Once a year, the biggest and best warriors face off against each other. I should clarify. By “the biggest and best warriors,” I mean the two American football teams that were able to make it into the playoffs and then were able to make it past the wildcard round, divisional round, and the conference […]
I was six the first time I became aware of sports. I mean, I’m sure I knew about sports before that. I was not completely unaware of the world. It’s just that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles had a lot more to offer, namely ninja weaponry and a love of pizza, than any sport I […]
Today is the 140th running of the Kentucky Derby. It is time yet again to bask in the glory that is the gentleman’s sport of watching wild animals carry tiny people around on their backs for a while. Outside of the race, though, there is a whole culture. Ladies in ridiculous hats drink weird minty beverages. […]
I am an unapologetic sports fan. There is just something about watching a good game that is very exciting. I enjoy the strategic mind games of baseball, the give and take of basketball, the pure brute might and ensuing concussions of football, and the non-stop action of hockey. When the Olympics come around, I will […]
Dear Martin Johnsrud Sundby, So, today has been a rough day for you. I’m sorry to hear about that. No one wants to go to the Olympics and end up finishing 13th in their respective event. I can’t even begin to know what that feels like, namely because I will never be in the Olympics […]
It’s that time of year again. The time for everyone who hasn’t already forgotten their New Year’s resolutions to eat only junk in the name of football. The time for us to all watch a bunch of overgrown men slam into each other in the name of concussions, but more importantly in the name of […]
It looks like it is finally about to be my time. After all of the work and the effort, I am about to be rolling in the dough. I plan on building a tower to fill with my riches ala Scrooge McDuck. I probably won’t dive into them knowing how germy money really is, but […]
Over the course of my lifetime, I have been to many sporting events. At sporting events you will find many things. There is always the person who is inappropriate on the jumbotron’s “Kiss Cam.” There is the fan who screams from the upper deck, nearly popping a blood vessel despite the fact that he is […]
China does a lot of things right. Not toys or toothpaste or crayons (unless you have always wanted to increase the lead in your home), but there are things they are great at. You know, like gymnastics or naming delicious chicken dishes after generals. Unfortunately, the list of things they do well does not include […]
With the National Hockey League in a lockout, fans of the bloodiest and coldest sport around are left without entertainment. Throughout the country, you can hear the cries of the 4% of Americans who love hockey. You can also hear the sounds of disinterest from the rest of the 96%, but that 4% are pretty […]
The Life and Times of Nathan Badley... 