One of the tragedies of this atomized era is that public spaces have vanished as digital walls have risen, and the age of loneliness has enveloped everyone to varying degrees. Sports in their purest form push back against these walls because anyone can join a community and be a fan of their hometown, or their adopted hometown, or even their fake team they made up with their friends that can now call themselves Hillandale ass-kickers for life. Sports are ultimately about friends and family, an...
