“World’s Greatest…” Such words contribute to the usual bombast spewing from American media whenever someone excels in his or her sport. Give credit to Michael Phelps, a seemingly unpretentious young man, prodigious swimmer, and winner of eight gold medals in one Olympics. We’re not saying the boy can’t swim. We’re not saying “greatness” should [...]

Uh oh, UCLA Bruins experience “eminent” loss. Chris Foster, a Los Angeles Times beat writer covering the UCLA Bruins football team, described the emotions of the team as they looked at the scoreboard minutes before being roundly defeated by their upstate rival the California Golden Bears in Berkeley,
California. He said, “Another loss was eminent, a [...]