I had a bit of a surreal experience at Busch Stadium this past weekend while watching the US Women’s national soccer team compete in a friendly match against New Zealand: I found myself unabashedly rooted for US team. Now, that may sound odd. Of course I root for US teams in every sport. But soccer is … Read more
I don’t have any strong college sports allegiances, but I follow March Madness and NCAA football. One of my favorite things is when a student-athlete decides to stay in school for another year. I’m not exactly sure why. Part of it is school spirit–I think it’s near when a student-athlete wants to come back and … Read more
Given the track record of these two teams in recent years, this was bound to happen: My two least favorite teams in the NFL are playing in the Super Bowl in a few days. So now I have to decide whom to root for. I don’t want to spend this post bashing on the two … Read more
This past Sunday, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning broke Brett Favre’s NFL record for most passing TDs with a total of 509 (then, later in the game, 510) touchdowns. The ball that scored the record-breaking touchdown was later transported to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This made me wonder: When a record like that … Read more
Do you ever get a good chuckle about thinking about how you acted as a kid? About how certain things were way more important than they needed to be? I don’t know how this memory came to me recently or really why it makes me laugh, because slapstick humor rarely appeals to me. But I thought I’d … Read more
Before you watch the video below (I found it on Hardball Talk), let me preface it with a quick note. If you follow sports at all, you’re probably aware that baseball player Derek Jeter is retiring after this season. He’s a very good player who has been a leader on the Yankees for a long … Read more
Okay, I know the World Cup is over, but I continue to love soccer, so I’m going to keep writing about it. After watching a review of the best goals of the World Cup, I went on YouTube and watched some highlight reels of the world’s best scorers. I wanted to decide who was truly … Read more
Today we witnessed a true rarity at a World Cup: When the teams left the field for the locker room at halftime, Germany was leading Brazil by 5 goals. In interviews later that evening, the German players confessed that they knew they had won the game at that point. It’s tough to come back from … Read more