Reason No. 100 not to do drugs
There was a point in time in my life when I thought the only time I would ever hit a milestone would be if I took my eyes off the…
#pounditTuesday, April 23, 2024
Danny Lee has been involved in sports media for over nine years … While at UCLA, he turned his grade school doodles into a position with the Daily Bruin, and continues his diatribes to this day. He is an occasional contributor to Larry Brown Sports and you can follow him on twitter @whatthedleeoh
Stories by Danny Lee:
Viewer’s guide to reading about watching the Olympics
I must make a confession. (Yes, I understand I do not have my lawyer or rabbi present.) I enjoy watching the Olympics, even though events are tape-delayed by eight hours…
From Fausto Carmona to Leo Nunez, baseball players play the name game
When Shakespeare wrote that “A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” he presumably was not referencing any pitcher from the Dominican Republic; nor any Major League clubhouse…
The Olympics and their antiquated games have returned
Friday kicks off a familiar quadrennial tradition: trying to figure out what Bob Costas will wear on a given night, while marveling at his encyclopedic knowledge of badminton. This practice…
Perennial punching bags Nationals, Orioles, and Pirates actually contending
There used to be a time when sportswriters could fill in the gaps during the long, lazy days of summer by writing about the familiarly bad baseball teams that spend…
Summer truly is the dead period in sports
I can remember my formative days spent enjoying the middle of the summer: running through the sprinklers pants-less. Something that is now deemed a misdemeanor by the powers that be.…
Libbing in the USA on Independence Day
I have to admit: I felt a wee bit patriotic on July 4. Never mind that my last name is Lee, that I have an unhealthy fixation with udon, or…
On LeBron James’ crowning achievement, and the media’s response
Typically, it is not an easy thing to define one’s legacy, especially in this day and age. (I’ve tried with my own, but nothing printable for a family audience can…
Why do so many athletes get fat in retirement?
When I have the time (read: about every waking hour of the day) I usually contemplate many of life’s seemingly unanswerable questions. What felled the dinosaurs? Why do “flammable” and…
History of the Olympic torch relay including all its good and bad times
It takes place once every two years, around the time it usually takes for me to get a pay stub — emphasis on stub — for writing one of these…