Foundational Weapons For A Modern War
When we think of rigged sporting events, we get a mental image of shady businessmen in expensive suits handing over cash-stuffed envelopes. We think of players throwing games, or coaches deliberately sabotaging their team’s efforts. That’s not happening; at least, I don’t think it is. I could be wrong. But the NFL
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Thousands of fans packed the stadium to watch the January football game. Just before the first break, with one team enjoying a one-score lead, a hush fell over the crowd. A player had suddenly collapsed on the field. Trainers and emergency medical technicians rushed out and performed CPR for several minutes trying
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I love Patrick Mahomes. I’ve never met him, but as a lifelong Kansas City Chiefs fan I love that he’s our quarterback, not only because he won us our first Super Bowl in fifty years, but because he’s a passionate leader, and I’m not the only one who thinks so. Patrick Mahomes
I got into one of those Facebook arguments over the weekend. You know, the kind with relative strangers you wish you’d walked away from three comments ago. I don’t usually argue with people over Facebook, but when I do it almost always involves football, probably because — unlike politics or religion — football