American Dash
Cutting to the chase of world affairs since 2002
Wednesday, November 05, 2025
Starting the Long Season
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The Golden State Warriors have a hellish schedule to start the season: several back to backs, several three games in four nights, and no...
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Ohtani Inflation
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I'm not a Dodgers fan. When the Pittsburgh Pirates beat them three straight games, shutting them out twice, I was elated. I made sur...
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Heroic Fever, Curry Brothers United and Other News
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First the Indiana Fever lost their generational star Caitlin Clark to injuries, eventually ruled out for the rest of the season. But the...
Tuesday, September 09, 2025
The Women of September
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The first expansion team I remember was the New York Mets. I turned 16 the summer they started playing in 1962. They were terrible. They...
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Hurting (with update)
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Injuries are part of sports, they always say. But do injuries have to be such a large part? In professional basketball, for instance. In...
Friday, July 04, 2025
RIP Dave Parker, All Hail Bobby Bonilla Day
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Two Pittsburgh Pirates greats who I saw play in their prime were in the news this week. One of them gave me a memorable baseball thrill, ...
Saturday, May 17, 2025
It's Over, It's Begun
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The Golden State Warriors overcame injuries to Gary Payton II and Jimmy Butler to win their first round playoff series against second seed H...
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