Tiger, Trojans, and Other Idle Thoughts
(published June 9, 2011) Random musings from the sports cornucopia: If you’re looking for a good example of cognitive dissonance,… Read more »
Other Sports
Rafa and Roger: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
(published June 6, 2011) It’s not really a rivalry any more, in the sense of two equals battling for individual… Read more »
Why the Stanley Cup is Cooler Than the NBA Finals
(published June 2, 2011) It’s June. It’s hot. But it’s a fact of life that the two major indoor winter… Read more »
The Concussion Conundrum
(originally published March 17, 2011) I am deeply disturbed by Dave Duerson’s suicide. The likelihood that concussions and brain damage… Read more »
Ali and Frazier’s Clash Still Echoes
(originally published March 10, 2011) If you could go back in history to attend any one sporting event, which would… Read more »
A Behind-the-Foil Look at “Slap Shot”
(originally published February 17, 2011) Let’s see if I’ve got this right: The Hanson brothers were loosely based on the… Read more »
Who’s Been Naughty and Nice in Sports in 2010?
published December 23, 2010 Season’s greetings and joyeux Noel! As has been the tradition in this space since early in… Read more »
Giving Thanks for the World’s Sportucopia
published November 25, 2010 At this holiday of abundance and gratitude, I would like to thank some of the people… Read more »
World Cup Making Soccer Skeptics not Converts
published June 27, 2010 They tell me it’s the beautiful game, dazzling in its subtlety, enriched by the skill of… Read more »
With Ovechkin Gone Will Strasburg Come Sooner?
published April 29, 2010 The fortunes of one team in a city have nothing to do with what happens to… Read more »
