Mark
Jaber AlSabah, the 16-year-old racing driver currently competing in the British Formula 4 Championship, won his first race of the season yesterday, becoming the first Kuwaiti driver to win an F4 race. F4 is widely considered the starting point for drivers on their journey to Formula 1, and that’s...
Chris Weigant
Donald Trump has ramped up his war of choice once again, bombing Iran on a nightly basis while Iran launches missiles at U.S. military installations and other targets in the region. Sadly, four more American soldiers lost their lives as a result of all this crossfire. And the war seems to be...
Jeff
It’s championship or bust for Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton — not only in softball, but for all but one of its sports teams, period. The Spartans are a 1-seed playing in Fort Dodge today at noon. Seven hours later, in Audubon, the Audubon school board is scheduled to meet and approve athletics sharing...
Kristian
Here’s a comic about the World Cup! Norway had a fantastic run indeed, until they were casualties of the World Var 3.
Chris Weigant
We start today with some good news, for a change. The first is time-sensitive, so check it out now -- a livestream of workers removing Donald Trump's name from the outside wall of what will once again be known as simply The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts. As of this...
Chris Weigant
There's a political cartoon out there just waiting to be drawn. Picture a coat-check window, with a line of people in front of it. But instead of coats, the sign says "Spinal Check." The person behind the counter is handing the person they're waiting on a full spine, while saying: "Here you go,...
Andre Franca
A convocação da Seleção Brasileira para a Copa do Mundo de 2026 saiu há alguns dias e, como sempre, a cobertura da mídia vem sendo um show de horrores à parte. Impressiona como a imprensa esportiva brasileira perdeu completamente a capacidade de analisar futebol sem militar ou cair em clichês...
Florian / Abandoned Kansai
A short one this time... "Late" is the topic.
Florian / Abandoned Kansai
A large abandoned fitness club in Kansai - vandalized and mouldy, but super interesting to look at!
Florian / Abandoned Kansai
About bears, cherry blossoms and yet another abandoned place I found by chance.
Adam McLane
College sports fans might be too close to notice it but the world of college athletics seems to be coming apart at the seams. A Quick Caveat I want to be clear about what I’m talking about and what I’m NOT talking about. In college athletics men’s football and basketball are revenue...
Andre Franca
McLaren is definitely letting Max Verstappen dream. Since I started following F1, this is the first time I’ve seen a team so dominant do absolutely everything in its power to lose the drivers’ championship. With Verstappen’s recent win in Qatar - thanks to yet another absurd mistake by McLaren -...
Andre Franca
Vinícius Júnior, recently declared as one of Brazil’s most promising soccer talents and elected FIFA’s Best Player of the season, has become a figure of disappointment for many fans, including myself - [who have always been a fan of his playing style]({{ ref...
Andre Franca
Formula 1 loves selling the romance of talent, but it runs on impatience. For rookies it’s a pressure cooker where every mistake gets replayed, analyzed, meme’d, and weaponized. This year, alongside the Hamilton-to-Ferrari noise and the McLaren hype, we’ve got a fresh batch of kids trying to...
Andre Franca
A vida de Daniel Alves, um dos mais renomados laterais do futebol mundial, tomou um rumo inesperado nos últimos anos. Conhecido por sua habilidade em campo e por uma carreira repleta de títulos em clubes como Barcelona, Juventus e Paris Saint-Germain, além de atuações destacadas pela seleção...
Andre Franca
The FIFA international break is a joyless invention. Just when domestic leagues start building rhythm, FIFA shows up, hits pause, yanks players across the planet, and hands fans a dead weekend. Then everyone pretends this is some sacred tradition we must respect. The first problem is rhythm. Clubs...
Andre Franca
O desejo de escrever este texto surgiu do recente episódio envolvendo o atleta Luighi, jogador do Palmeiras sub-20, durante a Copa Libertadores. Por ser um tema sensível, preferi escrevê-lo na minha língua natal, evitando incorrer interpretações errôneas. O caso ganhou grande repercussão após a...
Abel Lin
Photo: Lennart Ootes/Freestyle Chess I didn’t find as many strategic ideas this year, only the more I study chess, the less I feel I know. Nonetheless, here are some noteworthy points! A big realization from this tournament is how easy it was to fall into a bad position quickly if you...
Andre Franca
Manchester City’s defeat to Liverpool in the 13th round of the Premier League marks a significant milestone in the Guardiola era: one of the longest, if not the longest, winless streaks for the team. In my analysis, I see that injury problems are one of the main factors, and among these is the...
M.G. Siegler
The below post was originally published on February 8, 2024 on Spyglass. In it, I attempt to make sense of the then just-announced sports streaming bundle spearheaded by Disney (now officially called Venu — and now officially in limbo following a series of weird missteps, many of which are alluded...
Andre Franca
The 2023 Formula One season is about to start, and I’m excited. I’ve always been a motor racing fan, not only Formula One, and this passion made me want to learn and compete in virtual races. Many Americans are fans of motor racing, but Formula One specifically has always been left aside for...
Andre Franca
A cada quatro anos, a entidade máxima do futebol, Fifa, organiza um dos eventos esportivos mais mobilizadores e lucrativos do planeta, a copa do mundo de seleções nacionais. Este evento, tamanho a sua capacidade de arrecadação e visibilidade, é uma vitrine para qualquer país que deseje expandir a...
Andre Franca
What a joy I felt when Real Madrid was crowned the Champions League champion of 2022. Especially for the Brazilians who play in the team, as is the case of the striker Vinicius Jr. Vinicius Jr. is undoubtedly the best Brazilian of the 2022 season to play in one of the great European soccer...