Learning To Fly Documentary Teaches Some Life Lessons Entertainment by Russ_Cohen - August 22, 2026August 22, 20260 The documentary Learning to Fly is all about Ultra running. Aisha McAdams was a former competitive runner turned photographer, and she raced against some of the best. She talked about taking on this challenge. “I won't sugarcoat it. It was definitely challenging, right? When I was training for the Ultra, it
Jay Paterno: Inside the NIL Bill and How The Sausage Was Made Hockeyology by Russ_Cohen - August 12, 2026August 12, 20260 The NIL bill is on hold until September, but I was able to ask Jay Paterno, as a trustee for Penn State University, who has intimate knowledge of its contents, just where it stands. “I guess it was 10 days ago. So all of the major conferences, everybody's on board now
Blittner’s Blue Line: Celly Series Hockey Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - August 12, 2026August 12, 20260 Move over, Banana Ball, you have company. The sweeping sensation that is the Savannah Bananas no longer owns a monopoly on the entertainment side of sports. Celly Series Hockey has entered the chat and is a fresh take on the game of hockey, where entertainment and fun supersede, but don’t replace,
Five Things Baseball Should Correct Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - August 10, 2026August 10, 20260 After hitting a few more ballparks in the past few weeks, I have some suggestions for Major League Baseball to implement. To make the fan experience better in some cases and some are just gripes. It’s great that you have the advanced stats on the big board, but two of us
NFL Rushing Champion and Heisman Trophy Winner Ricky Williams Announces Memoir Footballology by Sportsologist - August 4, 2026August 4, 20260 August 4, 2026 — Heisman Trophy winner, former NFL Star, cannabis activist, and astrologer Ricky Williams will release his memoir, The Long Run, on October 7, published by Listenin. Pre-orders available now at https://shorturl.at/zilrT. In an exclusive first interview about the memoir with Men's Journal, Williams discusses why it took three attempts to write The Long Run, why he walked away from the NFL at
Cohen’s Disappointment Should Turn to Anger Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - August 3, 2026August 4, 20260 Steven Cohen is being a hands-off owner, and that’s killing the franchise. Not forever, but for the next few years. Whenever he decided to pay a lot more attention to his other projects and a lot less to the Mets, the team lost the oversight necessary for a one-person boss
Hockey Shoulder Check: A Night For A Great Cause Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - July 30, 2026July 30, 20260 This is 2026, not 2016. It is not 2006, nor any other year in the past. That’s both a positive and a negative. One of the best changes is that mental health is now openly talked about and acknowledged as an issue that needs to be addressed. In May 2022, Hayden
Blittner’s Blue Line: The Fourth Annual Hockey Shoulder Check Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - July 28, 2026July 28, 20260 “Reach out. Check in. Make contact.” That’s the motto of the HT40 Foundation’s annual Shoulder Check Showcase. The foundation and the event’s cause are to help those in need who are struggling with mental health and to prevent the ultimate tragedy from occurring: someone taking their own life. Rob Thorsen knows the
Could the 2027 MLB All-Star Game Be a Key Negotiating Point? Baseballology by Russ_Cohen - July 18, 2026July 18, 20260 Over the years, on this website and in my book Strike Three, I wrote about labor negotiations in baseball and hockey. I’ve interviewed key people involved and seen how some of these things go down. Did the release of the 2027 MLB All-Star Game logo raise some eyebrows? Of course
Catching Up With Joe Amodei Regarding ‘Cold War in Philly’ Entertainment Reviews by Russ_Cohen - July 14, 2026July 14, 20260 Cold War in Philly: Flyers vs Russia 1976 Skates onto Digital Platforms July 14 while film continues to play to Sold-Out Theatrical Screenings I watched it, and it's fantastic. We did a long video interview on Locked on Flyers. But that was then, and this is now. Joe is tirelessly promoting this