An Immigrant’s taleI am an immigrant. Came to New York at 22; didn’t speak the language or know the mores. Didn’t understand that CAW-fee came in different…Aug 19, 2024Aug 19, 2024
Fee-fi-fo-fumThings that were worth paying attention to in this month’s 2024 European soccer tournament:Jul 16, 2024Jul 16, 2024
Nathan’s InfamousThis is to suggest that, more appropriate than recent hand-wringing over Nathan’s ban of 16-time winner Joey Chestnut from its annual July…Jun 28, 2024Jun 28, 2024
O Art! (Going for Olympic gold)With the Olympics’ return to Paris this summer after precisely 100 years, Pierre de Coubertin lives. Well, not really. But his imprint on…Jun 21, 2024Jun 21, 2024
Olympic trialsIn 1972 Stan Isaacs, a giant in the sportswriting business who briefly brought his whimsy and intelligence to the role of sports editor at…Jun 17, 2024Jun 17, 2024
Sport’s uncertainty principleThe thing about sports and athletes is that their performances remain entirely unscripted. Unpredictable. No guarantees. This thought…Jun 13, 2024Jun 13, 2024
Bill Walton: the early yearsBack then, in the early ’70s, Bill Walton was what you might call an enigmatic figure, a mum college hoops superstar — all action, no talk…Jun 5, 2024Jun 5, 2024
Graduates, faculty, parents, guests….Been working on my commencement speech. You know; just in case. Not that any establishment of higher learning has asked, or that any have…May 28, 2024May 28, 2024
Bad racing formThere is something very East German about thoroughbred racing’s state of affairs just as the Triple Crown season commences. Not…May 6, 2024May 6, 2024
