Ronnie Price is a 31-year-old point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. Prior to that, since his entrance into the league in 2005, he had played for the Kings, Jazz, Suns, Trail Blazers, and Magic. That is, six different NBA teams, a full 20 percent of the Association, has deemed it a good idea at
In Defense of Women’s Basketball
With March Madness coming soon, sports fans across the country will turn their gazes to Kentucky’s one-and-dones, Gonzaga’s Kyle Wiltjer, and the good looks of Villanova’s Jay Wright. The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship has earned its place in the firmament of sports-watching greatness. The first weekend of the Men’s NCAA tournament is my favorite sporting
Under Further Review: Foxcatcher
If there’s one film genre that could be described as “exhausted”, you could make a solid argument for sports movies. It’s the easiest category with which to make a voluminous list of clichés (for starters: team of losers gradually becomes winners; down-on-their-luck coach finds glory again through an unexpected partnership; a player/team’s success reflects positive
Stadium Music: A DC-centric Primer
Here in Washington DC, we’ve been blessed with teams in each of the four main team sports. As nobody living in DC is actually from DC, there’s sometimes more excitement over opposing teams (think Yankees and Cavs) than there is over the Nationals and Wizards themselves. But if you root for a bad team, you
Happy Valentín’s Day
Today, February 14th, the romantically attached celebrate Valentine’s Day. Bleh. Tell me one good thing about Valentine’s Day. Guess what? You can’t. It’s intellectually impossible. Bad things, however, abound:
Please Support Our Teammates
In just two days, Crooked Scoreboard will turn one year old. Pretty soon, we’ll be able to walk on our own! But we haven’t made it that far all by ourselves. We’ve relied on an incredible group of guest writers, mentors, and influences to help us keep this project going and growing. To express
Freezing Out the Pro Football Hall of Fame
My family home has an obscene number of refrigerator magnets. Our fridge is plastered with souvenirs from all around the world. Our freezer, however, is almost bare. It’s below the fridge, and reserved for things our household wishes to have nothing to do with. There are only three magnets there: John McCain for President, Florida,
Use Only as Directed: A Humorous Guide to Ibuprofen
The NFL season is over, and whether players won the Super Bowl or went 2-14, one thing unites them all: their bodies are in pain. Fortunately, we have medicine for that, but taking it isn’t as straightforward as you might think.