Compilations of “the most politically influential and outspoken” athletes crop up here and there occasionally. They list activists like Billie Jean King, Tommie Smith, and John Carlos, as well as overpaid, modern, but still outdated ones like Megan Rapinoe and…
Taylor Swift changes GDPs worldwide and has the whole world humming her tunes — but Spectacle host Melissa Mackenzie thinks she’s overrated. Swift, she protests, uses the same three chords and pairs them with mediocre lyrics to deliver a sappy…
The Hail Mary pass. It’s a desperate, last-ditch attempt by a football team to score a touchdown in the waning seconds of the game. The pass usually comes from near midfield, well outside of the typical scoring zone, and, as…
“Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.” Such were the immortal words of wisdom of the grim Dean Wormer to Kent “Flounder” Dorfman, the — well — fat, drunk, and stupid frat boy in the…
As discussions of greatest-ever go, this one’s pretty clear-cut. There’s always room for debate — sports talk radio wouldn’t exist without it — but the best college football coach of all time (the GOAT) has to be the guy in…
I’m amazed at this, but I actually find myself inspired by Mitt Romney. It’s purely by accident, of course, as Romney is one of the least inspiring political figures of the last 50 years. But Romney actually said something earlier…
Bill Belichick, who won a Super Bowl in one of every four seasons he coached the New England Patriots, parted with the team on Thursday. “He is the greatest coach of all time,” owner Robert Kraft said without hyperbole received…
The last Selection Sunday of the four-team College Football Playoff era went down pretty much according to chalk. Michigan’s inclusion everybody was certain of. Undefeated, ranked No. 1, conqueror of archrival Ohio State. Nobody for a moment doubted their bona…
Matthew Araiza won the Ray Guy Award in 2021. In 2022, he won the Bad Guy Award. After Araiza set the NCAA record for yards per punt at 51.19, the Buffalo Bills expended a 2022 sixth-round draft choice and bestowed…
