Content tagged sports

Blog Entries

Six Masai warriors, in London to run the London Marathon for charity, give a difficult-to-believe interview with the Guardian: “I miss meat and blood … gulfstream/2424

Not saying this is a bad thing, but is the Tour de France the biggest/highest-profile sporting event without an equivalent womens version (or women being … gulfstream/2310

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David Remnick’s elegant Tyson encomium. gulfstream/1780

“Muahmmad (sic) Ali - How to be a Man 101.” gulfstream/1896

Alternately grumpy/informative piece on the development and role of professional sports in the US. (References both Teddy Roosevelt and Chomsky!) gulfstream/1916

“How Brazilian soccer players get their names.” The one-word names are mostly nicknames; defenders are much more likely to be known by their full … gulfstream/2088

Why there’s a shot clock in basketball: in the 1950s, before the shot clock, teams would stall after claiming an early lead, resulting in slow, dull … gulfstream/2139

Illustrated history of Andre Agassi’s career, including side-by-side shots of a young and old Agassi in almost exactly the same pose. gulfstream/2149

Surprisingly thoughtful and introspective piece from F1 driver Heikki Kovalainen on what goes on before and during a F1 race. Also: not having a drinks … gulfstream/2294

Irving Tobin reads every page of the Times (save the sports, Escapes and Circuits sections), and is one year, five months, and four days behind … gulfstream/1348

Quotes Collected

... one of the fascinating things about sports, it seems to me, is that when it comes the way we think about professional athletes, we're all liberals … quotes/444

Trading for an NBA player with baggage is like dating a girl with baggage – maybe you'll be happy for a few months, but there's a 95-percent chance it's … quotes/406

And after dinner the Comptroller begun some sports; among others, the Nameing of people round, and afterward demanding Questions of them that they are … pepys/36