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The Best Of Sports: 2020

2020 has been a biblical, & perpetual storm of flaming shit. But even in this year sports were there to lift our spirits if only for a moment

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Apr 9, 2020

Quarantine Rewatch: The 1999 Home Run Derby

Take a break from the stress of 2020 & enjoy the simple things from back in the day, like steroid monsters blasting baseballs into the sun

Apr 7, 2020

Quarantine Rewatch: Ali-Quarry II

I hope you enjoy the fight and especially enjoy not only the beauty of Ali’s performance but the guts and determination shown by Quarry.

Apr 6, 2020

Cancel Culture: Lessons Should Be Learned From The 1919 Stanley Cup Finals

When the Spanish Flu first started to spread, the NHL was just being born.

Mar 17, 2020

Croke Park: Irish Pride's Mecca

Every time I schedule a trans-Atlantic flight I have the same brilliant plan. This plan never works.

Mar 7, 2020

As COVID-19 Spreads, Is It Time To Put Sporting Events On The DL?

When scheduling sporting events, organizers have plenty of variables to consider. A global pandemic is usually not among them.

Jan 16, 2020

Pato: The Game That Doesn't Duck Around

The idea of using a live bird in an organized sport is something out of a fantasy book. But in Argentina, it's no ducking fantasy.

Jan 10, 2020

Oh No.

The new year is only a week old and yet it appears 2020 can be summed up into 45 seconds of video.

Dec 31, 2019

Christ, Another Year In Review Post (2019 Edition)

We made it! Take a look back at 2019 as we remember 10 moments worth celebrating & 3 moments worth remembering.

Dec 22, 2019

The Journeyman Sports Podcast: The Christmas Truce

Discover the incredible story of the Christmas Truce of 1914, and the small role sports played in within it.

Dec 13, 2019

Trying Times: How Rugby Tore Apart & Rebuilt Two Nations

The All Blacks. The Springboks. They represent so much more than a game.

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