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Mar 02, 2017

Finding America at the Daytona 500: why Nascar's decline is fake news | Bryan Armen Graham

The Wall Street Journal describes Nascar as a sport in free fall, but the rollicking spirit of mirth and community on hand in the Daytona infield is built to lastIn pictures: camping and carousing at America’s great raceCush Revette paced down the starting line with a checkered flag and a full handle of Coulsons Rum, exhorting to the crowd with a carnival barker’s brio.“Who’s next? I need two more dumb rednecks,” the 59-year-old from Tampa cried. “Speaking of two dumb rednecks, I see three right there.” Related: Kurt Busch wins first Daytona 500 title in crash-filled race Continue reading...

Sep 25, 2016

José Fernández: a smiling star whose death leaves baseball bereft

The Marlins pitcher is dead at the age of 24. It is a tragedy made all the more painful after the adversity he had overcome in his short lifeThis is the year my son fell in love with baseball and for reasons that are still unclear he declared the Miami Marlins his second-favorite team. He often wears a black Marlins shirt to school with orange pants to match the team’s colors. And each night when we sit in front of the television to watch an hour of baseball before bedtime it is usually the Marlins we see. The most recent Marlins game we watched together was last Tuesday night when the team’s best pitcher José Fernández sliced through the Washington...