Holly Holm
Holly Holm may have lost the UFC Women’s Bantamweight title belt in her first title defense at UFC 196 this past weekend, but in the lead up to the event she presented a master class in how to navigate awkward media encounters and the peculiar societal expectations and scrutiny that high profile female athletes — especially ones connected to the aggro dude world of mixed martial arts — face.
Sarah wrote about Holm’s conduct for Fightland.
To read the full story click here.
Filed under Culture, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Tony Burton in Rocky
Tony Burton, the actor who played Tony “Duke” Evers, Sylvester Stallone’s frequent coach in six of the Rocky films, died recently.
Sarah wrote an obituary about him for Fightland.
To read it click here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Shahin Jahanvash
Sarah’s ongoing feature series on martial artists for Asian World Of Martial Arts continues with fighter Shahin Jahanvash.
Jahanvash’s a karate instructor whose father runs COMPETE International Martial Arts Championship, one of the biggest tournaments on the west coast.
To read the full story click here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Public Enemy
For whatever reason I continue to be allowed to curate playlists over at Ditch TV.
I know so much about YouTube now.
Here are 10 of my recent Ditch playlists:
Touched By The Hand Of Justin Bieber
Snoop Dogg Does a Lot of Features
A Short History of Nardwuar & Snoop Dogg
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks
I’ve been doing a bunch of stuff over at the music-ish charity ‘n’ good news website Samaritan Mag so I decided to collect some of my latest pieces all in one place.
Here are 10 of these stories…
Take A Photo Of Yourself In Mickey Mouse Ears, Earn Make-A-Wish $1 Million
Canadian Country Music Association’s Humanitarian Award Gets Cash Bump From Slaight Music
The Doors’ Jim Morrison’s Rare Poetry Books Available Via Grammy Charity Auction
Super Bowl 50 Initiative Provides More Than $7.3 Million In Charitable Grants
Chicago Blackhawks Babysit, Cook, Play Road Hockey With Boy
Blue Jays’ Rookie League Program Goes Year-Round To Help Toronto Community Housing
MLK Day Is Kick-Off For Black History Month Related Nike, Adidas Kicks
Chance The Rapper Part of Winter Coat Empowerment Plan To Help Homeless
Sacha Baron Cohen And Isla Fisher Give $1 Million To Help Syrian Refugees
Filed under Jock Stuff, Music, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 