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After college, Smith was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals and earned a master’s degree from Goddard College. In 1972 he took a job as the assistant director of athletics at Oberlin College, the first coeducational college in the U.S. and the first white institution to admit black students. Smith was hired by the school’s new

It sounds like, to the extent that you’re making judgment calls, you’re using them to make the model less sure of itself. I think when you build models like this, there are a lot of things you optimize for that probably result in some mild overfitting [when a model fits the existing data too well,

Dan Pfeiffer is a New York Times bestselling author, successful podcast host, and former senior advisor to President Barack Obama. He’s also a tortured lifelong fan of the Philadelphia 76ers, who just suffered a devastating blow to their 2020 playoff prospects: A knee injury to star point guard/power forward Ben Simmons that will sideline him

Rap music is a problem for Hamill, emblematic of a nihilistic nation rapidly spiraling into the gutter. This was a common, typically white, lament of the era, a hatred of a new kind of art quickly gaining dominance. The music is alien to him, too violent and strange, and therefore a cheap symbol of decline.

In 2014, as they neared a vote on who would be the next executive director of their union, dozens of NBA player representatives and members of the executive committee convened at Aria in Las Vegas to interview a few finalists. David West attended in an advisory role, and his main focus was to question the

What’s been your go-to quarantine snack?I’m not gonna lie: I’ve been eating healthier. I haven’t really been eating snacks and stuff. I don’t even remember the last time I had a bag of chips. Honestly, I’ve been cooking more. Are you a good cook?I’m getting better. Last night I made some salmon, some mash potatoes

Of course, not all big men are the same and the criticisms of skill doesn’t fall on them all alike, which gets to the idea of what is considered skill and what isn’t. Kevin Durant is almost a 7-footer, but being one of the best shooters ever, he’s never been criticized for a lack of

This is Wait, What?, a column that explains the seemingly incomprehensible. Just as the sun must rise and set, just as the tides must ebb and flow, so too must YouTube enfant terrible Jake Paul be embroiled in a new controversy. This time, however, the consequences may be more severe than merely getting fired from

Racism will not be defeated overnight, and long after the bubble passes consistent action will be necessary. What role should and will the league and its players have going forward? “Some people march. Some people go to the capitol building and they’re focused on legislation. Some people are focused on abolishing things. Some people are

Robb Aaron Gordon Just nine miles from Maui, the Hawaiian Island of Lanai is known for its natural beauty and laid-back small-town charm – until 1992, the land was almost entirely dedicated to growing pineapples. Today, it’s an under the radar idyll favored by celebrities (A-listers like Jessica Alba and Cindy Crawford have holidayed there)

I wasn’t sure about the new Perry Mason, a reboot of the classic series about a masterful defense lawyer who could get anyone to confess on the stand. I wasn’t sure, when I saw the trailer, if it would end up leaning too heavily on the noir signifiers. (You call legs “gams,” we get it!)

One silver lining to 2020: there’s been ample time to read the many, many excellent books that have come out this year. In a year that continues to find new ways to challenge us, these books have pushed, entertained, and educated as we’ve navigated the socially distant world inside our homes. Here are ten of

“That’s why representation matters, man…I didn’t realize you could be black and gay and, like, fly and shit,” Sam Jay says in her new Netflix special ‘3 In The Morning,’ which is available today. Jay grew up not seeing herself in the world (“I’m from Boston, bro. We didn’t have Black dykes”) which is one

Do you think the “neutral platform” argument is made in bad faith? No. And I don’t want Facebook determining the boundaries of fair and legitimate speech. But we need to start breaking the problem down. I don’t really know what that looks like. But I think it’s a crisis that they can’t address without completely

“This shit has to be a hit and if it’s not, I swear to God I’m going to go crazy,” Aminé says, laughing into the receiver from somewhere in Los Angeles’s San Fernando Valley. He’s talking about “Woodlawn,” a song named after the neighborhood in the Northeast section of Portland, Oregon, where he was raised,

Seven Stars Resort & Spa US travelers who are ready to get their travel fix without the need to fly to Europe this summer may now rejoice for the beautiful islands of Turks and Caicos await you with open arms. Currently, flights from the United States are up and running, so with just three hours