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The Price You Pay For Beating Adrian Beltre
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Garrett Richards is making an early push for some late season hardware to appear on his mantle. The hard-throwing ace went seven innings against the Texas Rangers on April...
Culture of Pop
Early Season 5 'Game of Thrones' Thoughts
Game of Thrones has always been a fascinating show, carefully picking its spots between slowly formed storylines and horrific violence. Season 5 has been no different. For example, in episode three of this season, we...
Culture of Hoops
Tony Romo, Rick Carlisle Team Up on Refs
Image courtesy of Michael E. Lee/Flickr . Tony Romo does not play basketball, does not coach basketball, but he is apparently an active fan and a basketball story machine. Romo attended Duke earlier this year....
Culture of Hoops
The Definitive NBA on ABC Playoff Theme Rankings
Image Courtesy of Eva RInaldI/Flickr I really wanted to wait until the NBA Finals began to write this column, but I couldn't run the risk of anyone beating me to the punch and writing it...
Culture of Hoops
Go Ahead and Hack-a-Shaq, Not the Rule Book
Image courtesy of Keith Allison/Flickr . Basketball is a stop-and-go sport disguised as one with flow, smoothly weaving back and forth across the court for a 48-minute game. After tipoff, when the ball is moving...
Culture of Pop
Bates Motel Review: 3.8: The Pit
Bates Motel season 3 continued last night with a new episode. Perhaps the most notable thing about "The Pit" is that it gave us the most frank discussion Norman and Norma have ever had about...
Comic Books
Daredevil Review: Episodes 9-13
The final episodes of Marvel's Daredevil on Netflix provide a drama-filled, satisfying conclusion. Things become truly bleak for Matt Murdock in episode 10, "Nelson vs. Murdock." In this episode, Foggy finally discovers Matt's secret and...
Culture of Hoops
Trail Blazers Stun Grizzlies, Avoid Sweep
Screen capture courtesy of NBA/YouTube . "When you're up 10 points with six minutes in the game in this league, you got to finish. Especially in these circumstances and what we're playing for. So it's...
Culture of Hoops
Bucks Beat the Bulls in Game 5 Looking to Make History
Screen Capture courtesy NBA/YouTube . The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Chicago Bulls 94-88 in Game 5, making the series an interesting 3-2. The Bucks are looking to make history, as they are coming back from...
Culture of Hoops
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao: "East Meets West"
Screen capture courtesy of Showtime Sports . The most anticipated fight of the 21st century we have all been waiting for is finally here! Floyd “Pretty Boy” Mayweather Jr. (47-0), (a.k.a. The Money Train) will...
