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Hawk attacks 13-year-old at Fenway Park And you won't believe the name of the girl.
posted to Baseball at 7:53 AM CDT
Sampras defeats Federer in straight sets. "Sampras never faced a break point and converted one of two against his opponent as he handed Federer a 7-6 (8), 6-4 defeat at the Venetian Macao arena, wrapping up a three-match Asian exhibition series between the two tennis greats."
posted to Tennis at 7:01 PM CDT
I didn't see the matches as some of you have but I'm willing to bet you'd see a much different result if Federer could meet Sampras in the next 4 Grand Slams. Roger had to be holding back a bit in the interest of an exhibition series with a revered former player.
When Federer wins the French - and a Grand Slam with it - we can talk about him over Laver.
Did Laver ever have to play such a dominant clay courter as Nadal at the French?
posted at 11:07 AM CDT on November 26
Poll: Rooting for Bonds Divided by Race When it comes to rooting for Barry Bonds to become the home run champion, one factor stands out: race. An AP-Ipsos poll released Monday showed 55 percent of minority baseball fans want Bonds to set the record, while only 34 percent of non-Hispanic white baseball fans hope he passes Hank Aaron's record.
posted to Baseball at 2:45 AM CDT
It's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of.
I seriously doubt that.
People will naturally align along any differentiating features that are readily discernible, i.e., race, gender, etc.. No surprise there, it's called human nature, has always existed and always will.
posted at 7:55 AM CDT on July 17
Muscle-rub blamed for athlete's death Seventeen year old Arielle Newman's death, in April of this year, was the result of overdosing on methyl salicylate. This is a common ingredient of muscle rubs that are designed to help ease muscle ache.
In addition to spreading the muscle cream on her legs between track meets, Newman was using adhesive pads containing the anti-inflammatory, plus an unspecified third product containing the chemical, Borakove said. Source
posted to General at 2:27 PM CDT
Corporate lawyers usually insist on adequate warnings on products that often result in ridicule for all the "may cause ...." scenarios that they cover. This results in a general lack of credibility by the public and they disregard the warnings.
A fundamental tenet of toxicology is that everything is lethal at some dose (including water) or "the dose makes the poison". The specific chemical, the route of exposure and length of exposure all factor into this and product warnings usually are conservative when taking this into account.
Very unfortunate for the victim in this case but the only general lesson I can see from this is the time-worn (yet true) expression, "everything in moderation".
posted at 4:39 PM CDT on June 12
Why Cyclists Really Shave Their Legs The cycling columnist for The Guardian has something to get off his chest today about his silky-smooth shaven legs: Cyclists don't do it for aerodynamic reasons. "Experts may try to tell you instead that smooth legs are worth a couple of seconds a kilometre, so this male depilation can mean the margin between victory and defeat," Matt Seaton writes. "But if this were true, we would all be shaving our forearms. And perhaps our eyebrows, too. ... we shave our legs because we think it looks good."
posted to Other at 10:22 AM CDT
I'm suspicious that MGDADDYO might have been sitting on the bike backwards to get his left testicle caught in the rear derailer which is on the right side of the bike. EVERYBODY knows you shouldn't ride backwards, it requires shaving your back. Which is hard to reach.
posted at 4:06 PM CDT on May 19
Dale Jr. docked 100 points and his crew chief suspended six races for what NASCAR says was obviously intentional cheating.
posted to Auto Racing at 11:02 PM CDT
Well said TBH.
The trend seems to be for open wheel racers wanting to come to NASCAR, and they often struggle to succeed when they do, not the other way around. But they seem to be OK with trying to keep up with all those rednecks that don't understand what real racing is all about.
posted at 5:08 PM CDT on May 16
Ravens quarterback Steve McNair charged in DUI case Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair was arrested early Thursday and charged with being the owner of a vehicle operated by a drunken driver.
posted to Football at 12:18 PM CDT
If they let Steve get away with this, what will he do next - jaywalk?
C'mon and be serious, on the scale of crimes committed by professional athletes, I gotta put this one at the very low end of the scale. Much bigger fish to fry out there.
posted at 8:13 PM CDT on May 11
The Advanced Tennis Reasearch Project Saw this mentioned in an old article about Federer*: "People often speak of a "heavy ball." It is not a technical term. Recently, however, John Yandell, a tennis teacher in San Francisco, came up with a way to quantify heaviness. Yandell runs the Advanced Tennis Research Project, an outfit that uses high-speed film to analyze the strokes of the world's top players. ATRP has been able to measure the spin on a ball in terms of revolutions per minute. . . . Velocity plus spin equals weight. The heaviest ball Yandell and his team have ever recorded was a forehand that Federer hit at Indian Wells in 2004: 4,400 rpm, 80 miles an hour. Thwock." *that shamelessly takes its title from John McPhee's classic.
posted to Tennis at 1:43 PM CDT
Since hybrid playing surfaces are being discussed around here, I would love to see something set up wherein Federer hit tennis balls in the direction of a catcher and major league hitters would have to try to hit them. I bet Federer would shut down a lot of big leaguers.
If the proposal allows use of the service box as the strike zone, the 130 - 150 mph fastballs are hard for tennis pros to hit with a tennis racket, let alone a baseball bat. And with current technology they don't need an ump guessing if they were strikes or balls.
posted at 1:19 PM CDT on May 3
Federer and Nadal to go toe-to-toe in an exhibition match on a $1.63 million dollar custom half grass/half clay court. Federer hasn't lost on grass in four years, a 48-match run that includes four straight titles at Wimbledon. Nadal has won a record 72 straight clay-court matches, including two consecutive titles at Roland Garros in Paris.
posted to Tennis at 10:18 AM CDT
A novelty that will prove no more than having Billie Jean King play Bobby Riggs.
posted at 11:34 AM CDT on May 2
In spite of the results of this match, I think Federer has a better chance of winning the French Open (albeit a slight chance) than Nadal has of winning Wimbledon.
posted at 9:06 PM CDT on May 2
I'd like to have them play a match on grass, rest a day, and then play a match on clay. Highest total games wins.
Wait a minute, they did that last year at the French Open and Wimbledon. Both went 4 sets and Federer won the overall by 42 - 36.
I'll take Federer in Holden's tri-set proposal also. He's not #1 in the world by such a large margin by accident.
posted at 11:52 AM CDT on May 3
Study shows racial bias by NBA referees “Basically, it suggests that if you spray-painted one of your starters white, you’d win a few more games,” Mr. Wolfers said.
posted to Basketball at 7:31 AM CDT
Perhaps there is a bias against white players if, in fact, black players are committing 10% more fouls and they are only being called 2.5 - 4.5% of the time. Not unreasonable to consider that players from urban America could have a more aggressive playing style than European or South American whites. How does the study account for this possibility? And on and on and on....
posted at 11:32 AM CDT on May 2
New car no fun for most drivers. NASCAR’s grand experiment, the Car of Tomorrow, took the next step last Saturday night in Phoenix, and it was not a big hit with many of the Nextel Cup drivers. “I could see the leaders almost the whole race, and it was like we all were just out there running the exact same lap times,” said Dale Earnhardt Jr. “It was a parade. I was bored".
posted to Football at 1:11 PM CDT
I say let's give the COT a chance to work out the bugs. The same teams whining about the COT also whined about aero push ruining racing which help lead to the COT. I guess whining is an integral part of the sport.
posted at 8:01 PM CDT on April 29
NASCAR facing uncertain future as it searches for its identity “Are we moonshiners, country music, banjos and Route 66?” said one auto racing promoter. “Or are we merlot and Rodeo Drive? We just have to settle down and say: ‘Is this what we want? Exactly who are we?’ ”
posted to Auto Racing at 2:30 PM CDT
I don't know exactly when NASCAR transitioned from racing real stock cars of Chevy, Ford, Dodge, etc. but I do know that the cars they have been racing since the 90's have as many parts in common with your Chevy, Ford, or Dodge as your lawnmower does so it's a bit of a joke to associate with a make/model of car. They just put up money to stick their name on the car like the sponsors do.
NASCAR wants to do whatever it can to keep the races close (including "debris on the track" yellow flags with 20 laps to go) for fan interest and those all-important sponsorship $$$. So enjoy it for what it is and if you want to see the good old fashioned racing, there's always your local Saturday night track.
posted at 7:48 PM CDT on April 16
Imus, the Irrelevant and Whitlock, the Wise I know the Imus slur of Rutgers players is all over the news. And, we are sick of hearing about it. But this excellent piece by Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star is reminiscent of Bill Cosby's refreshing and candid commentary on the real problems facing minorities.
posted to Culture at 12:39 PM CDT
OK, CBS has now canned the old white guy so we can put him to rest and hopefully the black community will use this open dialogue (excessive publicity) to take on their biggest threat - the gangsta rappers, "street cred" athletes, and thug drug dealers as role models. Kids should be encouraged to admire and emulate people like Colin Powell, Condi, Shaq, the Williams sisters, Tiki Barber (to name a few celebs), and many nameless others that exist in every community.
Then Imus could take the short walk to his grave having [unknowingly] done a great service to the black community.
posted at 5:20 PM CDT on April 12
I saw the heron at Lincoln Financial Field in Phillie when he got Koy Detmer.