Beware the abuse of statistics in sports
The Lance Armstrong and Manti Te’o scandals exposed some deep flaws in the professionalism of sports journalists: a willingness to believe the unbelievable and not… Continue Reading »
Reading FC
Taylor: Searching for fanhood in the NFL
I know that it is a little bit late in the game, but I have just two weeks to find an NFL team. The one previous time I did watch was several years back from the U.K., but I don’t feel I can count that attempt, so for the first time ever I intend to really watch the Super Bowl this year.
Taylor: Rumble in the political jungle
Tomorrow the serious news will be invading the consciousness of even the most ardent sports fans. It is, in case you hadn’t quite realized yet, the battle for the White House, Obama vs. Romney, the greatest showdown of 2012.
Taylor: English Premier League is best in the world
My league is better than your league. It’s a fact
Taylor: Enjoy it while it lasts
Sport is, at the end of the day, a form of entertainment. It should be fun, but all too often we take it too seriously, and we overcomplicate things tactically, financially and emotionally. None of that ever does us any good
Taylor: The best team in the world
Reading FC has turned a season that once threatened relegation into one that looks almost certain to return it to the Premier League for the second time in its history
Taylor: Billionaire owners come with a price
Every soccer fan dreams of the day his or her club gets taken over by a billionaire; that instant transformation from financial also-ran to filthily rich global force
Taylor: Soccer teams are not immune to bankruptcy
Cardiff City, sitting fourth, is in a lot of financial trouble. They have debts of millions of pounds to investors and owe huge sums in unpaid taxes. At the very least there is a good chance they, as a company, could be put into administration (essentially, declared bankruptcy). At most they could cease to exist…