Otherweb Archive - Opinion - Sport

• The humbling of Pep Guardiola
• Bill Belichick, Crossing the Jordon, and My Morning Croissant - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• What if a baseball broadcast could look like Spielberg? What if a baseball broadcast could look like Coppola? What if a baseball broadcast could look like Spielberg?
• Pete Rose has been removed from Major League Baseball’s permanently ineligible list
• NYC’s poised for delirious joy with the Knicks on the brink of historic triumph
• Draft lotteries suck for die-hard fans
• Belichick spotted chatting with Jordon Hudson's father at Miss Maine USA pageant
• How to Do It: I’m 45 and my husband, John, is 47. I’ve been spending time with a 26-year-old. I’m considering telling him how I feel about him. Do I keep silent on him for fear of how he’ll take...
• ‘She Just Didn’t Want to Hear It’: Payton McNabb Responds to Democrat Moving to End Hearing Before She Could Speak
• Can the Knicks beat the Celtics? They’re on a roll
• USA Fencing Chairman Damien Lehfeldt doubles down on allowing trans-identifying men in women’s fencing
• NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley condemns supporters of men playing women’s sports, calling them 'stupid'
• Why in the world do people love golf? | Dave Schilling
• Amsterdam wasn’t always a hostile place for Jews, as Ian Buruma demonstrates in his biography of Baruch/Benedict Spinoza
• Why is Saudi Arabia at the Gold Cup? It’s the latest in the Kingdom’s soft power campaign | Karim Zidan
• Manny Pacquiao won’t fix the Hall of Fame’s blind spots. The process needs an overhaul | Thomas Hauser
• USA Fencing Chairman Damien Lehfeldt appears to throw up middle finger ahead of congressional hearing on women's sports
• This England: One previous owner
• Rafael Nadal: the king of Paris
• A trans athlete dominated a Maine girls’ track meet. Here’s what you need to know
• This week's Free Agent is all about the NBA. Here's what you need to know
• Trump and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announce that the 2027 NFL draft will be held at the National Mall in Washington, D.C
• Nearly $2M Award Upheld for Former College Tennis Coach Who Sued Over Rumor of Improper Sexual Relationship with Player
• Why did it take so long to kick men out of women’s football?
• Washington Post reporter Maria Sacchetti uses the Kentucky Derby as a cudgel to attack Trump’s immigration policies
• Barstool founder Dave Portnoy calls emergency press conference after 'F*** the Jews' sign spotted at Philadelphia bar
• Washington's football team may have lost its name, but it has regained its city
• Shedeur Sanders Fan Sues NFL for Emotional Distress Over Sanders' Late Draft Pick
• The TAC Kentucky Derby Preview
• Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy says there’s a ‘zero percent chance’ Bill Belichick wrote the controversial interview
• LeBron Flops One Time Too Many, Provoking Deathless Response From Iraq Combat Vet
• The Culture War Comes Home to Florida International University
• Horses helped shape the world as we know it. Now we run them to death | Elizabeth Banicki
• There’s no fool like an old fool — and Bill Belichick leaving his formidable legacy in the hands of Jordon Hudson is foolish
• Gus Garcia-Roberts Joins ProPublica as National Reporter
• In Washington, D.C., only 1.7% of people arrested for carrying a pistol without a license were sentenced to prison
• New mom kicked out of running club over trans controversy: ‘Antithesis of why I signed up’
• A trans-identifying male took gold medals in every event he entered in the U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championship
• Stop subsidizing the ‘sport of kings’
• The Bell Is Tolling for Puffed-Up, Arrogant Propagandists at CBS - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley hits back at critics of his trip to the White House with President Trump
• Shedeur Sanders is the most talked-about athlete in American sports this week. Why?
• Sports media cried in outrage over the late selection of Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders in this year’s NFL draft
• Bill Belichick's 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson's awkward CBS interview has ignited a firestorm online
• Benn vs Eubank Jr was boxing at its finest
• Jax Ulbrich, son of Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, apologizes for prank call to Colorado Buffaloes quarterback prospect Shedeur Sanders
• Federal judge rules against parents who wanted to wear pink wristbands to protest transgender girl
• When the center-fielder saved the flag
• Jeremy’s Razors is proud to be the official razor partner of the UFC
• Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is the No. 1 overall pick in the Political Dork draft
• Russia Hits Ukrainian Capital With Worst Bombing Strike Since Summer 2024
• Watching football is also watching everything else
• Why can't Democrats abandon their view that men who aren't women should be allowed to compete against real women in sports?
• Nebraska’s Stand with Women Act Opposed by Faith Leaders - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• I prided myself on being rational and easy-going. Then I started coaching competitive kids’ sports | Myke Bartlett
• 17-year-old Austin Metcalf was stabbed to death at a track meet. This is about human decency and the culture that has eroded it
• Professional sports leagues push gun control
• A transgender athlete took home first place in a varsity high jump competition at an Oregon high school meet
• The Limits of Delegation to the Private Sector - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers GM Rickey hired Jackie Robinson to be the first black major league player, but his was not a DEI hire
• Boston Marathon’s trans runner tramples women athletes — time to take a stand
• Lee Corso is retiring from ESPN’s College GameDay after nearly 40 years
• Conor McGregor and Tucker Carlson Walk Into a Bar - The American Spectator | USA News and PoliticsThe American Spectator | USA News and Politics
• NFL scouting is broken. Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders is all the proof you need
• Federal judge rules that two fathers can't wear pink wristbands that say 'XX' to silently protest male inclusion in women's sports
• The most effective strategy isn’t conventional. It’s not how business works
• Trump in the Circle: Wrestling and the battle for American masculinity
• Trump celebrated the 2025 national football championship with the Ohio State Buckeyes on Monday
• After four years of being led by a president who remained asleep at the wheel, the U.S. is back to kicking butt and looking good doing it
• Karmelo Anthony, charged with murdering Austin Metcalf, had his bond drastically reduced and was granted house arrest
• This week, the University of Tennessee and its starting quarterback, Nico Iamaleava, staged a very public and very destructive contract negotiation
• Rory McIlroy’s first Masters win could only arrive one way: excruciatingly
• As a watcher of live sporting events, I prefer the miracle finish to the long slog that precedes it
• The Gym Group attempted to merge with PureGym in 2014 rather than to take PureGym over
• UFC 314 Features Massive Featherweight Title Bout, Stacked Lineup
• The Worst Trade of the Trump Era
• I don’t know why we gave John Oliver citizenship, but he still has a show
• Boys in girls’ sports is the stuff of insanity - Washington Examiner
• Auburn University men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl is taking on a new role as chairman of the board of directors for the U.S. Israel Education Association
• Center Shows Dangers Of Delegating Power To Private Entities
• Ted Cruz demands USA Fencing stop allowing men to compete in women’s fencing
• No-fun politicians target gambling — but not rotten-odds state lotteries
• Mark O'Mara: University of Florida banned Gator Chomp cheer because of alleged racist connotations
• Karmelo Anthony’s family has raised more than $279,000 off of the alleged murder of Austin Metcalf
• Adriana Brownlee: “As soon as you think of records, it gets dangerous”
• In the UK, two men will be competing for a women's pool title
• U.S. spent $60 billion at casinos last year and $12 billion on sports betting, says economist Jason Sorens. What bothers me is the hypocrisy of U.S. politicians
• Mansplaining John Oliver smugly weaponizes compassion —at the expense of women’s comfort and rights
• Maine’s Department of Corrections is slated to lose more than $1 million in federal funding over a trans-identifying man in a women’s prison
• Tariffs come for your jerseys, gym clothes, and sports team
• Fifa has used US soccer as a cash cow – and gives very little back | Leander Schaerlaeckens
• Washington Post, AP Articles Expose Pro-Transgender Athlete Bias of Legacy Media
• It’s One of the Most Impressive and Deserving Wins in Recent Sports History. It’s Also a Little Evil.
• The Grace of Wayne Gretzky
• ‘Trans’ inclusion = all-male finals, the hands-off hypocrite left and other commentary
• Two trans-identifying men faced off against each other in a women’s pool championship match over the weekend
• Russia's Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with 895th goal
• Save our buildings — or The Bronx (and the rest of NY) will ‘burn’ again
• Noam Nedivi’s college apologizes for failing to protect him from Zavier Chimienti’s antisemitic abuse
• Transgender high school track athlete Lia Rose came in last place against boys before switching to compete against girls