‘Sports’ Archives
“Life, the Universe and Everything”: the »
It is often said that the sub-continent only has two religions: cricket and cinema. After watching the semifinal World Cup match between India and Pakistan, one would be hard pressed to offer a convincing retort. The roads emptied; several states declared holidays, and those that didn't might as well have done so; plane and train fares to [...]
Minnows no longer, reflections on a famous win »
Although the impetus for this trip was first and foremost the cricket World Cup, my enthusiasm was not so much a product of the event itself as much as it was borne from the prospect of watching Sachin Tendulkar, the greatest batsman of the modern era, bat. The general consensus regarding formats of cricket is that as the match becomes longer, [...]
Cricket in Compton: A welcome respite from the »
Well, friends, it's almost time. The 2011 cricket World Cup is upon us both with a bang and a whimper: the former is the noise of the collapsing walls of Kolkata's Eden Gardens stadium and the latter is the weary drone of the Bengal Cricket Association's subsequent claims of innocence. Although the tournament only officially begins on the [...]
ZonaZoo to open some arbitrary length of time between »
This morning the Daily Wildcat reported that, due to the madness before this last weekend's victory, ZonaZoo will be letting students in four hours early. Thousands of students were turned away this weekend as the student section nearly filled to capacity, and many nearly got trampled or crushed when police stepped in to tell students the stadium [...]
Catcher’s Delight »
Somebody please get me a saddle so I can ride the lead horse on the Brian McCann-wagon; I’m now his number one fan. After attending 12 All-Star Games, and leaving each one in bittersweet heartbreak, I was reminded by Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann’s absolute rope on Tuesday night at the 2010 MLB All-Star Game, that there is justice in [...]
Bad Selections: Not Limited to Fans »
The rosters for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game will be full at approximately 3 pm today with the announcement of the “final vote” winners, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be complete by any means. As is customary, injuries will sideline many players, and with the addition of several new rules, All-Star selections who pitch on [...]
Kings…For Today »
Take a bow gentlemen; you’re the talk of the town. Landon Donovan and John Isner have force fed the United States two sports they didn’t care about: soccer and tennis. First, Landon Donovan drilled a goal past the Algerian goalkeeper in the 81st minute of the United States “win or go home” match of the World Cup on Wednesday. [...]
You’re Far Too Old to be Acting so »
In light of the newest incident (watch the video here) in the Vince Young saga, compounded with the recent sanctions on the USC football program, I’ve come to ask myself: Did anything good come out of the 2006 Rose Bowl? As an Arizona Cardinals fan, I’ve watched with pain as Kurt Warner retired and left Matt Leinart, former USC [...]
The Pac [((5+3) x 4) / (2)] and The Big X+II »
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The landscape of college football, and college athletics overall, is changing. The rumors of conference realignment have been flying for several days and seem to be a near formality away from being complete. The Nebraska Cornhuskers, currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, have reportedly been invited to join the Big Ten Conference (which [...]
An All-Star Screw Up »
Baseball is a sport of failure, one where you can get a hit 3 out of 10 times and still be considered successful at the professional level. This is one of the many reasons why coaches always tell their players that baseball is a sport of failure. You will get it wrong seemingly more times than you get it exactly right. Apparently fans of [...]
Super Blow »
Football is commonly referred to as “a man’s sport.” The game where there’s no room for floundering on the ground to get a foul or penalty call (unless you’re a kicker). It’s the sport where you play through any of the elements (except lightning), all in pursuit of an ultimate victory. Once you’re in the National Football [...]
Shashi Tharoor, the IPL, and Twitter: A Gaffe for the »
India's destructive relationship with Twitter continues... First it was the Bollywood stars, then it was the politicians, now it is the cricket administrators. Lalit Modi is, without a doubt, the most polarizing individual in world cricket. The progressives among us see Modi as an innovative BCCI administrator whose ambition (Modi is the [...]