Last day in the mountains is today. Two very big climbs. The only other day that will shake things up is Saturday’s time trial. What you need to know: Plot: Tadej Pogačar has won two straight Tours, and he’s only 23 years old. He also won the white jersey (best…

At The Guardian last week, I had a story on Title IX’s history and impact. It also delves into the issues the law — in this case, strictly the sports aspect of what was intended to be about education — will face in the future. 50 years of Title IX: the US law that attempted to make sports equal n 1972, US lawmakers passed a seemingly simple law - widely known as Title IX - against gender discrimination in…www.theguardian.com

Track and field, at its core, is an individual sport. If you only pay attention when the sport is front and center at the Olympics, you may think otherwise, given the relentless emphasis on medal counts. …

Oh no! We’re going to have stagflation, according to all these reports! Time for a revolution, says … Marxist.com? Unemployment is going to hit us hard! Let’s look at that: This weekend's airline hell was a painful preview of summer If last weekend was any indication, we're in for a turbulent summer for air travel, with staff shortages and severe…www.axios.com Nationwide lifeguard shortage threatens Memorial Day pool openings Pool openings are delayed across the country this Memorial Day weekend due to a severe lifeguard shortage for the…www.axios.com

A periodic look at links that I could’ve shared on Twitter but I’m trying to cut back on Twitter. It’s hard to imagine a week filled with more anger and sadness than this one. Tragedies such as the Uvalde shooting are compounded by the excuses and the deflection of blame…

Elon Musk recently explained his political evolution with, of course, a tweet: His view that “woke progressives” have arisen over the last 15 years and have become a minor menace isn’t wrong. Ironically, they’re using his favored medium. But his view is, shall we say, a bit oversimplified. As…

Aside from my neat recommendations for comedy blogs, Medium has recently suggested a wide variety of reading for me: We’re Veering Toward Authoritarianism We’re Living The Handmaid’s Tale We’re Doomed Because of Climate Change We’re Doomed Because of the Supreme Court We’re Doomed Because the GOP is a White Supremacy…