Author: George Edelman

Currently General Manager at Decido, George was content director at Valnet for CBR and Collider, editor-in-chief at No Film School and host of the No Film School podcast. Prior to digital publishing and marketing was a writer/producer at HBO, Comedy Central, and Funny or Die, as well as an award winning independent filmmaker.

Washington Commanders

In a video secretly recorded on a date, the Vice President of Content of the Washington Commanders made derogatory comments about NFL players, fans, owners, and the commissioner.  BREAKING: NFL Commanders VP of Content Labels Black Commanders Players "Homophobic" and NFL Players "Dumb As All Hell," Calls Fans "High School Educated Alcoholics" During an undercover date with an @OKeefeMedia journalist, Rael Enteen (@RaelEnteen), Vice President of Content… pic.twitter.com/vUTtq3ZnK4— O’Keefe Media Group (@OKeefeMedia) September 4, 2024 The Commanders have “suspended the employee pending an internal investigation.” The comments are incendiary as they call out the league for ‘performative’ social justice initiatives, claiming…

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White Sox Futility

The Chicago White Sox lost again bringing their current record to 31-108 for the 2024 MLB season. The record post-1900 is owned by the 1962 New York Mets who went 40-120 in their inaugural season. For the White Sox to avoid this unique distinction they’d have to finish the year at a 12-11 pace, which is unlikely given that playing .500 ball as eluded them by a wide margin. They are currently paced to end the year with a 36-126 record putting them at second worst ever behind the Cleveland Spiders of 1899 who went 20-134. There are a number…

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Francisco Lindor mvp2

Shohei Ohtani is an historic talent having another historic season,, but he isn’t the NL MVP. Franciso Lindor is. There is, of course, time for this to change. But by any measurement Lindor has been the bigger impact player this season. Lindor began the year in 1-31 slump, but he’s been on a tear ever since now slashing .270/.339/.490 with 28 home runs and a 134 OPS+ (which is a measurement of a players on base + slugging relative to the rest of the league). Ohtani’s offensive numbers dwarf these (or anyones) he’s slashing .292/.377/.613 with an OPS+ of 174 and has…

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Ohtani 50/50

Shohei Ohtani is eyeing the record books again. This time in a new way none have ever eyed it before. Ohtani slugged and sped his way to the 40-40 club on August 23 against the Tampa Bay Rays. The club is in reference to players who have stolen 40 bases and hit 40 home runs in the same season. It is a marker of the unique combination of power and speed few players have at elite levels at the same time in their career. To some extent these are the games greatest athletes. Ohtani is the 6th MLB player to do it joining…

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Babe Ruth

The Sultan of Swat continue to loom large over the Sports World 100+ years after his storied career began in Boston. Babe Ruth put a charge into the sport of baseball in the 1920s and 1930s popularizing the home run, breaking every slugging record in sight, leading the Yankees to utter dominance, and capturing the national imagination. Now he sets a new record with the sale of his jersey from the famous 1932 world series “called shot” for $24.12 million dollars. Ruth famously posed pointing to deep center field in game three of the 1932 world series, and proceeded to smack a…

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Patrick_Mahomes

Football is back! Well… almost. But it’s never to early to start placing bets and looking ahead to week one action. The season begins with Baltimore facing off against the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs led by Patrick Mahomes. We’ll go down the line and predict week one’s winners: Kansas City over BaltimorePhiladelphia over Green BayChicago over TennesseeAtlanta over PittsburghMiami over JacksonvilleCincinatti over New EnglandHouston over IndianapolisNY Giants over MinnesotaNew Orleans over CarolinaBuffalo over ArizonaLA Chargers over Las VegasSeattle over DenverCleveland over DallasTampa Bay over WashingtonDetroit over LA RamsSan Francisco over NY Jets

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Barrybonds

In 1998 Barry Bonds came up to bat against Greg Maddux, at the time the two superstars were within their respective primes; at the height of their powers. Now fans can watch the two men discuss the chess match that ensued. On MLB Network’s ‘One of a Kind’ the episode will premier Sunday, August 25 at 8pm ET. This is but a taste of the back and forth between arguably histories greatest hitter and pitcher. 

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Lebron james olympics

Basketball has truly gone global as international play has intensified and great players from around the world crop up every year, filling the NBA with elite performances at the highest levels. But after the 2024 Olympics one can make no mistake which region continue to reign supreme.. With it’s dazzling array of veteran legends bound for the hall of fame and youthful talent on the rise, Men’s USA Basketball took home a fifth straight gold medal. LeBron James was the team captain and in his 39th year on the planet he continued to defy logic and reason leading the charge…

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Markkanen

Despite weeks of rumors and trade buzz with the Golden State Warriors, Utah star forward Lauri Markkanen has signed a massive extension to stick around for 5 years. Markkanen is 27 and entering the prime of his career, there was simply no offer on the table worth making a move for. In his two years with the Jazz the Finnish star has averaged 24.5 points, but his array of scoring skills at his 7-foot height is part of what makes him special. He is only one of trhee 7-footers to make 1,000 3-pointers in NBA history joining Channing Frye and…

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Billy Bean

Billy Bean was the second ex-major league baseball player to come out as gay, going on to become the senior vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion. He died Tuesday August 6th at his home after a year-long battle with myeloid leukemia. Bean played for severeal season in the 1980s for the Tigers, Dodgers, and Padres. He has the distinction of tying a record with 4 hits in his very first MLB game. In 2003 Bean releases a memoir titled “Going the Other Way: Lessons from Life in and out of Major League Baseball”

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