Why do we have sports?
They serve no necessary function after all. The world will not stop spinning if the Yankees don’t ante up zillions of dollars for more new players next year. Texas won’t fall off the map if someone decides to re-name the Rangers, the Hoovers, for obvious reasons. Sports are the original reality entertainment. No script, at least not if it’s on the up-and-up. Players don’t get voted off one at a time in contrived plot twists. They all keep going until the final whistle, gong, flag or towel is... Sign in to see full entry.