Category Archives: sports

Yo. Yao. (We hardly knew ya)

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Chi

Dear Yao, I know it hurts right now. Once again, your feet, those feet that have giveth us fans so much, have taketh so much away. There will be time for condolences, time to burnish your off-the-court legacy once more, … Continue reading →

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O Brother, where art thou?

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Chi

Editor’s note: We’ll get back to our regularly scheduled VIFF programming soon, but first, an appreciation of ESPN’s excellent Once Brothers… Like every other self-abusing sports junkie, I watched ESPN’s latest 30 for 30 installment, the Vlade Divac-narrated Once Brothers, … Continue reading →

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A Star(bury) is born in China

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Chi

For those of you who don’t follow the byzantine world that is NBA hoops, Stephon Marbury used to be the poster child for how to be a professional athlete…and still manage to fuck it all up in the grisliest way … Continue reading →

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The NBA: Where We Are All Lin-nesses

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Chi

Jeremy Lin, unlike Charles Barkley, is a role model. Just not for the reasons you think… It’s easy to get tangled in the web of hyperbole that now greets Jeremy Lin, the oversignificance of him being the first Asian American … Continue reading →

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