I continue to really enjoy the World Cup so far, even with my beloved Japan losing yesterday. We’re just a few games into the knockout round, and already we’ve seen 2 games go to penalties and 2 end with goals in stoppage time. Leading into the knockout rounds, it was interesting to see how some … Read more
I love the World Cup. The best players from around the world, different playing styles for each team, passionate fans…it’s so much fun. So far I’ve watched a mix of highlights and some live footage while I work. I’m rooting for a bunch of different teams: The US, Japan, England, Ecuador, and underdogs in general. … Read more
If you could, would you ever play catch with Peyton Manning? Warm up with Mia Hamm? Shoot free throws with Shaq? Last week I had the great pleasure of playing a sport with a professional player. Jeremy Koling (Big Jerm) was coming through town on his way to a tournament in Kansas City, and he … Read more
I haven’t played fantasy football for many years, but I tried it this year after hearing about a new “guillotine” format, and I’m really enjoying it. I’m curious if it could work elsewhere too. The idea is that the players on your team earn points based on their real-life performance, and your team’s points accumulate … Read more
I love sports, but it’s been a long time since I truly cared about the outcome of a sporting event. I might watch a disc golf tournament, football game, or soccer highlights and hope that one team wins over the other, but afterwards it doesn’t cross my mind again. Last week will haunt me for … Read more
This is a very niche post, but it’s one of those these weird anomalies that professional sports provide on rare occasions. Today, in a Major League Baseball game between the Blue Jays and Red Sox, the same person played for both teams in the same inning. How did it happen? See if you can figure … Read more
I’m a casual follower of the summer Olympics, which are currently in their last week in France. I scan the headlines, nod appreciatively at incredible athletic feats, and occasionally watch highlights. I didn’t realize until yesterday that there’s one event I’ll go out of my way to watch live: the 100m dash. I briefly sprinted … Read more
If you follow any professional team sport, you’ve probably heard superstar athletes say dozens of times that the team is the most important thing to them and all they want is to win games (and championships) instead of individual achievements. Yet you’ve probably then seen those same athletes sign contracts worth hundreds of millions of … Read more
I’m currently working my way through the Beartown trilogy, a novel about a hockey-obsessed small town in Sweden. I’m gobbling up the pages, as the author constantly drops ominous hints at things to come, and I’m fully invested in the characters. For a book about a hockey town, Beartown includes very little actual hockey. That’s … Read more
I follow American football, and I’ve probably watched every Super Bowl for the last 30 years. But despite my team being in the big game yesterday, I probably saw less of the game than I have in a long, long time. The reason? I invited a hodgepodge of friends to come over on Sunday evening, … Read more