That was a recent headline from The Onion, and as usual, the short article that followed it pretty much wrote itself. “I’ve never seen a team work in sync with itself as well as A&M did ton...
https://thissportinglife.net/2012/03/07/great-team-chemistry-no-match-for-great-team-biology/
It goes without saying that most of the chatter on the sports networks comes from the mouths of former players and coaches. There may typically be one journalist or “broadcaster” moderating a...
https://thissportinglife.net/2012/03/07/what-we-cannot-learn-from-former-nfl-players/
It’s now day 5 of “bountygate” and there’s surely very little left to be said. For those not entranced by the blue glow of 24/7 sports gossip on ESPN and the NFL Network (where gaggles of...
https://thissportinglife.net/2012/03/06/bounty-ethics-in-the-nfl/
A well-rounded sport-spectator experience involves following several sports through the course of the year. Different sports showcase different features that make sports spectatorship rewarding: ...
https://thissportinglife.net/2010/10/04/the-end-of-the-beginning-of-the-2010-nfl-season/
A month after the end of the World Cup, I think it is about time I close a few tabs on my browser that have been holding particularly memorable reflections on that delirious month in the early su...
Here are a couple of quick addenda to the last post on the different types of challenges that officials face in different sports, and how this should affect decisions about introducing technolog...
https://thissportinglife.net/2010/08/17/more-on-blown-calls-which-sport-is-worse/
The job of sports broadcasters is to help viewers see the order and intention where the untrained eye sees only chaos. We expect broadcasters to be experts of the game. (By “broadcasters” I ...
In Part 1 of this little series, I argued — well, asserted — that an appreciation of the individual and team defensive plays and strategies is an essential component of sports connoisseurship...
https://thissportinglife.net/2010/07/15/soccer-vs-american-sports-part-2-in-praise-of-defense/
We’ll get back to the 3rd part of the series on the ethics of diving soon. In the meantime, while the World Cup is still fresh, I’m starting a new series of reflections on some of the ways fa...
https://thissportinglife.net/2010/07/13/soccer-vs-american-sports-part-1-dissing-defense/
I love everything about the World Cup. I love even the things I hate about the World Cup. Since these things — the gamesmanship, the aristocratic governance of the sport, the nationalism, the r...