I was too depressed to write this earlier, and even now I’m feeling horribly sad. There are new betting allegations in cricket, this time involving “spot-betting” rather than match-fixing, and centring on the Pakistan side currently touring England. Scandal and…
Monthly Archives: August 2010
Diamonds for Bershawn Jackson, Allyson Felix
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A couple of quick updates: – Shot put (men): Reese Hoffa upsets Christian Cantwell, though Cantwell has long ago clinched season title. (Results) – High jump (women): Chaunte Howard Lowe didn’t jump. Blanka Vlasic completes the sweep in her absence.…
UFC Fan Expo booth
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The trash cans emblazoned with your favorite fighter’s image are for sale. The belts are not.
Friday MMA
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Check out today’s USA TODAY or sports.usatoday.com for tons and tons of UFC 118 coverage.
Why don’t we have a soccer blog like this?
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Check out this breakdown of the pivotal final play in the U.S. basketball team’s win over Spain. Great stuff, showing how a sudden switch to zone defense threw off Spain’s offense. So here’s a question: With so many soccer blogs…
Michael Phelps’ mission impossible: Stay motivated in off year
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The Pan-Pacific championships are as good as it gets for swimming in the middle of an Olympic cycle. It’s not the Olympics or the world championships, but it’s a chance to see a U.S. national team in action. And because…
Friday Myriad: Why there was no Friday Myriad
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I was a little preoccupied. Programming will continue to be irregular over the next couple of weeks while we fiddle around in anticipation of SportsMyriad 2.0. But please do stay tuned.
The battle for beach volleyball’s soul
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When we last checked in on the AVP Tour, the rest of the season was in jeopardy. Now it’s gone. We also noted last time that beach legend Karch Kiraly had some sort of low-key tour going on as well,…