Pragada: Batter up Bobby Pragada January 31, 2018 0 Comments The Oxford Blues women’s cricket team meets in a small gym with green rubber floors, not much larger than a basketball court. The coach is speaking to the team, running through some throwing drills,... Read More »
Every leaderboard has a story Arjun Soin May 12, 2016 0 Comments May 5, 2016: “Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri takes early lead with 66 at the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow.” It seemed almost unprecedented to read something of this sort. For a country... Read More »
Fugel: Elegy for a batsman Dylan Fugel February 3, 2015 0 Comments Watching this Sunday’s Super Bowl, I was shocked by the vehemence of the insults that flew through the room as the game unfolded. “Kill him,” yelled one admittedly hammered Patriots fan as... Read More »
Taylor: Cricket match epitomizes fair play Tom Taylor August 4, 2011 0 Comments The idea of sportsmanship, as opposed to gamesmanship, often seems like a nostalgic dream from the early days of amateur sports — not really relevant to today’s win-at-all-costs professional... Read More »
Sawhney: Nature of sports requires a winner Kabir Sawhney April 29, 2010 0 Comments Sports are, at their very core, about competition. In every sport ever conceived, the general idea is for one person or group to compete against another person or group to see who can win given a... Read More »
Taylor: Ties allow for more intrigue Tom Taylor April 29, 2010 0 Comments After a scoreless game against Duke in 1953, Navy football coach Eddie Erdelatz said, "A tie is like kissing your sister." Now, if Jerry Springer has taught me anything, it is that Americans are the... Read More »
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