I’ve written books on the historical and cultural forces that will keep the U.S. men’s soccer team from winning the World Cup, histories of Major League Soccer and women’s soccer, tips for improving your soccer club’s website, and personal takes on MMA and youth soccer.

My latest writing

• NCAA women’s Final Four: UConn v South Carolina, UCLA v Texas – live
• With unc struggling to hire is college hoops blue bloods era over
• Radical advice for the nba promote incentives relegate tanking
• World cup could start the decline of national team soccer
• Are unbeaten superteams like the UConn Huskies bad for basketball?
  Fans love watching an underdog cause an upset. The problem is that unbeaten teams are unbeaten for a reason
• US hockey was bathed in a golden Olympic glow. Then Donald Trump and Kash Patel stepped in
  The US men’s and women’s teams claimed titles at the Winter Games this past week. The warm fuzzy feelings didn’t last long

See my latest work at The Guardian and Forbes.

My posts

New posts are at Mostly Modern Media, now at Substack.

• Update: Paralympic athletes to watch
  Before the Paralympics, I named 10 (really 12) athletes to watch. How'd they do? And how did the rest of the US team fare?
• 2026 Winter Olympics USA-and-curling-centric viewing guide, Part 2
  A day-by-day look at what's worth losing sleep or skipping work to see
• This is why people are wrong about Lindsey Vonn
  A lot of ignorant-ass sports media-adjacent people are saying she shouldn't have started today. That's objectively ridiculous.
• Dear Kid …
  An open letter to the star of the alternative Super Bowl show.
• 2026 Winter Olympics USA-and-curling-centric viewing guide, Part 1
  A day-by-day look at what's worth losing sleep or skipping work to see
• It's the most wonderful time of the Olympiad …
  Or, how a guy from Georgia fell in love with the Winter Olympics and always loves covering them
• Quick test
  You can ignore this

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My music

Who says music majors are useless? After reviving my musical life at School of Rock, I’m now a frequent participant at Flashband and a member of The Randos, an eclectic group playing eclectic music in the DMV. (That’s the DC metro area. We don’t randomly appear while you’re renewing your license.) Check out some highlights.