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Rodney Harrison and Donte Whitner are why sports needs more journalists on TVLess than two months ago, four former athletes, a white female pseudo-reporter, and a rapper were announced as the new co-hosts of a worsening sports morning show. It was an example of how networks, and viewers, have incorrectly become obsessed with the idea that more athletes/coaches serve these br...

Skip Bayless’ new <i>Undisputed</i> co-hosts mean more ex-athletes replacing journalistsScreaming and arguing are in. Context and nuance are out. And over at FS1, the decibel levels just got louder, while the conversations just got dumber....

Kevin Garnett compared Steph Curry to Michael Jordan and the NBA universe almost explodedTranscendent athletes are the rarest of birds. Blue-Eyed Golden Doves, if you will....

MLB’s must-see show is Tatís Jr, not Shohei Ohtani

With Shohei Ohtani mania running wild, it’s hard for anyone to think there is a bigger star in MLB America than him....

Can properly kicked, as Andy Dalton will not fix a single problem for the Bears

The Chicago Bears are officially the Bad News Bears of the NFL. Their free-agent signing of quarterback Andy Dalton was hardly a solution to this franchise’s ongoing QB dilemma....

Steph Curry’s ridiculous threes have permanently ruined the NBA

Blame Steph Curry....

Sean Penn Would Have Been A Great Ty Cobb

It's fun to recast movies. After watching Mystic River I wished it could start again with the leads exchanging roles. Harry Dean Stanton would have made a great Billy Martin if The Bronx is Burning was made 15 years earlier. If I could have one wish it would be to see Art Carney reprise his stage pe...

<em>The Odd Couple</em>'s Oscar Madison, Everyman Sportswriter For All Time

Originally published in Bloomberg View....