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Category Archives: Sports
Check Out The Dirty Play In This Women’s Soccer Game
This Elizabeth Lambert should be banned from soccer for life. She’s a dirty vicious player. What kind of person is she? I wonder who dates her? I wonder what her parents think of her? Her pastor or priest? From Sportingnews.com: … Continue reading
Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
I read this book when it came out. It’s a good read and a good window into post-apartheid South Africa and the World Cup rugby final that united a nation. Now it is being made into a movie directed by … Continue reading
Queers With AIDS
Jeff Pearlman has an article in the November 2009 issue of Penthouse about former pitcher John Rocker. Pearlman wrote the original article ten years ago in Sports Illustrated that ended Rocker’s career. It made me reflect on the difference between … Continue reading
Dennis Prager: ‘You Can’t Be A Good Person And Oppose A Radio Broadcaster Buying Into A Sports Team’
On his radio show today, Dennis said about the prospect of Rush Limbaugh buying a part of the St. Louis Rams: "You can not be a good person, your moral character is shown by the opposition to a radio broadcaster … Continue reading
Why Coaches Vote Republican
From the Wall Street Journal: American politics are rich with characters and stereotypes—Joe the Plumber, Harry and Louise, Nascar dads and hockey moms, to name a few. But one persistent type hasn’t gotten much attention: the Republican football coach. During … Continue reading
Jeff Pearlman’s New Book: The Rocket That Fell to Earth: Roger Clemens and the Rage for Baseball Immortality
You can buy the book here and you can read Jeff’s website here. I interviewed Jeff last September ago about his book on the 1990s Dallas Cowboys. Jeff wrote the Sports Illustrated John Rocker profile that created such a storm … Continue reading
San Jose Mercury News Sports Columnist Tim Kawakami III
Full discussion here.
San Jose Mercury News Sports Columnist Tim Kawakami II
Full discussion here.
San Jose Mercury News Sports Columnist Tim Kawakami
Full discussion here.
San Jose Mercury News Sports Columnist Tim Kawakami
I interviewed him by phone Friday, Nov. 14. Here’s his blog. Luke: "Tim, what are the differences in the sports cultures between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area?" Tim: "I grew up in the Bay Area. It was … Continue reading