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The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate

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The Beautiful Chaos of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate

Confessions of a Die-Hard Fan Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m a mess. A complete, unapologetic mess when it comes to sports. I’ve been this way since I was a kid, sitting in the living room of my parents’ house in Chicago, screaming at the TV during a Bulls game. My poor mom, … Read more

The Beautiful Mess of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate

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The Beautiful Chaos of Sports Fandom: Why We Love to Hate

My First Sports Heartbreak Look, I gotta be honest with you. I was a mess last Tuesday. The kind of mess you only become when your favorite team loses in the playoffs. Again. I’m talking full-on, crying-into-my-beer, questioning-all-my-life-choices kind of mess. It all started back in 2005. I was a wide-eyed 12-year-old, sitting in my … Read more