Author: Don Yaeger

On Thursday night, the National Football League will host an event that’s become one of the league’s crown jewels: the annual player draft. This year, the draft is in Nashville, and while there’s sure to be plenty of parties and activities, the real show will be what happens on stage. Because that’s what Thursday night’s first round has become: a show. Same with Friday night’s second and third rounds. The NFL draft...

After starting the day bright and early to avoid the threat of thunderstorms, the 18th hole of Augusta National was hit by a roll of thunder yesterday afternoon that no meteorologist could have predicted. But no one panicked. No one ran for cover. No one cried—unless they were tears of joy.

One of the most storied programs in NCAA basketball history just hired a new head coach. The press release quoted UCLA’s athletic director, Dan Guererro, as “excited to welcome him to Westwood.” I should hope so. Especially since former Cincinnati Mick Cronin was the only coach who seemed willing to say yes when offered the chance to lead UCLA. The Bruins search for Steve Alford’s replacement took almost four months...

If you and I went to an empty basketball gym, and I walked you to the free throw line, handed you a ball, and asked you to make one free throw, would you feel good about your chances of sinking it? What if I asked you to make three in a row? Would you still feel good?

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For the last few weeks, the internet has been abuzz over a Netflix show called Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. The premise of the show is simple—our lives are better when we’re surrounded by things that “spark joy.” Well, pardon my French, but if you want to learn how to “spark joy”, then to hell with watching Marie Kondo. Who you need to be watching is Duke’s Zion Williamson.

Imagine for a moment: you’re on a tight deadline at work. Much is on the line, and things have been trending against you for most of the project’s duration. Just as you start to make progress towards a solution, one of your teammates gets frustrated. Like, really frustrated. Suddenly, your teammate is venting to anyone who will listen about how unfair things are—calling out perceived slights by administrators, railing...