Sports

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden: "You might say this is the best 1-5 team in the league." ... (read more)

2004/10/20

Sportus interruptus

Sportus interruptus: Three miles from the finish, the leader in the men's marathon was knocked to the ground by a spectator and was subsequently passed by two runners. The attacker has attempted similar stunts at other events to promote his apocalyptic religious books. ... (read more)

2004/08/29

Famous anus

Famous anus:: In sports world medical news reminiscent of George Brett's hemorrhoidal issue during the 1980 World Series, an exhausted Jason Giambi is being tested for entamoeba histolytica, a parasite that embeds itself in the intestinal lining and can cause fatal illness. ... (read more)

2004/07/26

Blame Canada

Blame Canada: Calling the conflict in Iraq the "stupidest war ever," Toronto Blue Jays player Carlos Delgado has been avoiding "God Bless America" during games. ... (read more)

2004/07/22

Why bullfighting sucks

Why bullfighting sucks: "When I first came to Spain I had this idea that bull fighting was this sort of 'traditional' sport where once a year or so they would kill a bull or two and that it was okay," writes the American weblogger Russell Beattie. "But it's not like that at all." ... (read more)

2004/07/18

Federer high on grass

Federer high on grass: The Guardian offers a flowery recap of Sunday's men's final at Wimbledon. "If the real Roger Federer did not return in his full peacock colours, there was enough iridescence glinting off his racket to down [Andy] Roddick." ... (read more)

2004/07/05

Mavs owner lets his guard down

Mavs owner lets his guard down: Mark Cuban, who may be the best owner in pro sports at communicating with fans, explains in great detail why he let Steve Nash go. "It’s a question I’m going to hear for a long time." ... (read more)

2004/07/05

Todd Bertuzzi charged with assault

Todd Bertuzzi charged with assault: The suspended Vancouver Canucks star faces a trial for mugging Colorado Avalanche player Steve Moore in front of 18,000 witnesses. Moore continues to wear a cervical collar and may never play again. ... (read more)

2004/06/24

Move over, Steve Bartman

Move over, Steve Bartman: The Dallas Morning News identifies the child-squashing foul ball chaser as Matt Starr, a "married, 28-year-old landscaper and former youth minister." ... (read more)

2004/06/16

Wiley saw this one coming

Wiley saw this one coming: After the 6-1 underdog Pistons' shock-the-world rout of the Lakers, it's worth reading the May 27 column of the late Ralph Wiley: "The Laker Myth will not penetrate the Piston front-court, a redwood forest of humanity," he wrote. "All this talk about how the opponents of the Pistons can't shoot is patently absurd, how this is not good to watch. Evolution of the game is always watchable." ... (read more)

2004/06/16

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