Defense & Championships
This quote comes from Tom Coughlin in a recent NY Times article (registration required): I’m a believer that defense wins
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PGA; golf
Taxing Slow Play
Time is valuable even for sports fans. The Masters is one of my favorite sports events (even if run by
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Favrenomics
Since every other writer out there in sports media and blogdom has chimed in on the Brett Favre saga, why
NFL
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
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The NCAA Gets Tough
In a Thursday column for ESPN.com, Andy Katz writes about the sanctions handed down to Baylor University’s basketball program for
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Toyota Invades NASCAR
The Wall Street Journal’s Holman Jenkins skillfully intertwines sports and economics today in his week Business World contribution — Toyota
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Of Coaches and Kings — Connecting Sean Payton to Joe Paterno
In the aftermath of the Penn State scandal, references to Joe Paterno as emperor or king abounded. The recently released
college basketball
manager efficiency
The Wooden School of Management
As a young sports fan, I came of age watching but not liking UCLA basketball in the late 1960s and
MLB
Stadiums
Take Me Out to the (Newer) Ballpark
My wife and I recently visited the West Coast, affording me my first game at Dodger Stadium in 45 years.
NFL; tradeoffs
NFL Playoff Prep: Playing v. Resting
The Giants surge to the Super Bowl steered me back to an MSNBC article by Dan Pompeii: Rest Up for
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Separating Cause & Effect in the U.S. Performance
The post-match breakdowns of the U.S.’s whipping by the Czechs offered several factors. Some are just silly such as the
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Constraints a Good Thing?
Aside from the endorsement income aspect covered in several posts in TSE, the Tiger Woods story has generated Internet buzz