Major League Baseball made a significant — if overdue — statement in 1947 when the Brooklyn Dodgers promoted Jackie Robinson. Everybody gets a chance to play. The partnership MLB recently announced with the nascent Athletes Unlimited Softball League isn’t a women’s lib repeat of Robinson’s modern racial integration. An initiative for professional softball doesn’t create…
As wedding season kicks off, my calendar remains disappointingly void of invitations. I find myself in that in-between phase—half my friends are still single, while the others are only just tiptoeing into the realm of long-term commitment. A few proposals have been floated, but the flurry of save-the-dates has yet to arrive. Still, as a…
Not many people would have felt the Indiana Pacers were the best team in the NBA when the postseason began five weeks ago. It’s starting to feel a little bit different with the club just six victories away from its first NBA title. The Oklahoma City Thunder are the best team still playing basketball, but…
