The Nine Lives of Getting Disgusted
After watching the October 7th-Hamas sympathizers taking over the streets of NYC, I find our country's political landscape completely upside down. Amidst the shadow of Mayor Mandami, the ugly snake of terrorism has risen and it's ugly head is feeling its' swagger.
It has become too much for me. I need to relax, so I turn to sports —always a safe haven. RIGHT?
—I'm watching Caitlin Clark, the Indiana Fever guard, get an elbow to her mouth, now bleeding. I've watched her like I watched Michael Jordan and Larry Bird, two other college players that swirled the world and then went pro. Incredible passers, shooters, and so smart. It's as if they always gave me a special performance as a reward for just watching them.
It is the pivotal game three playoff between the Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces, and Clark is already playing under threat of being ejected to a technical she got when an Ace's player barged through a Fever team huddle, like it was some sort of "Mean Girls" episode.
The referee turns a blind eye to Clark's bloody face. The game could have been paused for replay, as the league has rules, but then they don't have rules. The replay clearly showed an elbow accelerating toward Clark's face. The face had no chance.
For three seasons I've watched the WNBA's merry band of owners, executives, referees, coaches and players in an around-the-clock beat-down of Caitlin Clark. I’ve seen the eye-pokes, body slams, and choke holds. I’ve heard the racial slurs. This is a very dark reality and the WNBA needs to address it.
On August 2, 2026 I wrote to the US Attorney General Todd Blanche, demanding an investigation into the debilitating working conditions Clark has had to endure. And yet it continues. (Click Here To Read It)
I've lived during the careers of many sport legends: Joe Namath, Walt Frazier, Rod Laver, Peggy Fleming, Pele, Arthur Ashe, Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, John McEnroe, Serena Williams, Reggie Jackson, Jack Nicklaus, Mary Lou Retton, Andy Petite, Paul O'Neal, Jean-Claude Killy, Derek Jeter, Mike Bossy, Stephen Curry, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Bruno Sammartino.
Of all of them, I recall only one legend that took a beat-down on the level of Caitlin Clark. That would be boxer Cassius Clay, who changed his name to Muhammad Ali. Like Clark, he got blindsided, but not by his fellow boxers —no, Muhammad Ali got it from the government. He was sent to prison for refusing to serve our country during the Vietnam War. But then, Ali learned his poetry in prison, got out, and won heavy-weight boxing match after heavy-weight boxing match. And his poetry? I remember Ali, on TV, saying, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!" He had made a wonderful rhyme that perfectly described his deadly cloak and dagger style of boxing.
What will be the upside to Caitlin Clark's story? Probably her spirit, fueled by a desire for perfection. She will overcome everything else. —Posted October 15,2026.
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I've lived during the careers of many sport legends: Joe Namath, Walt Frazier, Rod Laver, Peggy Fleming, Pele, Arthur Ashe, Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, John McEnroe, Serena Williams, Reggie Jackson, Jack Nicklaus, Mary Lou Retton, Andy Petite, Paul O'Neal, Jean-Claude Killy, Derek Jeter, Mike Bossy, Stephen Curry, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Bruno Sammartino.
Of all of them, I recall only one legend that took a beat-down on the level of Caitlin Clark. That would be boxer Cassius Clay, who changed his name to Muhammad Ali. Like Clark, he got blindsided, but not by his fellow boxers —no, Muhammad Ali got it from the government. He was sent to prison for refusing to serve our country during the Vietnam War. But then, Ali learned his poetry in prison, got out, and won heavy-weight boxing match after heavy-weight boxing match. And his poetry? I remember Ali, on TV, saying, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!" He had made a wonderful rhyme that perfectly described his deadly cloak and dagger style of boxing.
What will be the upside to Caitlin Clark's story? Probably her spirit, fueled by a desire for perfection. She will overcome everything else. —Posted October 15,2026.