Category Archives: Sports

Linkage

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Paleo Retiree writes: Should all Americans be given a basic monthly income? Con artist of the year. “I’m 40 years old going on 65,” says an ex-lineman. “God knows what I’ll feel like when I’m actually 65 years old.” Why … Continue reading →

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Long Beach Bike Festival

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It was a beautiful day in Southern California yesterday (suck it, East coasters) and thankfully I was able to get away from the office and head down to the Pike to check out the Long Beach Bike … Continue reading →

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Linkage

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’ve been pretty amazed at how quick many people have been to make excuses for the surviving Jonas Brothers bomber. Okay, I get it — he’s cute, he has cool hair, and if Obama had a son … Continue reading →

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Overlooked Oeuvres: Stacy Peralta and American Skateboarding

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: I’ve been catching up with the film work of Stacy Peralta. Are UR readers familiar with Peralta? He’s a notable figure in the world of surfing and skateboarding who has recently turned his attention to making documentaries. … Continue reading →

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Juxtaposin’: Argumentation

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes:

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Two sports movies from the 1970’s

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

Sax von Stroheim writes: One’s a masterpiece, one’s an interesting-if-not-exactly-good little movie. First the masterpiece:  Slap Shot (George Roy Hill, 1977) A vulgar, American comedy from one of the 70’s most underrated filmmakers. (Considering the “classic” status of Butch Cassidy and … Continue reading →

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Weird mascots

Well, it’s Saturday again, and time for your favorite mascot to take the field.  Maybe it’s one of these…

 

http://www.listology.com/list/weird-and-original-names-college-mascots

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Tennis Highlights

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Paleo Retiree writes: One of my favorite video forms of the YouTube era is the cutdown tennis match. Real-life tennis matches are just too damn long, you know? I played high school tennis; I’ve hung out with some excellent players; … Continue reading →

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Paying College Athletes

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

Fenster writes: You may recall the historian Taylor Branch got a lot of attention for his call, in The Atlantic, for college athletes to be paid.  His long article was, in my view, longer on sermonizing than it was on … Continue reading →

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Ballplay

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I’m currently enjoying a media blackout phase. Consequently, I’m trying to stay away from the television. Still, I sometimes have a nature show or something running in the background as … Continue reading →

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