Feature photo credit: Winslow Townson/AP, www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/durant-says-raptors-og-anunoby-among-favourite-nba-rookies It’s more than a week since the Toronto Raptors were swept out of the 2018 NBA playoffs, but things are… Continue reading The ongoing evolution of NBA uniforms: the short shorts club
Like many of you, sometimes (often) I like to ease myself to sleep with a good podcast. Not so good that it defeats the purpose,… Continue reading Poetry to fall asleep by
Thanks mostly to DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors) and Kevin Love (Cleveland Cavaliers), I’ve been thinking a lot about athletes’ mental health. I want to say… Continue reading Interview: Student-Athlete Mental Health Initiative (SAMHI)
I listen to a lot of podcasts. At this particular stage in my life, I think I listen to more podcasts than anyone else I… Continue reading Recommended listening – podcasts (winter 2018)
When I was still teaching, and just starting to get interested in the NBA, I became particularly intrigued by Basketball Without Borders. Forms of globalization, imperialism,… Continue reading Interview with Taylor Sharp, Producer/Co-Director of HOOPS AFRICA: UBUNTU MATTERS
I do not like the word relatable. In the current environment of social and cultural crises – revelations of sexual assault and harassment, school shootings,… Continue reading Relatable (a language gripe)
Star Wars or Star Trek? When I was young (and by young, I’m talking well into my twenties), I would choose, without hesitation, Star Wars… Continue reading STAR TREK: Am I becoming a Trekkie?
Near the end of last month I had the opportunity to interview Glen Grunwald, current Director of Athletics and Recreation at McMaster University, and former… Continue reading Athletics and academics – interview with Glen Grunwald
Ursula K. Le Guin seemed immortal to me. And of course, she is, as long as her work persists, as long as her work continues… Continue reading To the mighty Ursula K. Le Guin
Despite the calendar, January doesn’t seem like the best month to start a new year. On this side of the globe, I think I’d feel… Continue reading From one year to another: endings, beginnings and carrying on