Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category

“One World, One Dream” One Racist China

By motle • Jul 22nd, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Miscellaneous

Nice motto. Too bad you don’t live it. Too bad you don’t walk the walk. China doesn’t embrace anyone unless you are Chinese. At least it seems that way.
Here is the scene. The USA basketball team wins the Gold medal at the Olympics. The team celebrates away from Olympic Village and heads for a local [...]



Liveboard for the baseball fan

By Knup • Jun 9th, 2008 • Category: Featured, Lead Story, Miscellaneous

Doesn’t every baseball fan need a Liveboard - your very own personal live baseball scoreboard!!!!



Golf is so tiring. Give me a break!

By motle • Mar 10th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Miscellaneous

Ernie Els withdrew Monday from the Arnold Palmer Invitational because of fatigue, two weeks after winning on the PGA Tour for the first time in 3 1/2 years. According to Els’ management company, he was tired and needed rest before the Masters.
What kind of shape is this guy in? Its [...]



Mom, please quit yelling at the refs!

By motle • Feb 17th, 2008 • Category: Miscellaneous

-reprinted from mywebtimes.com-
Dear fan sitting a few rows behind me endlessly screaming at officials during high school sporting events –Hey, how’s it going? Everything been OK? Good, good, glad to hear it. How’re the kids doing? Yeah, I saw he had a nice game last Friday. Oh, did she make the travel softball team? That’s [...]



Ban these sports!

By motle • Feb 16th, 2008 • Category: Miscellaneous

Millions of people play sport every day, and, inevitably, some suffer injury or pain. Most players and spectators accept this risk. However, some people would like to see dangerous sports such as boxing banned. Let’s examine some of the reasons for banning certain sports.
Some sports are nothing but an excuse for violence. Boxing is a [...]



Where does America like to view their sports?

By motle • Jan 27th, 2008 • Category: Miscellaneous

1. Cameron stadium (Duke)
The mecca of college basketball, it embodies all that is wonderful about the sport. Passioniate fans (although probably overhyped), it’s still an amazing experience.

2. Lambeau Field
The ice bowl. Season tickets sold out for the next 50 years. Favre. Lambeau leap. [...]



Is it a sport or is it not?

By motle • Jan 22nd, 2008 • Category: Miscellaneous

All right, I’ll be honest. This column has always been most appropriately described as a “soapbox.” Providing — and, to a lesser extent, settling — arguments is my job, so here comes the big one.
Outlining what falls under the definition of the word “sport” always results in arguments about the relative merits of things like [...]



Soccer=boring

By motle • Jan 19th, 2008 • Category: Miscellaneous

 
           
Personally, I would rather go to a Catholic wedding with a full mass, return home and paint my house while listening to a Books on Tape version of the Yellow Pages read by Andy Rooney, sit and watch every inch of my house dry, then follow that up by looking through old tax returns. [...]



Live blogging at sporting events illegal?

By Knup • Jan 15th, 2008 • Category: Miscellaneous, NCAA

I read this article the other day about Live Event blogging and how sports are trying to put an end to this. Check out the full article here, but here is a brief little blurb:
For years, we’ve been pointing out how ridiculous it is for professional sports leagues to try to claim ownership of [...]



R-E-S-P-E-C-T

By motle • Jan 13th, 2008 • Category: Media Blitz, Miscellaneous

The National Hockey League has garnered its highest attendance figures in the league’s history.
“houston, we have a problem” — “the worldwide leader in sports” pretty much keeps it off their airwaves. NHL arenas averaged 17,075 fans per game in January of 2007, representing a 92 percent capacity rate. If you walk into any [...]