but comebacks are also having a renaissance. A moment to consider the potential of mercy rules in...
Cole Raines
- May 15
2023 NBA Offseason Preview: The Summer of Blockbuster Moves?
With the NBA Offseason coming up, it is time once again to check into Blockbuster and see what big moves will be made!
Cole Raines
- Apr 17
LeBron James and the Inevitable Aging Process
It is no secret. Aging can be difficult, and some of us are way better than others... Look at the Trish Stratus's, the Clayton...
Cole Raines
- Apr 3
MLB Opening Weekend Awards
Opening weekend has come and went for the 2023 MLB season, and with it some hand-picked awards for some of the weekend's performances in...
Cole Raines
- Mar 27
Let the Kids Play: Best and Worst 'Kids' Heading into the 2023 MLB Season
With MLB's Opening Day nearing, the best and worst kids heading into the season are looked at.
Cole Raines
- Mar 20
Life Thoughts After 56 Hours in an RV
Take the 56 hour trip I had in my brain and the fun-seeker as I went down to Cape Coral.
Omar Zahran
- Jan 4
Damar Hamlin and the Delicate Balance of Football
A moment where the sports world stood still and humanity took over This week we saw the worst nightmare of every football fan take place:...
El Hijo De Diablo
- Dec 28, 2022
Jobber's Corner: Top 10 Most Anticipated Feuds of 2023
2022 was a year to remember for wrestling. AEW continued to build its product through home-grown talent. An AEW pillar left for rival...
El Hijo De Diablo
- Sep 20, 2022
Jobber's Corner: Booyakah! Booyakah... 6-1-9!
Jobber's Corner is back bigger than Braun Strowman, but hopefully that is not the only major comeback we see in the wrestling world... On...
El Hijo De Diablo
- Sep 12, 2022
Jobber's Corner: Dropping Swanton Bombs on the Wrestling World
Wrestling is in an amazing place, even with Ace Steele going all Edward Cullen on the Elite. Returns are happening, stories are being...
Cole Raines
- Aug 25, 2022
Raged Up! 5 Sports/Pop Culture Entertainment Things I'm Mad About!
Welcome to Raged Up! A post where I hash out anything in the media that is deserving to get Raged Up about. Whether it would be sports,...
Cole Raines
- Aug 2, 2022
Five Things You Have to Keep an Eye Out for at County Fairs
Picture this,,, the smell of cigarettes, terrible acoustics of the beer tent, the sound of kids screaming, and the horrifying thought...
Cole Raines
- Jul 16, 2022
Your Kid Will Not Be Mike Trout... Start F***ing Acting Like It!
So it was a nice Saturday afternoon, and I thought it would be a good time to take my hungover self down to the local ballpark and watch...
Cole Raines
- May 16, 2022
Top Five Fraud Gods in History
"What is a God to a Non-Believer?" That right there is a lyric to Kanye West's big hit, No Church in the Wild. But that same exact...
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