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Iraq banned from Olympics The interntional Olympic committee confirms a ban on Iraqi participation in 2008 games due to government interference.
posted on Jul 24, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
AFI names its top 10 sports movies Two boxing movies "Raging Bull" followed by "Rocky" at the top. Also two baseball movies in top 5.
posted on Jun 19, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Crooked ref claims NBA fixes games Tim Donaghy, ex-ref convicted of betting on games, claims referees pressured to call fouls by league and sometimes do so on their own. NBA denies it.
posted on Jun 11, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Mavericks begin rebuilding from the top Dallas fires coach Avery Johnson after another playoff disaster.
posted on Apr 30, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Heat awarded do-over against Hawks The teams must replay the last 51.9 seconds due to a scoring error on number of fouls against Shaq.
posted on Jan 11, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Yankees ban sunblock at the stadium.....to fight terrorism From the article: Yankee fans are seeing - and turning - red over a ban on sunscreen, which Stadium security guards say was widely expanded in the last few weeks. (via Boing Boing)
posted to Baseball at 1:48 PM CDT
Iraq banned from Olympics The interntional Olympic committee confirms a ban on Iraqi participation in 2008 games due to government interference.
posted to Olympics at 12:51 PM CDT
Anyone who thinks that governments and politics are not involved in Olympic committees is an idiot (U.S. boycotting Olympics, USSR boycotting Olympics, etc., etc.). I would be interested in knowing which athletes have been allotted the places taken away from the Iraqi athletes.
posted at 12:54 PM CDT on July 24
Michelle Wie Disqualified for Scorecard Gaffe In second place at 17 under after three rounds of the State Farm Classic Saturday, Wie was disqualified from the tournament for failing to sign her second-round scorecard until after leaving the scorer's tent. "She was like a little kid after you tell them there's no Santa Claus," said LPGA official Sue Witters.
posted to Golf at 5:17 PM CDT
Hmmm, she signed the scorecard. The tournament director did not know about the delay. Then, after she teed off the next day, the director found out. Sounds like someone squealed on Wie to get her out of the tournament. Why else would it have even come up?
posted at 7:24 PM CDT on July 20
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
Bottom line. Rules are rules. If they don't play, then they should get the same punishment as anyone else who does not play. If that means a fine, then they should pay it. If that means suspension for two tournaments, then they should serve it. I can understand why they are pissed, but it was seven years ago. And I assume that, if they are standing up for their beliefs, then they probably are willing to endure whatever punishment comes with standing up.
posted at 5:29 PM CDT on July 17
Dallas Stars Sign Sean Avery The NHL's infamous agitator, fresh off a playoff stunt that inspired a new no-mimes rule, signed a four-year, $15.5 million deal shortly after the league's free agent signing period began.
posted to Hockey at 2:18 PM CDT
I am a Stars fan. Whether the signing pays off or not remains to be seen, as is the case with all free agent signings. Some players fit and others don't. But as far as Avery's on-ice antics, primarily getting on the nerves of the other team's players, I see no problem. Dallas already had at least one such player, Steve Ott. In the past, it has had others, Craig Ludwig and Pat Verbeek (The Little Ball of Hate) come to mind. Most teams seem to have at least one similar player. After all, it's not really a gentlemen's game. And as for his actions that led to the Avery Rule, I'm surprised nobody thought of it and tried it before. It certainly must not have been an illegal move, since they had to come up with a rule concerning it the next day.
posted at 12:44 PM CDT on July 3
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 to Culture at 2:39 PM CDT
Curse or blessing? Just consider what women's athletics would probably be like without it. Virtually non-existent, because without prodding it is likely that most universities would never have committed resources.
Overall, it has to be considered a blessing. In fact, I can't even figure out a potential curse.
posted at 12:34 PM CDT on June 30
Astros' Shawn Chacon Suspended After Fight with GM Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon has been suspended after a physical altercation with general manager Ed Wade in the team's dining room. "He started yelling and cussing," said Chacon, recently demoted to the bullpen. "... I grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground. I jumped on top of him because at that point I wanted to beat his [butt]." Team owner Drayton McLane said Chacon will never pitch for the team again: "You can't defy authority."
posted to Baseball at 8:24 AM CDT
When made aware of Chacon’s comment, Wade politely declined comment on the specifics.
Wonder which side the Houston reporter is taking in this. It's not that Wade declined comment; he POLITELY declined comment.
What I am really wondering is what did they want to talk to Chacon about in private? They had already demoted him to the bullpen. He had already asked to be traded. If they were going to cut him, just cut him. It really looks to me like Wade or Cooper were almost trying to force a confrontation so they could avoid the expense of cutting him. If so, then Chacon was stupid to fall for their game.
posted at 11:23 AM CDT on June 26
Chacon, Wade, Cuban, Clemens...what is it about Houston that brings out the best in people?
Hey, leave Cuban out of this. Good or bad, Dallas still claims him.
posted at 1:47 PM CDT on June 26
Candace Parker Dunks As Sparks Top Fever ESPN.COM:Candace Parker had dunked in college, and she finally broke out the big move in the WNBA. The Sparks' star slammed one home with 33 seconds left in Los Angeles' 77-63 win over Indiana on Sunday. I love to watch this sport, but unfortunately we will have to see alot more of this if the WNBA is to survive.
posted to Basketball at 2:28 PM CDT
we will have to see alot more of this if the WNBA is to survive
I remain surprised that they have survived more than 10 years. I have never understood the concept of watching a group of lesser talented athletes participate in a sport that another group of athletes can do so much better. I have much the same view with regard to minor league baseball on TV. I can understand the local interest for attending games, but why show it on TV when you can watch a major league game at the same time. That's probably how the WNBA has survived. They play it so it is not in competition with any other basketball. I know it will come off as sexist and show my age, but I remember a conversation regarding the Dallas Diamonds back in the mid 80s and whether women's basketball could draw enough interest to survive. The consensus was only if they learned to play in high heels and mini skirts, because they could not really compete with the male game. They lasted one year.
posted at 7:48 PM CDT on June 23
if you make it a point to show your displeasure for that sport, you are looked upon as being in the sexist and/or old-fashioned
I expected it when I said it, but it does not change my mind about women's basketball. There are other sports in which women participate and I think that their game is as good or sometimes even better than the men's game (softball, tennis, golf, volleyball, swimming, track and field, gymnastics, skating, etc.). And I periodically watch all of these when women are the players. But, in my opinion, women's basketball remains a curiosity. Maybe in another 20 years (since lbb indicates it took the NBA 30 years to catch on) my opinion will change, if the league lasts that long.
posted at 4:18 PM CDT on June 24
Ever wondered what happens when a switch pitcher meets a switch hitter? Now you know. (via MetaFilter)
posted to Baseball at 12:15 PM CDT
More information on the pitcher on Wiki. Already updated regarding the minor league switch-hitter incident. Article says the umps got it wrong.
posted at 1:50 PM CDT on June 20
The Baseball Library indicates Harris got first out as a righty, then gave up a walk and got an out pitching lefthanded, then got third out as a righty.
posted at 4:32 PM CDT on June 20
The World's Greatest Athlete? The Journal sought to identify the world's greatest athlete with an approach that, while not completely scientific, took a number of measures into account. A panel of five sports scientists and exercise physiologists was given a list drawn up by the Journal of 79 male athletes. Candidates had to be active in their sport and among the all-time best.
posted to General at 11:47 AM CDT
Not surprised that a decathlete finished on top (traditional since Jim Thorpe in the early 20th century), but I have issues with the top 10. No two athletes from the same sport (unless you count hurdles and sprints as both being track)? It looks more like what they did was rank the top athletes in each sport (of course, they only started out with a list of 79) and then rank those top athletes. I'd like to see the "scores" for each. I would think that the top decathletes might be the better athletes overall. And I would think that some basketball players (Kobe Bryant and Tony Parker are mentioned as having been beaten out of Lebron) might be better athletes than any baseball player. But then I have a problem with any list that puts ARod on it.
posted at 12:51 PM CDT on June 20
I'm glad to see that they put a hockey player in that list.
I wonder if they even considered any goalies. Vision and Reflex (check); Stamina and Recovery (check); Power, Strength and Size (check); Coordination and Flexibility (check, check, check); Success and Competitiveness (subjective, but for the top goalies, I would definitely say check). Only question might be Speed, but seeing them sometimes outrace a skater to the puck or scramble back to the net, I would give them a check; and they do it on skates, in pads, and carrying a big stick.
posted at 6:18 PM CDT on June 20
AFI names its top 10 sports movies Two boxing movies "Raging Bull" followed by "Rocky" at the top. Also two baseball movies in top 5.
posted to Culture at 12:23 PM CDT
Yeah, it may be just another list, and people's opinions will vary. But in addition to two boxing and two baseball, you got one basketball, one pool, one golf, one horse racing, one cycling, and one football (and it's not North Dallas Forty, Friday Night Lights, Rudy, or The Longest Yard). No hockey (Miracle or Slap Shot). Of course, boxing seems to lend itself to movies (something about seeing someone get the snot beat out of them and then getting up again and again). Maybe someone should name the top 5 boxing movies. Or top 5 movies in each sports category?
posted at 12:30 PM CDT on June 19
The Stadium does sell 1-ounce bottles of Arizona Sun SPF 15 for $5 - a huge markup that makes its beer seem cheap.
I think this sentence from article revealed the real reason for the ban.