LEWIS BLACK: “I really do think part of the problem is that the cynicism is caused by the fact that more in the course of my lifetime and having lived in Washington, that Washington’s increasingly been a bubble much the same that a lot of people who live in Hollywood…

How about tearing your life apart to buy a house and sabotage (or attempt to), ruin your chances to make the 2000 Paralympic team and in the process leave you homeless after moving 700 miles to a small town in Northwest Wisconsin. Said person lost friends, 'lived' in a motel 6 for almost a year, declared bankruptcy, had a nervous breakdown, almost lost his family because of it. She lied, to him, to his friends and even to her friends.

Mel Tucker will never coach at Michigan State or any other place ever again. Michigan State still hasn’t figured out the fine art of public relations. Or learned very much from the Larry Nassar scandal. It is equal parts dysfunctional, systemic and nearly 50 years on. There are multiple brush…

Pro tip: When you’re number one on Keith Olbermann’s “Worst Person’s in the World,” list on his Countdown podcast and your name isn’t O’Reilly, Trump, Rudy, Meadows, Boebert, Santos, McCarthy or Greene, you’re being singled out for either your stupidity or in deep doo-doo. Or both. Which brings us to…

“We now have the first mug shot of a former President of the United States. It will become the most famous mug shot in the history of photography. It will go into the history books as the only mug shot of an American president forever. American high school students will…

After a month of thrilling soccer, it comes down to two teams. England and Spain. One team who’s overcome injuries and another who’s overcome their coach. After two thrilling semi-finals, with Spain’s winner coming in the 90th minute off the foot of Olga Carmona 90 seconds after Sweden had leveled…

All Debutants and no Cinderellas Down Under. England, Sweden, Netherlands, France, Australia, Spain, Japan and Columbia. Japan is looking for number two, having won in 2011, while the rest are looking to hoist the trophy for the first time. This looks to be a fun couple of days. In the…

Well, that was interesting. The group stage always is, but the last day was crazy. Morocco knocking out Germany? If you had the Atlas Lionesses advancing to the knockouts, you’re either a liar or gambler. Same with South Africa and Jamaica. Canada? Home. Brazil? Out. Germany? Heading home. Even the…

“The player of that match was the post.” With those eight words, Carli Lloyd became either a refreshing voice or, once again, reviled in the eyes of America’s quadrennial fascination with soccer. And then, she twisted the knife. “I have never witnessed…” Lloyd began. “I’m just seeing these images for…