Bergkamp, Zidane, and Fame

Watching Dennis Bergkamp’s vision, touch, and pace in the 1994 World Cup converted me from an occasional soccer watcher into a real fan. His move …

Singletary v. Madden on Management

The San Francisco 49ers won their first game yesterday, beating their even more hapless cross-Bay rivals, the Oakland Raiders.   The Niners’ head coach, Mike Singletary, …

Plays or Players?

During his trip to the Jacksonsville Jags’ camp, SI.com’s Don Banks elicited a couple of interesting quotes: From [QB Byron]Leftwich: “You can’t describe Carl’s system. …

Defense & Championships

This quote comes from Tom Coughlin in a recent NY Times article (registration required): I’m a believer that defense wins championships, … And I’m a …

Taxing Slow Play

Time is valuable even for sports fans.   The Masters is one of my favorite sports events (even if run by an all-male club) but watching …

Favrenomics

Since every other writer out there in sports media and blogdom has chimed in on the Brett Favre saga, why not somebody from the SE? …

Head Shots: Part of the Game?

The anticipated move by the NFL to use suspensions to penalize (some)  and deter “head shots” to players has already generated substantial feedback.  On ESPN …