If it seems to you like we’ve hit Peak Sports Team Move Threat lately, you’re not alone. In the last few weeks there’s been talk of the St. Louis Rams going to L.A., the Oakland Raiders to L.A. or maybe … Continue reading
When the Washington, D.C. city council unanimously approved spending $183 million in cash and tax breaks on a new stadium for D.C. United earlier this month, reactions were split, to say the least. Some in the media celebrated a long-awaited … Continue reading
LeBron James made his long-awaited return to Cleveland last Thursday, scoring just 17 points but unleashing a cloudburst of cash over the city, with hundred-dollar bills raining down from the heavens and settling softly into citizens’ pockets with a hushed … Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS — Deandrea Frank had long dreamed of becoming a nurse. Even when she was living in a local homeless shelter after Hurricane Katrina, it was a promise that she repeated to herself.In late September, the single mom of … Continue reading
Among the many historic firsts of this year’s World Series—first Royals appearance in 29 years!—one that stands out is that these are the first teams that have had to win eight postseason games apiece just to get to this point. … Continue reading
When the subject of Brooklyn’s hottest neighborhoods comes up, Broadway Junction seldom enters the conversation. Named for the tangle of J and L train tracks that pass overhead, Broadway Junction is less a neighborhood than the absence of one: a … Continue reading
Tustin. Let’s all say it together: “Tustin.” It sounds vaguely exotic, vaguely familiar. Obscure place name from the Star Wars universe? Something involving milk reviews? Not quite. As it so happens, Tustin is the possible new home of the Los … Continue reading
Rep. Paul Ryan R.-Wisc. has made a career of proposing to “reform” US poverty programs mainly by trying to eliminate them: calling for “savings” in spending on the poor ThinkProgress, 5/8/12, declaring that “top-down anti-poverty programs” have failed and should … Continue reading
The end of the baseball season this weekend will mark a bunch of milestones: the close of Derek Jeter’s career, the likely conclusion to the Royals’ 28-year postseason drought, the last time Mets fans will be able to blame Matt … Continue reading
It’s likely going to be the biggest sports news out of Oslo, Norway since Tex Schramm was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for ending the war between the NFL and AFL. (Note: No, not really. Though he should have been.) … Continue reading