To prove that we’re truly in the underworld, England has advanced in the World Cup by virtue of a penalty shootout. What?
Boogie Cousins moves to the Warriors, ruins league
Yes, you are reading this correctly. DeMarcus Cousins has just signed for the Golden State Warriors. Surely they’ve ruined the league this time.
LeBron signs with the LA Lakers for four years, $154 million
Well, it’s official. LeBron James has ditched Cleveland and will play for the Los Angeles Lakers. I mean, it’s a big move, but the Lakers? Really?
Mayweather v McGregor: The swindle of the century
As one of the millions who paid to view it, I felt the Mayweather/McGregor fight was little more than two men counting their money, working towards an outcome we all already knew.
A death in the family: The lasting legacy of Les Murray
The passing of Les Murray is an awful thing to face. However, the seeds of passion that he planted deep within every football fan will bloom forever.
LaVar Ball: The Donald Trump of the NBA
Love him or loathe him, LaVar Ball is here to stay. However, it’s how we rose to power that interests me the most. It seems we’ve been here before.
Klay Thompson’s toaster and the team haunted by Colonel Sanders
With the Golden State Warriors riding into the NBA finals on the back of a toaster, we look back at some other examples of enchanted curio that crippled teams in the past. Because sport is stupid.
TBS Sportsdesk: The strange redemption of Lonnie Smith
Lonnie Smith’s is your classic Cinderella story…if Cinderella happened to beat up mascots and climb mountains of blow.
TBS Sportsdesk: Awful sports movies, and who to call off the bench
Hollywood has a problem. Like the asthmatic kid on the playground, they’re no good at sport. So, in the interest of fairness, we thought we’d pick on them.
Fandom: Screw you and the bandwagon you rode in on
As the Australian cricket team continues to embarrass us, we may seek pastures new. However beware the bandwagon that takes us there
The 2016 sporting curse: Finally the bride, but at what cost?
2016 has been a historic year in lifting sporting curses. But I contend that what they’ve lost outweights what they’ve won.
TBS Sportsdesk: When Tebow followed Bo
With Tim Tebow the latest ex-NFL player to try his hand at the MLB, it’s only fair to look back at the man who came before – Bo Jackson. The multi-sport athlete is usually consigned to one of two categories. A) the washed up attention seeker who’s wasting his/her/their time, and thusly, bringing the game into disrepute,…
The NBA player: Victim of our shortcomings
Many an NBA player has been challenged by a nobody. But, as they’ve destroyed us, forever documented on the Internet, we should not to be too quick to judge the outcome.
The fumbled reception of Kaepernick’s comments
NFL player Colin Kaepernick decided to protest America by sitting down during the national anthem, but what did the world of social media make of it?
The Rio Olympics antisocial media recap
Now that our athletes are home from Rio, we look to 2020. But before we do that, let us recap the games, entirely through social media. Warning: may not contain actual sport.
Tanking: The art of losing successfully
Sport is defined by those who win. But for those who cannot, the method of losing to win comes to the fore – otherwise known as tanking.
Rogues Gallery: Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds was a champion in two sports: baseball and steroid abuse. But does the easy label of “cheater” do the man justice?