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The People’s Republic of China v.s. Daryl Morey
A mirror of red and green reflected a congregation of disillusioned faces. Rain beat upon the hard pavement of the basketball court as one-time fans circled tattered LeBron James jerseys. Flames engulfed one such jersey in a smoking defiance of the storm. Apostate feet trampled upon others. No, the year was not 2010 in Cleveland,
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The Origins and Contemporary Repercussions of Non-Unanimous State Jury Verdicts
In the AMC television show Better Call Saul, the titular Saul Goodman, an unscrupulous criminal lawyer turned plain criminal, is eventually apprehended and charged for his many crimes. Facing enough consecutive life sentences to shake even a 950 year old Noah (of Ark fame), Saul spins a patently false though potentially exonerating tale of coercion
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The NBA’s In-Season Tournament Adrenaline Shot
The Liev Schreiber-led TV show Ray Donovan ran for 82 episodes. Imperial Japan attacked Pearl Harbor 82 years ago. And an NBA season consists of 82 games. If any connection between the three things sounds entirely arbitrary, it’s only because it is. Just like the length of the NBA season. Why exactly 82 games became
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Hands Off the Tush Push
The quarterback calls, “Hike!”. The center snaps the football. Twenty-two unusually large men proceed to hit and shove and crash down upon one another as an offense strives to advance the ball while a defense fights to stop them in their tracks. With a few exceptions, those are the essential elements of every play of
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Hackett’s Revenge
Last July, Denver Broncos coach Sean Peyton derided his predecessor Nathaniel Hackett—now offensive coordinator for the New York Jets—for performing “one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL”. Last Tuesday, days before the Jets were to face off with the Broncos at Mile High Stadium, Jets coach Robert Saleh dismissed the
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Here Lies Jets Fans’ Hopes and Dreams
Earlier this week, football fans everywhere felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of Jets fans cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced—something inconceivable happened. Yes, in the first of many vicissitudes the Jets can expect to encounter during a grueling 18 week NFL season, kicker Greg Zuerlein strained his groin
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Cameron Carroll 