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Sunday Sundown Rundown - 10/11/26


The Sunday Sundown Rundown (formerly in the format of "3 Up and 3 Down") is where I share thoughts on three topics that piqued my interest, along with my favorite photo from the week.


Aj'a Wilson & Angel Reese

Aj'a Wilson picked up her fifth - FIFTH! - Most Valuable Player award this week. Five times is so incredibly special, and difficult to wrap the mind around. 

And then there is Angel Reese. Reese has received so much backlash, tons of criticism, and lots of unfair coverage. We won't even mention what Caitlin Clark fans have brought her way. After all of that, she now finds herself in the WNBA Finals as the lead catalyst on the Atlanta Dream. 

Both instances force you to think about how narratives and "talk" have cheapened the journey. The constant legacy discussions and the quick reactions to topics. One athlete is in rarified air as an athelte with five MVPs, and another perservered, and is not in the WNBA Finals...ahead of other athletes as favorable. Discussion topics.


Publicized Execution

This story truly shocked me. It's so crude, so unnecessary, that it still feels like some sort of onion article. What have we become? Why is this necessary? And really, who is this for? 

This may bother some of you reading this, but this just feels...wrong, on so many levels. 


Margaret Hamilton

I learned of the amazing influence and work of Margaret Hamilton just this week. Yes, after she passed away at the age of 90. I'm the guy who is offering her flowers too late, but ultimately, I'm still grateful to do just that. Hamilton's work helped place Astronauts on the moon (how wild is that?!).

I thought about Hamilton a few times this week. What an amazing and incredible feat. 



Cover Photo

Protesters shield themselves from tear gas fired by riot police. Sabrine Kharbach, from a students’ association, said the protests would last ‘for as long as €10bn hasn’t been put on the table’, the amount students and some left-wing politicians have said needs to be urgently invested in France’s schools.

Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images
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