A Tennis Road Warrior Reborn
There is, the apparel and sports-drink makers would have us believe, an athlete in all of us. I put that… Read more »
Other Sports
2011 Christmas Gifts for the Famous and the Fatuous
(published December 22, 2011) I won’t mince words: It’s been a tough year here at Universal Santa, Inc. (currently held… Read more »
Concussion Issues Loom Large Again
(published December 15, 2011) They’re back. Not the NBA, not the bloated college bowls, not baseball contracts best described as… Read more »
Giving Thanks for the World of Sports, 2011
Each year at this time, I take to heart the words of George Washington’s declaration in 1789 that on this… Read more »
Records of Skill, Records of Will
(published November 3, 2011) Joe Paterno set a record last week. Or didn’t. His Penn State Nittany Lions beat Illinois,… Read more »
Rational and Irrational Athletes
(published October 17, 2011) The wonderful humorist Robert Benchley wrote that the world is divided into two kinds of people:… Read more »
The Soccer Boom is Really Coming This Time
(published July 14, 2011) The U.S. women advanced to the World Cup final Wednesday, defeating France 3-1 in an uncontroversial… Read more »
Djokovic is Nadal’s Nadal
(published July 4, 2011) He first drew attention with his imitations – picture-perfect impressions of the on-court movements and gestures… Read more »
The Federer Era is Over
(published June 29, 2011) This is the way an era ends: not with a bang, but with a slow accretion… Read more »
LeBron, Tiger, and the Power of Narrative
(published June 23, 2011) In sports, it’s all about the story. We love sports because we love the drama –… Read more »
