Several pro hurlers’ upcoming surgeries raise the questions: What is medically necessary during a health crisis? And who gets priority for elective care?
Robert Silverman is a freelance journalist living in New York. His work has appeared in The New York Times, ESPN, HuffPost, VICE Sports, Deadspin, The Outline and more.
PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
Somehow, with the entire country clamoring for novel coronavirus tests, the NBA managed to arrange 58 COVID-19 tests for its elite celeb athletes in a matter of hours.
PR NIGHTMARE
In alienating his team’s most die-hard fan, New York Knicks owner James Dolan has finally hit rock bottom.
TROLLING IN CIRCLES
NASCAR is an official partner of Barstool Sports but has remained noticeably silent as the site’s chief publicly harasses a reporter covering the racing circuit.
opinion
FAREWELL, MAMBA
To celebrate the life of Kobe Bryant means celebrating both a beloved, unique athlete and a fallible human being—the entire story.
IN THE DIRT
A Twitter user claiming to be Carlos Beltrán’s niece set off a mass conspiracy about Jose Altuve and the Astros’ scandal. That account seems to belong to an infamous online troll.
SWING AND A MISS
The ex-MLB star drew fire Tuesday for seemingly advocating the sexual assault of Iranian women. He told The Daily Beast it’s all one big “joke” that his critics just don’t get.
‘I’VE LISTENED TO THE ROOM’
Hard up for content after all of Deadspin’s staff resigned, G/O Media published a post from a freelancer in Chicago, setting off a swift and brutal online reaction.
opinion
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
The Yankees legend—who will be inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday—has managed to keep his political leanings hidden for decades.
opinion
EMBARRASSMENT
Sell the team, Dolan.
