Very few things can bring out the most rabid jingoist in the United States. Until the other week, I was unaware that the U.S. Women’s National Team was on that list. Prior to this month, I knew more participants in the annual 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest than I knew the ladies of…
Read More Americans love soccer… Every four years“The only person with a J.J. Barea jersey is J.J. Barea … and maybe his mother!” Those were the words said to me by two friends who had just attended a Dallas Mavericks game in 2007. While attending said Mavs game, the two began what can only be described as a hotly-contested debate over whether…
Read More J.J. Barea: the Man, the Myth, the Legend“My grandma could bench more than that”: a common phrase heard muttered by muscle-bound, invisible barrel-carrying clichés. The taunt is nothing more than a self-defence mechanism used to take the piss out of the awkward gym-goer cursed with a wiry, Monty Burns-like physique, who struggles to negotiate 2kg weights at the local fitness haunt. Normally…
Read More Big (Grand) MommasThe Public Apology has joined the Twittersphere (or is it the Twitterverse now?). After holding out for a week after the website launched, the editorial team has finally taken the plunge. As one of the most influential athletes in the media game, Shaquille O’Neal told legendary sportswriter, Mike Wilbon (of ESPN and formerly The Washington…
Read More TPA Joins TwitterIt appears Chris Bosh can’t get enough of ThePublicApology. Barely a day after signing on as the blog’s chief literary critic, Bosh has announced that he will double as the site’s very own food and wine connoisseur. With an NBA lock-out on the horizon, the self-proclaimed “foodie” has been eager to explore “his true passion”…
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