data-mm-id=”_mnj3giywn”>Before the written word, stories were spoken and passed down from generation, like a game of Telephone carrying the stakes of understanding who we were, who we are, and where we are going. Then came the furious scribbling, a way to preserve thoughts for the future. Countless scholars have studied history attempting to cull what's really important from the ashes of one civilization and the towering edifices of another. Many worthwhile things have been authored. Wars and peace have been achieved through varied interpretations. Loose lips have sunken ships and rising tides of encouragement have risen all hopes. One thing we can all agree on is that Semisonic was the entity most capable of reaching into the human condition and distilling it into a sentence. In …

data-mm-id=”_bk3oiuzyo”>“Jimmy Garoppolo, podium 10.”When those four words boomed from the speakers inside the darkly-draped Super Bowl media interview tent outside of Hard Rock Stadium, there was an instant stampede. Over a dozen men shouldering bulky television cameras swung their equipment around (injury to innocent bystanders be damned) and ran the 10 or so feet from wherever they were standing to podium 10. Long camera wires were unfurled on the ground in every direction behind them. Reporters– some carrying smaller cameras, some with selfie sticks, others with iPhones waving in their hand– followed suit. Elbows were thrown. Feet were stepped on. Disparaging remarks were muttered. Arms were used as wedges to get closer to the podium. Within 10 seconds, over 70 media members …

data-mm-id=”_gop04kslp”>Derrick Jones Jr. walked away as the winner of the 2020 Slam Dunk Contest, but it wasn't without controversy. Aaron Gordon jumped over the 7'5" Tacko Fall for his final dunk and received only a 47 out of a possible 50 points. Dwyane Wade, one of the judges for the contest, was asked about the score following the contest after many believed Gordon was robbed. Here's what he had to say: “I wasn’t the only one who gave him a 9, let’s talk about that!” ?@DwyaneWade responds to those saying he was biased as a judge in the Dunk Contest. @stance pic.twitter.com/FkBvJ6IWl7— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) February 16, 2020"I mean, it took nine rounds. It wasn't biased. It got to the point where I wasn't the only one who gave …

data-mm-id=”_f4zsiytwb”>Barry Bonds was feared like few hitters in baseball history during his prime slugging years in the early-to-mid-2000s. Nothing proved that more when, on May 1st, 2004, Bonds set an MLB record when he was intentionally walked four times in one game. The Giants were playing the Marlins at home. Bonds was in the early stages of his second consecutive MVP season; about a month into the season, he was batting .463 with a 1.111 slugging percentage. He was, without a doubt, the most feared hitter in baseball. Miami treated him as such by choosing to walk him four times in five at-bats. No one has yet to top that number in one game to this day. We'll never see teams treat any other individual player like they did Bonds again. He holds just about every record for wa…

data-mm-id=”_y6oehbwa3″>Dear Summer, I think we're done here. You can go away now. It was 88 degrees yesterday. There is just no need for that at this time of the year. I know there haven't been any preseason football games, but I promise you the NFL is just around the corner. And that means it is time for Fall. The best season. Truthfully Summer, you suck as a season. It's too hot. I used to like the extra daylight, but now it just messes up my kids' sleep. Give me 20 hours of darkness and 20-degree temperatures any day. We'll stay inside and put on extra layers. There was a song about it, but it got canceled. Anyway, Fall is the best and I am ready for Autumn decorations and Halloween decorations. On the last weekend of April, this house in my neighborhood th…

data-mm-id=”_himxscimv”>The NBA is reportedly considering adding two expansion teams as a way to generate some cash and make up for lost revenue due to the pandemic. The NHL probably thought they were being clever when they slapped some sponsor names on their temporary directional divisions, but the NBA is going to add entire franchises. The obvious first move would be for the NBA to put a new team in Seattle to go alongside the Kraken, but the other spot is seemingly up in the air. Las Vegas is probably the other choice, but we should at least look at some of the other possibilities. The NBA has been in some seemingly strange places over the years and there are some other "unconventional" locations.Previously, the NBA has placed teams in Chicago, San Diego, Buffalo, New Orle…