Men With Brooms
Yes, I’m a fan of curling. deal with it. So it was with some interest last year while watching the Brier that they were advertising a curling movie, Men With Brooms, starring Leslie Nielsen, Paul...
View ArticleAmateur vs. Professional boxing…
Kevin Schofield: I ask you: how can you keep a straight face when protesting the judging in a so-called “sport” where the main goal is to beat your opponent unconscious? The problem with Kevin’s...
View ArticleBackup Brain: On curling
Welcome back, Tom — it’s damn good to see you again! And this, in essence, is the attraction of curling. If folks stop snickering about the sport and pay attention, you start to see the complexity and...
View ArticleSPORTS: Good riddance to city’s sports teams – Valleywag
SPORTS: Good riddance to city’s sports teams – Valleywag: Getting to and from work on a game day means chosing between clogged streets and overstuffed trains. Parking on my block flips from $12 to $40...
View ArticleSan Jose Mercury News – More doping problems at Tour
San Jose Mercury News – More doping problems at Tour: Today, a senior French doping official said yet another rider failed a doping test – this time for testosterone. The revelation came a day after...
View ArticleFreakonomics Blog » Should We Just Let the Tour de France Dopers Dope Away?
Freakonomics Blog » Should We Just Let the Tour de France Dopers Dope Away?: Now that virtually every cyclist in the Tour de France has been booted for doping, is it time to consider a radical...
View ArticleWalsh changed forever his sport, Bay Area’s image
San Jose Mercury News – Killion: Walsh changed forever his sport, Bay Area’s image: The ties that bind us together are human products: memories, tradition, lore. And, with Bill Walsh’s death, the Bay...
View ArticleDead athletes’ brains show damage from concussions – CNN.com
using tissue from retired NFL athletes culled posthumously, the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) is shedding light on what concussions look like in the brain. The findings are...
View ArticleHow Not to Fix Soccer
Best explanation I’ve seen on why soccer is soccer and why Americans should stop trying to fix it (e.g. make it more american). Soccer is about playing, not watching. America is about watching, which...
View ArticleThe business of sports
(originally posted on 11/26. I’m just catching up with my post-vacation e-mail deluge..) This is mostly off-topic, but I’m bringing it up because we’ve had discussions about business issues before,...
View ArticleDo fans have the final say?
something we’ve talked about a lot. Here are some economists who’ve studied it: http://thesportseconomist.com/archive/2005_02_01__arch_file.htm#110930727705075792 and here’s a summary of what they...
View Articlesome days, you really can go home again.
Some days, I’ve found, you really can go home again. Saturday, I went to a baseball game. Not just any game — a Giants game as San Jose muni (see, San Jose already has a baseball team, and it’s not the...
View ArticleOngoing: Minor League epiphany
Ongoing: Minor League epiphany: Â The stadium was partially sunlit and filling up and people were drinking beer and happy and George was singing “I”m just 23, I don’t mind dyin’”, and George is...
View ArticleMore on the economics of professional sports teams..
As kind of a follow up on the Sonics to San Jose thread…. First, a nice piece summarizing the current state of disorder up in Seattle, courtesy of the Seattle Metroblog. What it doesn’t get into is the...
View Articlecongrats to Barry!
Congratulations to Barry Bonds — 756 is a historic moment. Today is not a day for talking about the other aspects of this record. Today is a day for letting Barry enjoy what he’s accomplished. that...
View Articlethe end of the Bonds era.
San Jose Mercury News – Killion: Let me grab my handkerchief: Â If you were expecting emotion and sentiment think again. If you were expecting a Tony Gwynn-like farewell or a Cal Ripken-like embrace,...
View ArticleSaying “Thanks†to Peter Magowan
Killion: Perfect storm sends Magowan into retirement – San Jose Mercury News: Â Magowan said on Friday, in announcing his retirement, that he wanted to spend more time with his grandchildren. We...
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