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| Name: | David Provost |
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Double Amputee Can't Run in Beijing Olympics Oscar Pistorius, a South African sprinter dubbed the "blade runner" because he runs on prosthetics, has been barred from this year's Summer Games. "An athlete using this prosthetic blade has a demonstrable mechanical advantage (more than 30 percent) when compared to someone not using the blade," the International Association of Athletics Federations ruled. A May 2007 New York Times profile asked the question, "Is he disabled or too-abled?" A YouTube video shows Pistorius competing at the Golden Gala in Rome last year, his first race against "able-bodied" sprinters.
posted by rcade at 09:06 AM on January 14
Non-Prospect Diaries San Diego non-prospect Dirk Hayhurst writes a blog for Baseball America about day-to-day life in the minors.
posted by yerfatma at 11:33 AM on September 05
That said, the whole "look through you like you're not even there" act is pathetic and lame. Don't we all just ignore people from time to time, though? Whether it is the drunk on the subway, the pickup artist at the bar, or the old lady at the supermarket who's still trying to tell us how much better the produce was when she was younger. It doesn't make it OK, but I know I don't want to have to interact with every single person I encounter during my day, especially if they are trying to interrupt me from my work. It is very well written. I kept thinking, "a baseball player wrote this?"
posted at 05:02 PM on September 05
Tuesday Morning Quarterback returns! Our long national nightmare is nearly over.
posted by kirkaracha at 05:43 PM on August 07
I thought I heard the sound of axes being ground...
posted at 11:53 PM on August 07
Milt's Magic? Hard Work! Winnipeg Blue Bomber Milt Stegall sets C.F.L. career touchdown record.
posted by tommytrump at 07:25 PM on July 29
So how many is that in American touchdowns?
posted at 08:29 PM on July 29
Is ESPN Killing the National Hockey League by Influencing Public Attitudes? By creating and reinforcing an expectation of failure regarding the NHL, ESPN is shaping public perception and contributing to the “death” of the NHL in the United States.
posted by Mookieproof at 03:15 PM on July 07
Of course this is happening. Like kyrilmitch_76 says, it is all about synergy. How many Arena Football highlights did you see on Sportscenter when the AFL was on NBC? Now that it is on ESPN, there are always a few. I'm frankly surprised that there isn't more of this going on? Why mention the NHL at all? Why mention the All-Star Game (broadcast on Fox)? Why cover golf tournaments that air on CBS? Why mention that Wimbledon coverage will be switching to NBC at noon? I think within the next 5-10 years this will only become more obvious, and more detrimental to the health of sports in general.
posted at 07:57 PM on July 07
Life in a Cage, Baby Sleeps, Mom Cooks, Dad Bats 'When Amber Willets is cooking dinner -crack!, or putting the kid to bed -crack!......she has to wonder why she agreed to live in a batting cage.
posted by tommytrump at 09:36 AM on July 01
If she is free, she feeds balls into the pitching machine. Amber stands behind an L-Screen, the kind used to protect batting-practice pitchers. Still, line drives sometimes rip through the screen. "I know she's taken a few in the helmet," said Mickey Hatcher, the Angels' hitting coach. That's my new euphemism for a psycho ex-girlfriend -- she's taken a few in the helmet.
posted at 01:11 PM on July 01
NFL folds Europe league, to focus on regular-season games abroad The NFL folded its development league in Europe after 16 years on Friday, calling the decision a sound business move that will allow for a stronger international focus on regular-season games outside the United States.
posted by STUNNER at 11:34 AM on June 29
Cue "How dare you call yourselves 'America' when you're not the only country in the Americas" argument in 3, 2, 1...
posted at 08:01 PM on June 29
Chicago Cubs for sale. The Cubs will go on the block to finance the sale of their owners, the Tribune media group (who also own marquee newspaper brands such as the Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Baltimore Sun, and Newsday, among others) to Chicago billionaire Sam Zell. Speculation on NPR today was the Cubs could fetch $500 million - $700 million. Who's likely to buy?
posted by worldcup2002 at 05:57 PM on April 03
Michael Jordan?
posted at 11:34 AM on April 03
We don't need to get as sci-fi as JATO asses -- what about an archer who wears prescription contact lenses that can provide better than 20/20 vision? What about a javelin thrower who has had Tommy John surgery (baseball pitchers have been claiming that surgery increases their velocity for years)? I don't think there is an easy place to draw the line, but I think this discussion is necessary in all sports.