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Tiger Woods is reportedly okay after another crash. But another DUI arrest only reinforces what iPINIONS has argued for years: since his 2019 Masters miracle, he has made more news for injuries, surgeries, and crashes than for golf. That is not a late-career fight for glory. That is a legend playing on until pity starts… Read more.
Milano Cortina 2026 opened with a ceremony Italy didn’t pretend was apolitical. From Mariah Carey’s lip-synced cameo to Laura Pausini and Andrea Bocelli’s live rebuke, and from Team USA’s Erin Jackson-led delegation to the crowd’s unmistakable message for American politicians, iPINIONS thinks the night revealed how sport can still unite where politics divides. Read my… Read more.
For the duration of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, iPINIONS is setting aside its usual mix of topics to focus exclusively on the Games. Expect daily dispatches highlighting athletes, moments, absurdities, grace, crashes, and comebacks — along with a reminder that sport can still offer joy and connection in a mad, mad, mad world.… Read more.
Even with one of baseball’s highest payrolls, the Yankees once again proved that money can’t buy October glory. Sixteen years without a championship, Gerrit Cole’s $324 million still yielding nothing, and now the Blue Jays have joined the long list of teams exposing New York’s gilded mediocrity. iPINIONS can probably do no better than quote… Read more.
The Masters: ‘It’s over, Tiger’ Stephen A. Smith, from ESPN’s flagship show First Take, is arguably America’s most influential sports commentator. Like E.F. Hutton — when he speaks, people listen. That’s why the way he opened his show’s segment on The Masters on Monday spoke volumes. He looked into the camera, apologized for what he was about to say about his boy,… Read more.
Conference Championship matchups I maintain that Conference Championships Sunday is the most exciting day of the NFL season. The stakes, intensity, rivalries, and suspense often render the Super Bowl anticlimactic. This year’s AFC Championship game showcases a clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens, while the NFC Championship pits the Detroit Lions against the San Francisco 49ers. My… Read more.
Belichick retires It was the worst-kept secret in sports. But legendary coach Bill Belichick made it official on Thursday. He announced that he is retiring from the New England Patriots after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl titles. The NFL did not miss a beat last year when Tom Brady retired, proving that no player is bigger than the sport. But… Read more.
I’m not a big Football fan. I spend far more time reading about Football games on Mondays than watching them on Saturdays and Sundays. Black quarterbacks: good enough for the NCAA Nevertheless, as I channel-surfed through college games on Saturday, the number of Black quarterbacks stood out like a yellow flag on the field. After all, I… Read more.
On Friday night, the New York Yankees (with a team payroll of $206 million) showed themselves once again to be the biggest and most expensive losers in the history of professional sports. On this occasion, their fabled quest for another World Series title was foiled by the lowly Texas Rangers (with a team payroll of… Read more.
