sports: a soap opera
by Alex Burns · updated 21d ago
sports: a soap opera
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- Beauty is not the goal of competitive sports, but high-level sports are a prime venue for the expression of human beauty. The relation is roughly that of courage to war.
from Roger Federer as Religious Experience by David Foster Wallace
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- Smith plays in a different lane than traditional sports journalists, and ESPN’s highest-profile reporters say Smith is the best at what he does.
“Booker could just come out on social media or anywhere else and be like, ‘No, that’s just not true,’ and then you have the back and forth,” Van Pelt said. “The back and forth then becomes its own content.”from Stephen A. Smith Is the Face of ESPN. How Much Is That Worth ...
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Everything You Need to Know About Buffalo’s Pit, the Most Powerful Force in the NFL
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- Indeed, for fashion, sports stars are the new superstars. Brands are increasingly seeing the value of athletes, who are following the influencer playbook and building large networks around their fame.
from Olympians Are Getting Loads and Loads of Gear by Sadiba Hasan
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