Sports
Going, Going, Gone
Believe it or not, a small but devoted group of baseball enthusiasts maintain allegiance to bygone teams like the New York Giants, St. Louis Browns and Philadelphia Athletics. The question is: Why?
Published 06/08/2009
Umpteenth Time
Baseball fans: Don’t stop being hostile to umpires. Make your hostility better informed.
Published 05/31/2009
The Failure of Detroit Lions G.M. Matt Millen
Matt Millen has been called “the worst general manager in any sport.”
Published 10/21/2008
Are You Ready For Some Football Injuries?
Most football injuries are garden variety. But every so often an unsuspecting NFL player or coach is knocked out of action in truly curious fashion.
Published 10/13/2008
Seasons Change
The last time the California Institute of Technology's men's basketball team won a conference game, Michael Jordan was in the midst of his rookie year with the Chicago Bulls and basketball players were still wearing short shorts.
Published 05/15/2008
Into Sin Air
In 2006, journalist Michael Kodas, an avid high-altitude climber, made his own bid to climb Everest while on assignment for the Hartford Courant. He was so troubled by the unsavory behavior exhibited on the mountain that he penned “High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed.”
Published 02/19/2008
Quirkiest Winter Sports Failures II
What Happened to Joseph White?
Quanah Parker and the Comanches
Welcome to Horneytown (September/10)
Their Last Suppers (August/10)
I Judge You When You Use Poor Grammar (August/10)
