Brady Stayed Too Long, Allowing Mahomes To Dilute Legacy
Like a cable cord in a streaming world, the fortysomething G.O.A.T. struggles in the shadow of football’s new icon, making us wonder why Brady didn’t go out on top 22 months ago.
Jay Mariotti
Jay Mariotti, called ``the most impacting Chicago sportswriter of the past quarter-century,’’ is the host of ``Unmuted,’’ a frequent podcast about sports and life (Apple, Spotify, etc.). He is an accomplished columnist, TV commentator and radio host. As a Los Angeles resident, he gravitated by osmosis to movie projects. He appears Wednesdays on The Dino Costa Show, a segment billed as ``The Rawest Hour in Sports.’’ Compensation for this column is donated to the Chicago Sun-Times Charity Trust. He can be reached on Twitter @MariottiSports.
Again, Is It Time To Put Sports On Pause?
“Between Lamar Jackson’s positive test, more outbreaks and scheduling chaos in college football and basketball, COVID-19 minefields are overwhelming a helpless industry, renewing doubts that seasons can be completed.”
Five Who Get It, Five Who Don’t
A periodic look at the best and worst in sports media from an industry veteran who is neither a cardboard cutout nor a virtual fan.
Unlike Ravaged Football, NBA Distracts Us With … Normalcy?
As the NFL and Power Five plow through COVID-19 minefields and Dabo delusion, Adam Silver’s league is delivering basketball news, including a flurry of stupefying contracts in a nation mired in economic woe.
Five Who Get It, Five Who Don’t
A periodic look at the best and worst in sports media from an industry veteran who is neither a cardboard cutout nor a virtual fan.
Please, Cancel The College Football Season
A clumsy, regrettable mission has become a dangerous debacle, a disgraceful commentary about administrators who risk the health of players and coaches for one reason: greed.
Gender Barriers Are Toppling Everywhere
When Kim Ng perseveres after constant rejection and finally lands a chance to run an MLB front office, it’s another reminder for America: Women are here to stay as movers and shakers in sports and society.
A Silent, Naked Masters Is Better Than No Masters
It’s sad to see Tiger Woods play well and hear no reaction, and it’s startling to see fall colors instead of blooming azaleas, but Augusta National still deserves a green jacket for giving America a pandemic treat.
5 Who Get It, 5 Who Don’t
A periodic look at the best and worst in sports media from an industry veteran who is neither a cardboard cutout nor a virtual fan.
La Russa Debacle: Another Reinsdorf Disgrace
“At some point, America will grasp that the inept Chicago sports owner was lucky to stumble upon Michael Jordan and, otherwise, will be remembered for a series of historically bad decisions.”