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‘PRETTY BOY.’ WHEN IT’S NOT A COMPLIMENT

August 22, 2023 by

“Pretty boy” isn’t what you expected to be called? And you didn’t like it. So what do you do? Here’s what I did:

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SATURDAY FIGHTS: MMA BLOOD STAINS THE OCTAGON

March 7, 2021 by

Saturday fights on ESPN lined up match after match, finishing with title fights. Not boxing, not wrestling, but Mixed Martial Arts. If that’s not the Big Time for UFC, Ultimate Fighting Championship, what is?

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CAGE FIGHT SHOWS GOOD MANNERS

October 29, 2019 by

The line outside a symphony hall finds civilized people on their best behavior, looking good and full of hope for a night to remember. It’s a well-dressed crowd on Broadway, a shuffling queue of elites found in cities around the world where even a mugger might receive a gracious thank you. By elite, I mean […]

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MMA REPUBLICANS IN THE OCTAGON

December 22, 2015 by

Who can take a hit best? Read MMA Republicans in the Octagon. The Sunday Oregonian ran a column by E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post titled ‘GOP plays at being television tough guys.’ Not to pick to closely but that’s the only place most of us will ever hear them. On television. Maybe you’ve heard […]

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RONDA ROUSEY, STUDENT OF ALI?

November 18, 2015 by

Is Ronda Rousey a teacher or a student? What have we learned? Muhammad Ali loved to talk about how pretty he was as a young man, how no fighter could lay a glove on him, cut him, or beat him. And he was right for quite a while before the big hits landed. Young Ali […]

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@ JAY MOHR SPORTS, A WRESTLER’S TAKE ON THE WORLD CUP

June 20, 2014 by

The Fox Sports Talk Radio Host Says He’s A Wrestler? Yes, the sports world stands still for World Cup soccer. Most of the world. America joins in as long as the U.S. team keeps winning. Everybody loves a winner, even radio host Jay Mohr on Portland, Oregon’s 620 AM. On a recent show he asked […]

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WIFE BEATING NOT JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS

May 30, 2014 by

Violence Toward Women Has No Explanation That Matters. If you’ve broken up a kid fight, you’ve heard one of them say, “He started it.” With that information you have choices. Punish one of them, both of them, or neither of them. Was the one who said ‘he started it’ reacting, or were they the instigator? […]

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HOW TO BULLY A BULLY

November 5, 2013 by

It’s never pretty. No one expects to be bullied. Even the bully finds their act a shock on reflection. Or ought to. If they don’t, they need some adjusting. My interest in bully-world grows with each new report. Now the NFL reveals they have bullies in their ranks? Richie Incognito is the only one, or […]

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