Hockey Fights
Truth be known, I've always enjoyed a good hockey fight. The people who dismiss
hockey fights "out of hand," as if there's no good reason for them, don't
understand the game and haven't studied the arguments. Nonetheless, when I see
Sports
Historical Miniature: Bill Veeck
The White Sox are in the World Series. I hope Bill Veeck is smiling. The NY
Times has written a wonderful tribute to the eccentric owner
[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/20/sports/baseball/20veeck.html?8hpib].
Excerpts:
> Veeck, with a bright, boyish look in his eye even
Yet Another Reason to Boycott Sports Illustrated
A grown man somehow feels the need to assert his self-righteous golfing
knowledge and put 16-year-old Michelle Wie in her place. Incredible meddling by
a busybody. He oughtta be ashamed, but since there is no such thing as shame,
perhaps he can just feel like a jackass:
> Michael Bamberger,
But Rocky Balboa was Catholic
The magazine probably has a point, but it'd come as a shock to generations of
Irish and Italians who used to train in city gyms:
> A leading Catholic magazine has described professional boxing as "a legalised
form of attempted homicide", driven by "cruel"
Go ND, Grow the Grass!
I'm pulling for my alma mater today, even though the LA Times says they're
"cheating" by growing the grass long. Link
[http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-plaschke15oct15,0,1003751.column?coll=la-home-sports]
. Excerpt:
> At a pep rally on the eve of today'
Danica and Car Racing
I had great fun last Spring when Danica Patrick performed well at Indy. I have
long maintained that car racing isn't a "sport," in the athletic sense, but my
car-racing friends (I have too many) strongly disagree with me. I even tried a
logic test on
Hayden Was No Girlie Man
> A University of Iowa law professor has complained that a locker room set aside
for visiting teams at Kinnick Stadium is homophobic and sexist because it's
painted pink, according to the Associated Press
[http://www.crgazette.com/2005/09/24/Home/pinklockerroomobjectionthreats.htm].
> Erin Buzuvis, who
Time to Re-Think Last 30 Years of Gender Identity?
These reverse discrimination lawsuits are getting tedious, but I still enjoy
them:
> Maxime Goovaerts is a 100-pound, 5-foot-tall eighth-grader who didn't know field
hockey was a girls sport when he signed up. After all, both boys and girls play
in his native Belgium.
> But in the
Failing?
The NYT ran a piece yesterday about the decline in hunting and a movement to
revitalize the sport by encouraging participation by children. Link
[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/18/national/18hunting.html?ex=1284696000&en=7de1def5fb917829&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss]
. Excerpt:
>
Digital Essay: Too Much Indirect Money
> For the bargain price of $4.95 a month, you too can have your very own MLB blog.
What's different about this blog than, say, a blogspot blog? Um ”¦ it has
MLB.com in the title.
Link [http://deadspin.com/sports/mlbcom-blogs/today-in-mlb-blogs-108770.php].
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