Archive for the ‘Misc sports’ Category
Thursday, July 20th, 2006
The British Open starts today. Always a lot of fun, unless your name is Jean Van de Velde.
Hope I get some time to watch the golf this weekend, but I may not be able. My brother is in from China, and I promised to take him to a Reds game before he goes [...]
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Sunday, July 9th, 2006
I heard the soccer tournament just ended. I thought it was over weeks ago.
There was a time when I was a fan of soccer. It’s really an entertaining sport. I attended a bunch of games when I was a student at UVa, and I even worked with the WINA radio crew broadcasting [...]
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Saturday, July 1st, 2006
My favorite ESPN commercial, ever:
Gotta love Gheorge Muresan.
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Monday, June 26th, 2006
Wimbledon, one of tennis’ most anticipated tournaments, begins today across the pond in the mother country. It’s always an entertaining spectacle, if a little pretentious, and I’m looking forward to it.
This year, there is an added storyline: Andre Agassi has announced his upcoming retirement from tennis, and this will be his final Wimbledon. [...]
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Wednesday, June 21st, 2006
I barely mentioned this weekend’s U.S. Open golf tournament, even though it was riveting television. The winner, of course, was Geoff Ogilvy, who isn’t exactly a household name (though he’s a very, very good golfer who has played well this season).
So, since I failed to mention his victory the other day, I present to [...]
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Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Congratulations are in order for the Carolina Hurricanes, winners of the 2006 NHL Stanley Cup Championship. What an incredible Game 7 last night against Edmonton. If you didn’t see it, you missed something special.
Every June, I have a blast watching the Stanley Cup playoffs, and I always vow that I will watch more [...]
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Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
Congratulations are in order for the Carolina Hurricanes, winners of the 2006 NHL Stanley Cup Championship. What an incredible Game 7 last night against Edmonton. If you didn’t see it, you missed something special.
Every June, I have a blast watching the Stanley Cup playoffs, and I always vow that I will watch more [...]
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Tuesday, May 30th, 2006
Congratulations:
Unbeaten, untied, and virtually untested, the Virginia men's lacrosse team wrapped up a storybook season Monday with a convincing 15-7 victory over Massachusetts in the NCAA Championship. It proved to be the sweet conclusion to a magical season as the Cavaliers finished the season a perfect 17-0, winning every game in the NCAA Tournament by [...]
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Wednesday, May 10th, 2006
I'm sure it bothers Frank DeFord, but he's provided a little NPR commentary on why so many former athletes become Republican politicians.
Go Lynn Swann!
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Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
The humiliation has deepened for former Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick. To date, two college basketball players (here and here) who haven't played football since high school have signed contracts to play NFL football.
Marcus Vick, on the other hand, can't get anyone even to offer him a contract. He's going to go to [...]
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Sunday, April 30th, 2006
The extent of the damage remains to be seen, but embattled Virginia Tech football star Marcus Vick clearly cost himself millions of dollars because of "character issues."
As many predicted, Vick was not selected this weekend in the NFL draft -- as predicted by Bill Schumm in the Vick thread below. Tech did [...]
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Friday, April 28th, 2006
As many of you know, the NFL Draft takes place this weekend. A reader suggested that a draft pool might be fun, with a certain twist. I'm inclined to agree.
So, give us your best prediction of where Marcus Vick will be selected this weekend. "Not chosen" is a legitimate entry as well. Bonus points [...]
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Tuesday, April 25th, 2006
Is this the last we'll hear of Ron Mexico? (second item)
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Saturday, April 22nd, 2006
This week's Washington Post Book World has reviews of what appear to be a great group of books about sports, including baseball books by former Baseball Commissioner Fay Vincent and one-time Clinton chronicler David Maraniss. There's also a review of Mike D'Orso's book on basketball in Alaska. Mike was a classmate of mine [...]
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Saturday, April 15th, 2006
"You have a message on the answering machine. Who's Floyd Brown?" asked my wife.
I smiled. It had been 35 years, but I knew in an instant who Floyd Brown was. I suspected that I also knew why, after all these years, he was calling.
For three solid years, 1968-1970, Floyd Brown had been [...]
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Friday, March 10th, 2006
This is almost too much to believe:
A father who drugged his children's tennis opponents, leading to a player's death, was sentenced to eight years in prison after being convicted Thursday.
Christophe Fauviau had confessed to the crime during his trial in Mont-de-Marsan in southwestern France.
The former military pilot was accused of spiking the water bottles of [...]
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Tuesday, March 7th, 2006
This is fantastic. It's a video of the top-ten in-game dunks in the NBA. Lots of video of players from back when the NBA was actually worth watching.
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2006
How is Virginia Tech's Marcus Vick faring in preparation for the NFL Draft? Not as well as he could have, evidently:
Vick had an above-average showing on the field this weekend but the same cannot be said for his interviews. With a multitude of off-the-field issues clouding his draft status, Vick has been put through [...]
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Saturday, February 25th, 2006
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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006
How 'bout those Hoyas!
In other news, has anyone watched a second of the Olympics? I haven't. I just can't get worked up about the Olympics anymore.
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