BY JONNY WALKER, SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR Media and fans often dehumanize athletes while attempting to idealize sports accomplishments — to the benefit of no one. Star athletes, like all public figures, essentially lead two lives. First, there’s what they show the world. Fans and media form opinions on players’ characters and personalities through heavily publicized…
Max McAuliff, Staff Writer Athletes around the world have different levels of influence on the people that follow them. Whether it’s casual fans of the sport or die-hard supporters, athletes’ influence extends to millions of people. Sometimes the ability for athletes to reach millions of people can be a bad thing. A few weeks ago,…
Thanksgiving is upon us. Another fourth Thursday in November where NFL fans are forced to watch the pathetic Detroit Lions and the underperforming Dallas Cowboys, while stuffing their faces at the idea of Christmas being right around the corner. But before you rush off to Target and are forced to play tug of war over…
China has been the subject of all sorts of conversations across the country lately whether it’s about politics, business or humanitarian issues. China and Hong Kong have been all over the news since Hong Kong has tried to gain independence from China. It has even spread into sports, when Daryl Morey, Houston Rockets general manager,…