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Battle to the End—Athlete's Edition: Who Will Survive?

To my dismay, the quality of reality television has plummeted recently—far from the glory days of the early 2000s...

Written by Hao Meng about 8 months ago 521 reads 138 comments
Take a Lesson from Michael Jordan: It's OK To Cry

Last week, in a fit of pre-teen high school nostalgia, my “manly” college brethren and I decided to describe the perfect girl—you know, the one who would cause us to forever ...

Written by Hao Meng about 8 months ago 1,613 reads 161 comments
MLB Nightmares: How Bad Can It Get? (Humor)

Today, I woke up and thought to myself, “It’s going to be a bad day. Worst-case scenario, I’ll be late for my midterm, spill juice over my favorite shirt, and somehow lock myself out...

Written by Hao Meng about 8 months ago 465 reads 133 comments
Yao Ming: Why the World Should Thank the "Great Wall of China"

Growing up, my friends called me Yao Ming. To them, I was a splendid freak of nature—a 6'4" Chinese kid who somehow got misplaced in the country-music paradise called Alabama...

Written by Hao Meng about 8 months ago 1,127 reads 137 comments
The Love of the Game: Why We Need Sports Now More Than Ever

Kids are more misguided than ever these days. Social success is now measured by their number of Facebook friends (guilty as charged), life lessons are taught through weekly episodes of Gossip ...

Written by Hao Meng about 9 months ago 592 reads 104 comments
What's Wrong with Derrek Lee? A Look at the Chicago Cubs Star's Batting Woes

Like most Cubs fans, I’ve learned to embrace irrationality with all my heart. I embrace it regularly and relentlessly, never hesitating to use it as my inner sanctuary when things in Cubs ...

Written by Hao Meng about 9 months ago 904 reads 49 comments
Bob Knight is the Worst Kind of Idiot: He and Gatorade Aren't Friends

When it comes to basketball coaching legend Bob Knight, Wikipedia’s got it all wrong. They’ve made Knight’s page way too long. It only really needs two sentences: Bob Knight is a former American college basketball head coach...

Written by Hao Meng about 9 months ago 416 reads 14 comments
The Game of Love: The Best and Most Entertaining Sports Relationships

If life were really perfect, Yale would cease to exist, steroid users would have their foreheads imprinted with shiny asterisks, and I would be able to take my lovely girlfriend—without ...

Written by Hao Meng about 9 months ago 187 reads 14 comments
A Look At The Cubs' 2009 Lineup: Please Tell Me You Can Hit a Curve in October

I’ve only been a Cubs fan for 13 years, but I’ve already learned an important lesson many older Cubs fans still refuse to accept today: Correctly predicting when the Cubs will win ...

Written by Hao Meng about 9 months ago 639 reads 26 comments
Don't Let the Good Times End: The Arizona Cardinals' Offseason Priorities

It's true what they say: all good things eventually come to an end. But for the Arizona Cardinals, that end cannot—and should not—be now...

Written by Hao Meng about 10 months ago 244 reads 6 comments
Kurt Warner Should Apply to Harvard Law: Why Warner Is Hall-of-Fame Bound

By now, Kurt Warner’s heartfelt rags-to-riches story has become slightly trite, and with the Arizona Cardinal’s rapid rise to fame, Warner’s story has instead been replaced by a heated debate on his Hall of Fame potential...

Written by Hao Meng about 10 months ago 189 reads 6 comments

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Hao Meng Article Archive

Battle to the End—Athlete's Edition: Who Will Survive?

Take a Lesson from Michael Jordan: It's OK To Cry

MLB Nightmares: How Bad Can It Get? (Humor)

Yao Ming: Why the World Should Thank the "Great Wall of China"

The Love of the Game: Why We Need Sports Now More Than Ever

What's Wrong with Derrek Lee? A Look at the Chicago Cubs Star's Batting Woes

Bob Knight is the Worst Kind of Idiot: He and Gatorade Aren't Friends

The Game of Love: The Best and Most Entertaining Sports Relationships

A Look At The Cubs' 2009 Lineup: Please Tell Me You Can Hit a Curve in October

Don't Let the Good Times End: The Arizona Cardinals' Offseason Priorities

Kurt Warner Should Apply to Harvard Law: Why Warner Is Hall-of-Fame Bound

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