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- 07/19/08
| Name: | Howard Titus |
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| Location: | Nashua, NH |
| Gender: | mALE |
| Member since: | April 8, 2006 |
| Last visit: | July 19, 2008 |
Howard_T has posted 13 links and 822 comments to SportsFilter and 3 threads and 117 comments to the Locker Room.
Title IX, Curse or Blessing? Title IX opened a door for women in athletics. Its impact has been great, and has led to more and more opportunities for women to excel. Particularly at the high school level, I have seen many young girls become confident young ladies from their participation in athletics. Many feel that Title IX has led to decreased opportunity for male athletes. In this article, the author raises many valid questions concerning the way in which Title IX is interpreted.
posted on Jun 29, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Buzz Bavasi - The Beginning Buzz Bavasi's death on May 1 at age 93 prompted this article from the Nashua, NH Telegraph. Bavasi's impact on the game has been recognized, but not much has been written about where and how he started.
posted on May 4, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Bite Me NY Giants and former Patriots offensive lineman Grey Ruegamer has an interesting part-time job. Please be advised that this is not for the weak-stomached.
posted on Jan 26, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
How Do You Get to 16 - 0? In a recent thread, some questioned how the New England Patriots were able to achieve an undefeated regular season record. This article from SI.com gives an insider's view.
posted on Jan 3, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Farewell to Another Great: Tom Johnson, Stanley Cup winning player and coach has passed on at the age of 79. Kevin Paul DuPont has written this memorial to a man who lived for his sport.
posted on Nov 23, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Not tonight, honey, I have a game tomorrow. The notion of pre-game abstinence from sex to enhance athletic performance is a longstanding one. But is that notion as fictional as Rocky Balboa? Sean Cupp thinks so. Chris Byrd is the guinea pig. Tom Fornelli resents his high school coach.
posted to Culture at 9:35 PM CDT
Serena won't play Indian Wells; WTA's new rule won't change it Serena and Venus Williams' ongoing boycott of the Pacific Life Open at Indian Wells, Calif., could jeopardize their participation at other tournaments under recently adopted rules for mandatory events set to kick in next year. (edit) The Williams sisters have steadfastly declined to participate at the Pacific Life Open since 2001. That year, Venus defaulted to Serena minutes before their semifinal started. Spectators subsequently jeered Serena in the final. The sisters and their father, Richard, have said they believe the crowd's actions were racially motivated.
posted to Tennis at 10:36 AM CDT
Looking at this from a purely commercial angle, what would the promoters of the 2 events for which the Williams sisters were suspended think of this? If WTA has its way, two events will be without major drawing cards, thus possibly affecting attendance. If I were running a tournament, I would not be doing it for fun. The object is to make money or to gain some other commercial advantage. If the governing body of the sport inhibits my ability to make money, I would try to do something about it. Perhaps a competing tournament with larger prizes would do the trick? Somehow, WTA sounds like it might be taking dead aim at its own foot.
posted at 8:30 AM CDT on July 18
It was very ugly for Uggla NEW YORK -- They cheered the legends. They cheered the hometown heroes. They cheered the old owner. They booed the commissioner, booed Terry Francona and Billy Wagner, even booed Sarah Jessica Parker. But towards the merciful end of The All-Star Game That Would Never End, the Yankee Stadium Bleacher Creatures had energy only for one chant: "Hit it to Uggla."
posted to Baseball at 10:24 PM CDT
I lasted until the top of the 14th, and then the fact that I had a heavy day of testing ahead of me took over. I'm really sorry I missed the ending. The pictures from goddam are great; thanks for sharing, and I'm glad you had a good time.
I must say that more than a few alleged Yankee fans did not bring a lot of honor to the fair city of New York with their intense booing of the Boston representatives. It is one thing to give a good-natured hooting and ribbing, but from what I've read, this went far beyond that. Since Boston has lately won 2 World Series and the Yankees were not looking too good this year, I had actually begun to feel a little sorry for them. I have never truly hated the Yankees, rather I both envied and respected their success. Tuesday's performance by what I hope is not representative of real Yankee fans has kindled a thorough dislike of NYY. I apologise to you, goddam (and for that matter to all other SpoFites who are Yankee fans), if this causes offense. I am sure from reading your comments over time, that you are not this sort, so if you feel yourself included with the "animals", it is not my intention. What I want to say is that the Yankee fans on Tuesday showed a level of class well below that of an unflushed toilet.
posted at 4:00 PM CDT on July 17
What exactly did you read?
Here's the article that was linked via Chad Finn's blog in the Boston Globe. I would like to iterate that good-natured hooting is perfectly acceptable at any sporting event. What is described in the link is not acceptable.
posted at 8:38 AM CDT on July 18
I'm a lot more upset about the parade, but one usually doesn't boo a member of the "home" team during a game unless he has turned in a really bad performance. In Paplebon's case, this was not so. He definitely could benefit from Effective Public Speaking 101, however.
I have to disagree about the reaction being the same if positions were reversed. While it is probably true that Yankee All Stars would have heard the boos in Boston, I am fairly sure that it would not have approached the level shown in NYC. From this point forward, however, I think that the gloves are off for Yankee visits to Boston, and that's not a good thing.
Actually it was like being at a Yankees game. Bases loaded, nobody out, can't score a run. It was great.
Gee, goddam, I was under the impression that you thought more of the Yankees than that. ;>)
posted at 2:41 PM CDT on July 18
Judge Sides with Redskins The Washington Redskins have won the latest round in a 16-year court battle against a group of American Indians, prevailing on a technicality that again skirts the issue of whether the team’s nickname is racially offensive. In a ruling dated June 25 and first circulated Thursday, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that the youngest of the seven Native American plaintiffs waited too long after turning 18 to file the lawsuit that attempts to revoke the Redskins trademarks.
posted to Culture at 9:52 AM CDT
What makes it even more baffling is that another Washington team did change its name eleven years ago.
The Washington Bullets were so called because the team called the Bullets moved there from Baltimore. The name 'Baltimore Bullets' made sense because of the alliterative properties of the two Bs in the name. The original Baltimore franchise, also called the Bullets, was an early member of the NBA, but the franchise folded in the early 1950s.
By the way, irunfromclones, well said.
A round of polite applause is heard as irunfromclones descends from the soapbox.
posted at 2:53 PM CDT on July 14
cjets, I didn't mean to leave the impression that the move was the only reason to change the name. "Bullets" was indeed a wrong image, and that, coupled with the fact that the name really no longer made sense, drove the change.
posted at 4:45 PM CDT on July 14
Lecavalier signs 11-year, $85-million extension with Lightning Owner Oren Koules was ecstatic. "It's a huge day for this organization and this ownership group," he said Saturday night.
posted to Hockey at 5:20 PM CDT
fabulon7 has it right. Lecavalier is 28-years-old, making him 39 when the deal is done. Assuming he can still play at the age of 35, you are looking at a 7-year deal for $12 million a year, with a limited (<$8M) cap hit. The question is whether or not you want to tolerate the dead money over the last 4 years or so. I would expect that TB has insured themselves in case of injury, so they really wouldn't be out that much if Lecavalier suffers a career-ending injury.
posted at 3:01 PM CDT on July 14
First round KO Philly's first "Flyin Hawaiian" knocks out Jose Canseco in the first round of a celebrity-charity boxing match. He treated him like the Giants goal-post in 1992, making Canseco look even more ridiculous then he already has made himself. Sikahema was asked if there were any surprises. "That it didn't finish in the first 30 seconds," he said.
posted to General at 5:07 PM CDT
Jose who once was the king
Should never have climbed in the ring
He ran into a "rammer"
Named Vai Sikahema
And in his head, the bells still go DING.
posted at 3:08 PM CDT on July 14
Favre Asks For Release Favre seeks unconditional release from Packers, sources say. How much worse can this get for the Packers?
posted to Football at 7:00 PM CDT
I'm not sure the Collective Bargaining Agreement would allow for this, but if the Packers could work out a deal with another team in which they arrange a buy-out of Favre's contract, and then deal him for, say draft picks and cash (coincidently equal to the amount of the buyout), it would be a win-win situation. The Packers get rid of Favre and his contract, dictate where he goes, within the limits of whatever teams are interested, and come out with something in return. Favre gets his wish to go somewhere else, and whatever team deals for him gets a serviceable quarterback. If it doesn't work out, Favre stays retired, or he can be a very high-paid, very frustrated 3rd string back-up quarterback.
posted at 11:29 AM CDT on July 12
Road to glory passes through Lakehead Of all the odysseys Darnellia Russell has experienced — her teen pregnancy, her lawsuit against the Washington state school board, her high-school basketball team winning the state championship, the movie about her struggles and the fact she was ignored by the same U.S. Division I universities that once teased her with letters of recruitment — this has to be the oddest yet.That was where The Heart of the Game ended and where Russell's celebrity status exploded. She travelled the continent promoting the film as the teenager who took on the system and won. The movie received several honours, including the top entertainment award from the Women's Sports Foundation in Los Angeles. People recognized Russell and asked for her autograph. But those scholarship offers from Division I schools? They stopped coming soon after word got out she was pregnant.
posted to Basketball at 11:43 AM CDT
Do drugs, commit crimes, get into fights, father children out of wedlock and the NCAA and its member institutions just keep the scholarships coming. But bear a child out of wedlock? OH! The horror! How can we accept such a person! The hypocrisy is obvious. I find it hard to believe that officials of at least some of these colleges cannot see what they are doing.
posted at 12:11 PM CDT on July 11
The Day Cool Died Phil Taylor's essay on the demise of Cool in sports.
posted to General at 2:52 PM CDT
I read the article in my son's copy of SI last night. It seems to me that Mr. Taylor is confusing a change in social mores and accepted behavior with something he defines as "cool". I'm old enough to remember when it was considered rude and unsportsmanlike to exult over one's triumphs in the immediacy of the event. The accepted behavior was to congratulate one's opponent on a match well played and to retire to privacy. Any celebration was done away from the playing field, and even though locker room celebrations might have been televised "back in the day", they were not rubbing their opponent's face in it.
Over time, and with growing media coverage of all things sport, it has become more common for a player to demonstrate his pleasure at a victory. I don't feel the basic idea of celebrating is wrong, as long as one is not talking trash or belittling the other player. What bothers me is the excessive celebration for even the least of achievements. Tackling a receiver following a 15-yard completion for a first down is not my idea of of an event worth celebrating. We see far too much of this. Kevin Garnett's spontaneous shout of "anything is possible" was more an expression of fulfillment after years of failure than it was a lack of "cool".
posted at 10:25 AM CDT on July 10
...in an arena with 10,000+ screaming fans, a furry on a motorcycle, fireworks and some dumbass on a mic who can't say anyone's name without shouting...
yerfatma, this is my point exactly. The increased media coverage, particularly the immediacy of live television coverage of nearly everything, has caused nearly every event to be over-hyped, glorified into apocalyptic proportions, and exulted as truly an experience for the ages. This atmosphere then rubs off onto the players. Let's not forget that many of those on the field are not wise and mature old men. They are kids, some in their teens, and they are, in a word, excited. I can understand how adrenalin is a greater determinant of their behavior than any coaching they might have received.
Is "cool" really dead? I think not. Every once in a while you will see a player do something outstanding and make only the simplest of acknowledgements that he or she has actually done something good. The spirit is still there, and it could be revived if only we (and those who make fortunes from the electronic picture box in your living room) would stop rewarding the outlandish behavior that is fostered by artificially heightened promotions.
posted at 12:11 PM CDT on July 10
Sonics are Oklahoma City-bound "The transition and move of this team begins tomorrow morning," Bennett said in Oklahoma City, where he announced that season ticket sales for the soon-to-be named franchise at Ford Center would begin Thursday.
posted to Basketball at 4:19 PM CDT
If they're not named the Oklahoma Surreys...
The problem with this name is that if all the players adopt the shaved head look, there would be no surrey with the fringe on top.
OOOOOH, someone put this man away for a while, please.
posted at 1:24 PM CDT on July 7
Video: Diamondbacks Catcher Chris Snyder Fractures Left Testicle Although the injury report just says that Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Chris Snyder is on the 15-day DL with a groin injury, the team revealed that he suffered a "left testicular fracture" Monday when hit by a foul ball. "Suspended in the scrotum, a skin pouch below the penis, each testicle is surrounded by the tunica albuginea, a tough, fibrous covering that often takes the hit of trauma to the gland," according to UrologyHealth.Org. "Like the shell of an egg, it can be easily 'fractured' or shattered when confronted by a blunt or violent force." See the video.
posted to Baseball at 2:14 PM CDT
I was umpiring the field one evening when a foul ball came directly back and nailed my plate partner directly in the cup. There was a resounding crack as the ball hit, and everyone was sure he would double over in pain. After a moment's pause, he exclaimed in a very loud falsetto voice, "FOUL BALL". It took a minute or two before we could all stop laughing and resume the game.
posted at 4:31 PM CDT on July 3
In 1975, Joe Lutz became the manager of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Central League. The team had a good bit of success that year, but Lutz was fired part way into the season. One of the reasons was his training methods for the players being much more relaxed than the normally rigorous "Samurai" methods used in Japanese baseball. Among his reforms, much to the delight of the players' wives, was the discouraging of the taboo on sex before games. Something must have worked, because the Carp won the Japan Series that year (and I was in the Hiroshima Stadium for the deciding game).