Sports
Role Models for the Id
Apr 26, 2010 If the conduct of sports stars represents “values,” there never were any. In any case, it’s better to raise your kids yourself.Southern California Journalism Award: Online Sports News/Feature/Commentary
Tiger Woods Ad Parodies
Apr 13, 2010 Last week Nike launched a controversial new ad featuring Tiger Woods and the voice of his deceased father. The Internet has responded.
An Icon Without a Clue
Apr 8, 2010 Tiger Woods is finally getting on with his life, not that Tiger’s life can ever be what it was when he was the unquestioned, untainted, most famous, most admired, richest, greatest athlete of all time Unfortunately, that’s exactly what he was raised to aspire toTiger’s life can never be what it was when he was the most admired, richest, greatest athlete of all time.
March Mildness: How the NCAA Tournament Lost Its Swagger
Apr 1, 2010 The NCAA Tournament is the highest-level single-elimination event in basketball, making it special. Nevertheless, in the Big Dance’s present incarnation, other words come to mind, like bloated, over-commercialized and bland. In the Big Dance’s present incarnation, words like bloated, over-commercialized and bland come to mind.
The Winner and Still Champion, the Olympic (Ka-Ching!) Movement
Mar 11, 2010 In the wake of the just-concluded Winter Games -- aka They Can Even Sell This Stuff? -- it’s amazing to think how little was left of the Olympic movement in 1984, when it crawled into Los Angeles on its last legs.It’s amazing to think how little was left of the Olympic movement in 1984, when it crawled into Los Angeles on its last legs.
Weir and Behar Rise Above ‘Nasty’ Talk at the Olympics
Mar 4, 2010 Joy Behar was all kinds of brassy sympathy on her show Tuesday night as she chatted with U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir about how "two Canadian commentatehs" clearly couldn't get ready for Weir's unique brand of fierceness on ice during a regrettable moment of Olympic reportage.Johnny Weir: Offensive Comments ‘Pissed Me Off’
Feb 26, 2010 "I felt very defiant when I saw these comments," U.S. figure skater Johnny Weir said at a press conference Wednesday in response to two Canadian sports announcers who questioned his masculinity and suggested he was a bad role model for his sport. Weir added, "I think masculinity is what you believe it to be."Tiger’s Mea Culpa
Feb 19, 2010 Golf superstar Tiger Woods has stayed out of the public eye since the news about his expansive infidelity scandal broke last Thanksgiving, but on Friday, an apparently penitent Woods made a brief appearance and a sober apology at a press conference before returning to continue his treatment program. Reactions to his show of contrition, perhaps unsurprisingly, were mixed.
All-Stars, Steroids and the Super Bowl
Feb 12, 2010 L.A. Times columnist and Truthdig contributor Mark Heisler explains why the NBA All-Star game is no fun anymore and why overreacting sportswriters can't forgive Mark McGwire for breaking their hearts.Mark Heisler explains why the NBA All-Star game is no fun anymore and why overreacting sportswriters can't forgive Mark McGwire for breaking their hearts.
Shock and Aw: Getting Over the Sins of ’98
Feb 11, 2010 This just in: With all forgiven, Mark McGwire makes Hall of Fame. Who knows, it may even happen in his lifetime.