Spike just released the cast list for the new season, and so like every other MMA blogger without a full-time office job, I’ve been scouring Sherdog and elsewhere for info about each guy. Here’s what we have — good luck…
Monthly Archives: February 2011
2012 ball sports: Yay, team! Except you folks with bats
by Beau Dure • • 2 Comments
Let’s see … I’ve done projections for archery, athletics, badminton … let’s call up the spreadsheet and see what’s next: Baseball! Oh … right. Baseball and softball are gone from the Olympic program because, as we all know, it’s easier…
Could D.C. fans find Freedom in W-League?
by Beau Dure • • 3 Comments
Here’s what we know about women’s soccer in the D.C. area and what we don’t know, all leading up to a couple of hypotheticals: KNOW: The WPS team formerly known as the Washington Freedom is now magicJack’s Washington Freedom. Yes,…
Here comes the judge …
by Beau Dure • • 0 Comments
Time for that annual tradition for much of the country: Watching the Westminster Dog Show. (Or, if you work in journalism, creating Westminster-related content that will get startling traffic numbers.) It’s fun to watch, but does anyone really have a…
A farewell to Fedor? Plus other Strikeforce thoughts
by Beau Dure • • 2 Comments
One unfortunate aspect of being a latecomer to MMA is that I clearly missed some of the best fighters in their prime. I know Chuck Liddell dominated for years, but the first time I saw him in person, Rashad Evans…
Style points: Why everything you think about the present or future U.S. soccer mentality is wrong
by Beau Dure • • 1 Comment
Soccer America’s Best of American Soccer 2010 has a terrific profile of FC Dallas coach Schellas Hyndman, whose breakout year in 2010 is just a small part of his compelling story. His background is one reason why I’ve found the…
2012 badminton: Any hope for Europe?
by Beau Dure • • 3 Comments
Badminton is one of several Olympic sports that thrives in Asia, gets a smattering of interest in Europe and is mostly invisible elsewhere. In Beijing, the badminton venue flat-out rocked. OK, so I can’t show you how loud it was.…
2012 track and field projections: Big year for USA?
by Beau Dure • • 0 Comments
One danger in projecting the 2012 Games, particularly in track and field (or athletics), is that smaller countries end up underrepresented. In some cases, their athletes aren’t participating in the Diamond League or other notable meets. Most U.S. athletes were…