Tag: writing
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The Bandana Never Fades: How Welles Crowther Keeps Finding His Way Back to the Lacrosse Field
Welles Crowther died 25 years ago, but lacrosse never let his story disappear. From Boston College to the PLL, the man in the red bandana remains part of the sport’s identity.
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Do the Sports World’s 9/11 Rituals Still Land?
Twenty-five years after 9/11, sports leagues are still staging the rituals born from that day. But as players and fans increasingly have no memory of the attacks, those traditions are doing a different job: turning grief into history.
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Tiger Woods Is Changing His Plea. That’s Not the Same as Him Being Done Explaining Himself.
Tiger Woods is scheduled to appear in a Martin County courtroom for a change-of-plea hearing tied to his March crash. That could mean a deal is coming — but the difference between a “change of plea” and a “plea conference” leaves one important question unanswered.
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Five Deaths in Eight Years: Football’s Heartland Problem Nobody Wants to Name
MicahJo Barnett’s death at William Jewell College is still medically unexplained. But across Kansas and Missouri, a troubling series of young football deaths — many involving extreme heat — demands a larger question: why does the same safety conversation restart every August and disappear every winter?
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The WNBA Has a Bigger Problem Than It’s Willing to Admit, and It’s Green
What began as a bizarre crypto stunt has become a recurring disruption at WNBA games. The league keeps treating each green-object incident separately, but the pattern — and the ridicule surrounding it — has become a bigger problem.
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The Cord Never Really Got Cut — It Just Got More Expensive
Streaming was supposed to kill the cable bill. Instead, sports fans are rebuilding the bundle one subscription at a time — and often paying more for it.
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The Rangers Blew Up Their Support Staff Because the Old Plan Wasn’t Working
The Rangers called it a retool, but after a 34-39-9 season, the changes went far beyond the roster. New York overhauled its performance staff, lost a legendary goalie coach, and is still searching for the scoring depth it needs.
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Every NHL Team, Ranked by Who Actually Has a Shot at the Cup
Florida reloads. Carolina defends its title. Colorado is terrifying when healthy. And the Rangers are staring up from No. 21. Here’s how all 32 NHL teams rank by their actual shot at the 2027 Stanley Cup.
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The Knicks Aren’t Hiding From the Group of Death — They’re Embracing It
The defending champion Knicks drew the NBA Cup’s toughest group. Instead of fearing the road through Philadelphia, Indiana, Cleveland and Miami, New York has every reason to embrace it.
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3 Bold Predictions for the Knicks’ Title Defense
The Knicks enter 2026-27 as defending champions with a target on their backs. Here are three bold predictions for Jalen Brunson, New York’s center rotation, and where the Knicks finish in the East.
