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Ball Don’t Lie: Dunkenstein, Or The Modern Basketball Prometheus

Sisyphean Superstars, Or The Absurd Victory

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Rudy, A Sports Story And A Christmas Legend

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 by Usman

Do you recall the famous reindeer of all? Probably, but the whole story—from his prep years through his recruitment and pro career—is most likely not what you remember.

Categories The Clog Tags CANADA, CHRISTMAS, REINDEER, SANTA CLAUS, SPORTSWRITING, VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS

Out of the Blue(line): Dispatches on an NHL Season—The Pacific Division

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 by Usman

As the NHL approaches the trade deadline, who are the difference-makers in the Pacific Division?

Categories The Clog Tags FANCY STATS FOR GOOD REASON, JEFF CARTER, NHL, PETER BUDAJ, SILKY SMOOTH MITTS

Classical Bracket Buddies Year Six: Deeper Into Error

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 by Usman

If you never give up, you’ll still never figure it out. But consider the alternative, right?

Categories The Clog Tags A CELEBRATION OF WRONGNESS, CLASSICAL BRACKET BUDDIES, CLASSICAL RECURRENCES, COLLEGE BASKETBALL, NCAA TOURNAMENT, WRONGNESS

Out of the Blue(line): Dispatches on an NHL Season—The Central Division

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 by Usman

Here on the brink of the playoffs for some teams and on the slide to the offseason for others, who are the unsung heroes of the Central?

Categories The Clog Tags HOCKEY, NHL, REBUILDING, STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS, THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING

Out of the Blue(line): Dispatches on an NHL Season—The Atlantic Division

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 by Usman

The NHL’s regular season is over and some team is only fifteen wins away from Lord Stanley’s Cup. Where does the Atlantic Division go from here?

Categories The Clog Tags HOCKEY, NHL, REBUILDING, STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS, THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING, TRAGEDY IN DETROIT

Classical Bracket Buddies Year 7: Rise From Your Grave

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 by Usman

What is not dead can never die. In this case “not dead” refers both to the broader Classical enterprise and being wrong as hell about college basketball in a gently competitive setting.

Categories The Clog Tags CLASSICAL BRACKET BUDDIES, COLLEGE BASKETBALL, COLLEGE SPORTS, ERROR, TRADITION

How Wrestling Explains …. Nature Documentaries

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 by Usman

The more fabulist side of nature documentaries has largely faded, but there’s still a lot more pathos — and professional wrestling parallels — to them then you may have realized.

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