A few things aside from the World Cup, the USA Track and Field Championships, the MLS weekend and Strikeforce, all of which will be covered in greater detail later. Poker: The World Series of Poker’s Tournament of Champions has run…
Monthly Archives: June 2010
Twitter, tabloids and Landon Donovan
by Beau Dure • • 1 Comment
One aspect of Twitter that we’re all slowly discovering is that a major limitation of the 140-character world is that others may infer, imply or outright guess what you’ve left out to fit in that Tweet. That’s why this post…
Friday Myriad: Enjoy the USA-Ghana game for what it is
by Beau Dure • • 0 Comments
At some point, it’s just about the game. If Landon Donovan scores a hat trick in a crushing 5-2 win over Ghana tomorrow, it won’t suddenly fill every MLS stadium and push Fox Soccer Channel’s MLS broadcasts to NFL levels.…
Isner-Mahut and Wimbledon: Triumph of will or failure of tennis?
by Beau Dure • • 4 Comments
Mahut-Isner: 40-40. No, not deuce. That’s the score in the fifth set of this match at Wimbledon that has captured the attention of Americans recovering from Landon Donovan’s goal. The stats boggle the mind. John Isner has 83 aces to…
The single-sport future
by Beau Dure • • 2 Comments
A few days ago, I set up a second Twitter feed at @duresportmma. That’s not something I plan to do often. You won’t see @duresportchess, @duresportbiathlon or @duresportmodernpentathlon. I just sensed that, despite a rush of interest from some MMA…
Defending Italy — no, really
by Beau Dure • • 3 Comments
Far be it for me to defend Italian soccer in general. Every stereotype your soccer-bashing friends throw in your face is prevalent in the Italian game — nasty fans, match-fixing scandals, bad hair, exaggerated injuries and, of course, diving. But…
Virtual Viewing Party: USA-Slovenia
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Come celebrate or vent with us. Really, could it be any more embarrassing than France’s performance?
Friday Myriad: World Cup by day, MMA by night
by Beau Dure • • 2 Comments
Going back to the chronological look at the weekend, after some … HEADLINES Rugby: NBC and Universal Sports will show the 2011 and 2015 World Cups. Huge step forward for the sport in this country. And the UK media will…