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The North Carolina A&T Marching Band Advises You to Hide Your Kids, Hide Your Wife

September 1st, 2010 · No Comments

It’s not the first time a college marching band has played off an Internet meme. That does not make this any less awesome. It also gives me an excuse to post this photo of me playing with the N.C. A&T drum line. They’re all Internet dorks like me now. This warms my heart. If you’re [...]

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Tags: American Football

U.S. Soccer Retains Bob Bradley Through 2014

August 31st, 2010 · 3 Comments

And I blame these two: Because let’s be honest. If David Villa and Fernando Torres were on their game in the 2009 Confederations Cup semifinals, how impressive would Bob Bradley’s 4-year run be, really? Yes, there are positives to Bradley’s tenure thus far. He’s encouraged a number of U.S. national team players to build their [...]

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Tags: Association Football

Our Fantasy Premier League Has a Prize

August 30th, 2010 · No Comments

After three weeks of fantasy football, Premier League-style, it’s become quite apparent that I have some work to do. Already, I find myself 41 points off the pace, thanks to a handful of questionable roster moves — starting the season with Carlos Tevez instead of Didier Drogba (a move I quickly rectified), dropping Andrei Arshavin [...]

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Tags: Association Football · Fantasy Football

Spot Kicks: Did Ndamukong Suh Lose a Playoff Bet?

August 30th, 2010 · No Comments

I don’t pay much attention to the NFL pre-season, in part because it’s filled with games that don’t count, and I’m not that into watching practice squad (and UFL) fodder compete for jobs. These games aren’t anything to take seriously. That said, Lions rookie Ndamukong Suh is clearly taking the mere presence of Jake Delhomme [...]

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Tags: American Football · Association Football · Australian Football · Rugby Football

The Two Sides of Manchester City

August 27th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Our pal Brian Phillips of The Run of Play described Manchester City today as “the footballing version of the devastating forest fire that leads to new growth.” That’s perhaps just a bit nicer than what Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho, among others, have been saying about Man City lately. It seems everyone is looking [...]

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Tags: Association Football

Could a New Football Helmet Reduce Brain Injuries?

August 20th, 2010 · Comments Off

Now that the gridiron game has proven to be rougher on its players’ brains than anyone realized, designers are taking another look at the football helmet and wondering if that’s the problem. An aerospace designer named Michael Princip thinks he might have a solution: a “multi-component anti-shock helmet design” that absorbs the energy of collisions [...]

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Tags: American Football