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A shockingly colorblind statement by Belichick only... From an interview of Bill Belichick: How unique is Andrew Luck? "He's been impressive. Certainly he's an outstanding athlete. He can run, he's got real good speed to get out of trouble and buy time in the pocket. He's made a lot of yards...

I can ALMOST understand the instinct of a white commentator to be "self"-deprecating toward players of his own race while overly praiseful of black players. Almost as a magnanimous act of humility, as a sort of olive leaf in race relations toward blacks—though I, of course, 100% disapprove of...

Budinger out 2 months!?

Injuries "Kevin Love (broken hand) and Ricky Rubio (torn ACL) have yet to play this season and they remain out with their long-term ailments. Former Mavericks guard J.J. Barea (foot sprain) has missed the last two games, and it's uncertain whether he'll play in Dallas for the first time as a...

Yup, definitely weird when someone knocks against the off switch...haha.

Victory on Bills incompetence. QB throws a perfect strike to a black defender in the end zone and the Patriots eek out a victory against a very pedestrian Bills team. Not looking good, Pats.

Patriots are not playing well. Not exactly proving their playoff bona fides. They will be lucky to get the W today. The only thing working for them in these waning moments are that the Bills are just not that good. We'll see.

It's a tough sport and a tougher life, my friend.

A perfect example of someone acting larger in a "stare down" was the famous, filmed instance of Haye accosting Vladimir on an escalator. But come on, did anyone, for even the slightest second, find Haye's bravado, at any point between then and his eventual unilateral destruction in the...

Good points Boxing Specialist2. And any sort of statistical analysis of success in the ring versus "success" during the stare down would be fraught with problems. Point scoring a fight is subjective enough. Point scoring a stare down? Then the black factor: A black may tend to be...

Part of the reason might have been his name. When I hear about a football or basketball player with a more common Anglo Saxon surname (i.e. Johnson, Jefferson, Washington, etc), I guess the player is black. It's simply, statistically, far more probable.

Is he building an argument similar to the anti-Klitschko theories about their success ("boxing is in decline") —and after only a few games? Or is he pointing out something that is true: the game has declined steadily since blacks have risen to prominence in it. Fundamentals and team play are...

Well, it's easy for me to say it is meaningful in this instance because Vladimir also happens to be the heavily favored fighter. And maybe people can put too much meaning in the posture/body language of an athlete. Nevertheless, I think you can often read whether or not an athlete is poised to...

They are playing well. And should definitely be a good team when they get Rubio and Love back. Let's see where they are with 15 games under their belt though before we pull out the ticker tape though...haha. If they are above .500 when Love returns, I'd say they'd have a shot at a great...

It's primal, no doubt. But Vladimir is clearly the more confident fighter. Wach looked shaken. Pretty amazing when you consider there was virtually no chance of violence taking place and that, further, Wach is an elite professional boxer used to being physically assaulted. It all has to...

And the irony is that most of the football fans watching are secretly and inexplicably irritated by the time wasted on so trivial a subject as who the next president might be. Certainly some pay attention with the same sort of compulsive anxiety that focuses them on box scores and rooting for...

This video tells the whole story. I don't give Wach much of a chance. Hilarious how all the black hanger-ons are jockeying for the photo op at the end, just overjoyed to be in the presence of such Titians. A good, and relevatively recent, reversal of roles.

I hadn't seen this - this may need to go viral in the WN Blog-o-sphere if it hasn't already http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girls'_Generation http://www.giantrobot.com/news/linsanity-drives-girls-generation-song-writer-to-insanity/ Hey looks like this one was completely ignored in the...

Nice idea Freethinker. However, I think a consideration of quality vs. quantity would benefit this analysis. In other words, I think that there needs to be more points given to legitimate stars .i.e. Kevin Love, Dirk Nowitzki. After all, their impact in terms of the perception of white...

It'll be interesting to see what happens. 1) If this criticism is sustained and supported in the media 2) How Timberwolves management reacts over the long run if the criticism is sustained. If the Wolves are not a successful team this is a non-issue, both for white "civil" rights and for the...

I was born and raised in Massachusetts so I am Pat's fan for that arbitrary reason and, also, of course, for all the right reasons. So maybe it's one of the reasons I am less cynical about their chances this year than the rest of the board. There is no question that they are not the team they...

Thanks Whiteathlete. Hopkins is another good example of a black boxer who couldn't age well relative to his elite, white contemporaries. Calzaghe ended up being one of my favorites. Though I admit rooting for Kessler when they fought. Back to Povetkin...

And bummed Love broke his hand. Better now though than before/during the playoffs. Assuming they remain in contention.

Interesting: "Timberwolves forward Kevin Love was named the NBA's best power forward heading into the 2012-13 season in a survey of the NBA's 30 general managers released Monday, Oct. 22, by NBA.com. The survey polled the general managers on a variety of topics.Love, out six to eight weeks...

Certainly tendencies remain in place but generally it seems to have been a decent weekend for our folks. Wow, that Woodhead. I personally become more convinced of his abilities every time I see him play. As Don pointed out earlier in this thread, there does seem to be some racial progress...