Mike Rice Loses His Sh*t: On Masculinity and Anger
There’s a not-so-fine line between assertive leadership and chucking basketballs at your players’ heads.—Video recently leaked of Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice Jr.–the son of Duquesne hoops...
View ArticleWhat the Mike Rice Episode Says About College Basketball
The Mike Rice story is about more than just one aberrant coach. Liam Day argues it exposes the system that college basketball has become.I won’t go into detail about what exactly Mike Rice, the now...
View ArticleSean Hannity, Take Note: Physical Courage is Easier Than Moral Courage
It’s easy to blindside someone and lay them out; it’s a lot harder to stand up in a locker room of 52 teammates and say it’s wrong to try and intentionally hurt an opponent.Okay, I guess I was . . ....
View ArticleNEWSER: Rutgers Knew All About Coach Rice’s Abusive Tactics
According to a report published in the New York Times, Rutgers officials “knew about Mike Rice’s bad behavior well before seeing it on video last year.” The Times indicate officials may have kept the...
View ArticleCoaches: 5/25
Outside of our fathers, they are most often the men who have had the most influence on us. We want to hear from you about the coaches who influenced you—for good and bad—when you were growing up.In...
View ArticleWorst Moment in Sports, 2013
Unfortunately, sports’ worst in 2013 included terrorism, rape, and murder. Liam Day runs down the ugly list.2013 was not sport’s best year. Marked by tragedy, murder, rape, and a league and a network...
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