For the first time in what feels like eternity, the Sun peaked its face around some clouds this past week and introduced the people of Philadelphia once more to its gentle warmth and comforting embrace. Winter’s cold grasp and early Spring’s grey doldrums has departed for now and the evidence is everywhere. In South Philadelphia Old men and women sit … [continue]

Athletic Support would like to take a break from misinforming you about basketball and baseball and talk to you for a moment about an ongoing crisis in this country. Athletic Support hates two things, intolerance of others and Scientology. And even though we have always felt this way, we feel those crazy “alien souls trapped in a volcano” believing … [continue]

As we sit here in a bar playing hooky from our day job, we started thinking about NCAA tournament etiquette. When it comes to tourney time there are some rules of behavior that one must conform to. Otherwise people will find you gauche and uncouth and other old-timey words that mean “jackass”. We here at Athletic Support have drawn up a short … [continue]

Football! Wrong Season!

Baseball! Not Yet!

Hockey! Who Cares!

Basketball! Just Right!

The madness of March descends upon us once again, like vipers from planes or the careers of overcharged politicians. (Jersey girls: 5 drinks on the shore or 3 grand in the city) And yet, we are still excited, nay entranced by the yearly spectacle of basketball mediocrity wrought by early departures to … [continue]