There was a popular joke in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, at least among those of us who watched a lot of basketball: “Cheryl Miller could probably beat her younger brother Reggie in a game of hoops.” The actual reason that it was funny was because it was laughable. The Swin Cash website tries…
There is a buzz about Baylor University hoops superstar Brittney Griner playing in the NBA. A few souls watched her dominate other women in college, and have concluded that she is transcendent enough to play with the best basketball players on the planet. All us gym rats and weekend sports warriors have encountered the occasional…
Is every televised athletic event required to have a female sideline reporter? In basketball and football and other major sports, it’s more often the case than not. This is not news, but only a few mention it. Freakonomics asked this question a few years ago. Commenters to that story circled the same explanations, in general:…