- Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Andrew Kristy
Serving up brotherly love
The final tally of wins was 535 games to 510 games. From middle school to high school, a pingpong table served as the battleground for a competitive after-school ritual between brothers Dan and Justin Levine.
The most underrated day in sports is today
Yeah, so maybe you’d rather collect Joakim Noah bobbleheads than watch a round of golf on television. But, try it today. Just for once. It’ll be worth it. Flip to CBS for a few hours and embrace Verne Lundquist whispering sweet nothings into your ear as someone lines up a put on the 16th green. [...]
Nike’s new NFL jerseys
Is this story even news? If I wrote for the New York Times should I cover Nike’s branding of the NFL? How the whole set up of revealing the jerseys was fueled by PR and after watching SportsCenter I felt like I was watching the unveiling of a flying car? I’d answer all those questions [...]
One and done needs to be done
“There are only two solutions to it: Either I can recruit players who are not as good as the players I’m recruiting or I can try to convince guys that should leave to stay for me.” – John Calipari We’re talking about the rule that says a teenage basketball player must attend one year of [...]
Division III sports matter
Some people have asked me why I play a Division III sport. They say it’s kind of like this blog in that no one cares outside of my parents. They ask me why I put in hours and hours for a game that matters as much as that game you play with your grandma all [...]
Bored? Have Netflix? Watch Senna
It doesn’t matter if the biggest race you’ve ever watched are raindrops as they slide down your window. Doesn’t matter if you think racing isn’t a sport. Doesn’t matter if you care more about who that girl is in Hunger Games than you do about actual sports. “Ayrton Senna” is a mixture of 11 letters [...]
Why root for Tiger?
You need to know I don’t have control over what is on my television. Ever. It’s just not my choice — the people that flock in here to peasant around decide what to watch. But it makes for a perfect study of the demographic I would assume I’m writing for: College sports fans. It’s [...]
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