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The NBA is back, sans bubble, but still feels like a dress rehearsal for normal timesThe NBA returned last night, and there was relief in most circles that the daily rhythm of sports will return with it. Since the Dodgers recorded the final out of the World Series, essentially the work week has been blank, at least for professional sports. We’re used to moving from baseball’s climax...

Toxic pride is the NFL’s biggest obstacle to a much-needed playoff bubbleOne of the biggest topics among some coaches, players and others throughout the NFL is a simple question: Will there be a bubble for the playoffs?...

This was the Sunday America finally lost its mindWe’ve seen it coming, as colleges refused to let infected football players and their inflamed hearts deter football seasons and those sweet, sweet television dollars. And we’ve seen how cautious leagues like the NBA and WNBA were able to let science lead to success....

Bubble Dumb: College Football Coaches Are The Last People Who Should Be In Charge

It’s long been a truth to college football coaches that any problem can be solved by making sure players study their playbooks more. Creating a “bubble,” as they see it in their mind, is actually utopia to pretty much every college football coach. An environment where all a player can do is stay in ...

The Bubble Wrap: Barbershops, Another Birthday and Remembering Breonna

A dedicated Twitter and Instagram account, plus bored millionaires cooped up in hotel rooms has brought us to this moment, as basketball fans are turning to social media to monitor the antics of the NBA and WNBA’s bubbles....

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The <em>Observer</em> Absolutely Eviscerates Cutesy New Fried Chicken Joint

Pete Wells, take note: This is how you do a scathing restaurant review....

A Stripper's Guide To The Final Four

During the 2007 Final Four, I traveled to Atlanta with a couple of friends to dance at the Pink Pony. We were surprised to find the local dancers questioning why the dancer manager was urging them to work all weekend, then do it again next weekend during the Masters. By the Sunday before the final, ...