I awoke yesterday to the sad news that Stuart Scott had passed away. Scott was a longtime anchor for ESPN’s SportsCenter who revolutionized sports broadcasting. His catchphrases and style made even the dullest highlights entertaining. While I haven’t watched a lot of SportsCenter recently, I spent many hours watching Stuart Scott when I was younger.Read more
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I chose to start The Christian Nerd almost four years ago. I love my blog and can’t believe that I’m coming up on my thousandth post. I’m fascinated by the intersection of nerd culture and Christian faith, but I could have easily started The Christian Sports Fan. I’ve always worried that my love for sportsRead more
The NFL season kicks off this week and I participated in three fantasy football drafts this past weekend. With that in mind, here is repost about the inherent nerdiness of fantasy football. When the final Harry Potter movie came out, I was fascinated with how something so inherently nerdy lost its entire negative stigma.Read more
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The 1969 Cubs were cursed by a black cat and missed the playoffs. I’m a huge sports fan, something that I haven’t really kept a secret. Most people don’t think that sports are very nerdy, but it’s very easy to be a huge sports nerd. Baseball fans can memorize one hundred years’ worth of statistics.Read more
Yesterday was Major League Baseball’s opening day. While there were a few games in Australia and a Sunday night game, yesterday a majority of the teams kicked off their seasons in the sunshine of early spring. Opening day is always a hopeful time. Last year’s woes and unmet expectations are replaced by potential and theRead more