Sports Column
Sports
Hot Corner: Team USA wins big at Olympics, gets crushed in PR
For some sports fans, it’s often easy to forget the winter slate of Olympic competition exists. The summer games average over a billion more viewers than...
Features
LA sports rooting guide: What’s on tap for our teams?
LA is known as a Mecca for entertainment, and professional sports are no exception. The city is home to 11 professional sports teams, and...
Sports
Sports can still be influential, even if they’re not being played
The first draft of this column was about Italy canceling all professional sporting events in the country due to the outbreak of the coronavirus,...
Sports
#IStandWithCherry reminds U.S. that xenophobia is not confined to our borders
Don Cherry may be the only man capable of rivaling the late Craig Sager's flamboyant suits. Bleacher Report ranks Cherry's 25 most obnoxious outfits. Somehow Cherry, who was fired by Sportsnet Nov....
Basketball
Don’t forget Tim Duncan; he won’t remind you
We are now in the midst of the NBA playoffs — a long, drawn-out process that feels almost like a full season in its...
Football
LA Rams' first big trade might be first big mistake
Hoping to make a splash and quickly move into playoff contention in their new city, the Los Angeles Rams acquired the first pick in...
Basketball
Ex-players need to accept Curry-led revolution
The Warriors have been putting on a show this season. After hoisting a championship banner after the 2014–2015 season, Golden State started off this...
Sports
Discriminatory laws will hurt small businesses, employees
Last month, the Charlotte City Council passed an ordinance to expand transgender rights, including allowing individuals to use the bathroom of their choice. But...
Basketball
Media can't always give Duke the spotlight
I never thought I would compare Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski to Donald Trump. One man is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, the...
Basketball
Mountain West basketball needs to rebound
In the shadow of the Pac-12, the Mountain West is the second most prominent conference in the West. But their basketball teams are floundering...
Sports
Junior football player constructs solar panels in Ghana
A van carrying students rattles along a potholed road. The van is on its way to N-Kpaguni, a small village in Ghana. Upon arrival...
Baseball
BBWAA should look past PEDs on Hall of Fame ballots
This season, seven-time National League MVP and 14-time all-star Barry Bonds makes his return to baseball as a hitting coach for the Miami Marlins....
