The business of professional sports, much like any multi-billion dollar corporate industry, operates on a ruthless, deeply entrenched hierarchy of power, leverage, and absolute control. When a legacy monopoly has...
In the modern era of sports commentary, we have developed a deeply toxic and fundamentally flawed addiction to the box score. We have allowed a simple sheet of paper—printed with...
The business of professional sports is driven by a constant, ruthless battle between the deeply entrenched legacy establishment and the undeniably disruptive forces of the future. When a massive entity—whether...
In the sprawling, historic tapestry of competitive sports, there are generally two distinct types of elite players. The first type possesses the remarkable ability to meticulously read the game, react...
The conversation surrounding the Women’s National Basketball Association has fundamentally shifted, and it is impossible to ignore the changing atmosphere. For months, the primary narrative surrounding the league was dominated...
On a Thursday morning in March of 1974 in Sumar County, Kansas, a 17-year-old girl named Emma Dawson buried her father. Robert Dawson was 46 years old when the tractor...
In the spring of 1976, in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, a 40-year-old farmer named Howard Jessup, made a decision that his neighbors would laugh about for years. He planted sorghum, not...
On a Saturday afternoon in August of 1975 at the Plat County Fair in Columbus, Nebraska, a John Deere dealer named Wayne Puit made the most expensive mistake of his...
In the spring of 1970, on a dirt road outside of Lamar, Missouri, a John Deere dealer named Curtis Vance pulled his truck to the side of the road and...
On a Tuesday afternoon in March of 1971, a 45-year-old Kansas farmer named Virgil Stanton walked into the John Deere dealership in Selena with no intention of buying anything. He...