The big off-the-field story of the week is the 6-3 decision by the Supreme Court to strike from the books a federal law banning gambling on most sports. Meaning that pretty soon, states will start to permit and regulate betting … Continue reading Sports Corner – May 16
At long last, the Capitals are returning to the NHL Eastern Conference finals (against the Tampa Bay Lightning). At long last, they have beaten the Penguins in the playoffs (first time since 1994), ending the Pens’ two-year reign as champs. … Continue reading Sports Corner – May 9
The NBA’s longest running playoff rivalry has been renewed with the 20th meeting of the Celtics and Sixers. Their first playoff meeting was in 1953, before the Syracuse Nationals moved to Philly and became the 76ers. Since then, there have … Continue reading Sports Corner – May 2
Tomorrow night, at long last the meat market is open for business. The NFL Draft is upon us. And it’s one of the weird SportsWorld things that kind of leaves me queasy. On the one hand, the concept of a … Continue reading Sports Corner – April 25
Congrats to the winners of the Boston Marathon, Yuki Kawauchi and Desiree Linden, and to everyone else who safely finished the run in miserable conditions (including sideways rain). Linden is the first American woman to win the event in 33 … Continue reading Sports Corner – April 18
Tonight, the Stanley Cup playoffs start. At the end of the playoffs, when the new champs (or the old, if the Penguins repeat once more) hoist the Cup – probably the most famous trophy in North America – it will … Continue reading Sports Corner – April 11
And so the college basketball season ends. On the men’s side, the unlikely gave way, as it usually does, to the inevitable as Villanova, hailed as the favorite a month ago, won with utter ease. On the women’s side, the … Continue reading Sports Corner – April 4
So the big news of the week is, of course, Sandpapergate! What, you haven’t heard about it? It’s been all over the Australian and British press. Even the NY Times covered it. But if you are an American, you can … Continue reading Sports Corner: March 28
I can’t say that I never heard of UMBC before. A former colleague is a curator at the gallery there. And I knew that it was in the Baltimore area. But I thought it was actually located near the Inner … Continue reading Sports Corner – March 21
So much going on, so little time to write a witty intro So let’s just have at it. March Madness. Football free agency season. Spring training. And even some actual games that count, at least if you are jockeying for … Continue reading Sports Corner – March 14
The sports world mourns two very different figures. Roger Bannister was the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes. In its time, this was huge, long before it became commonplace and before track and field became … Continue reading Sports Corner – March 7
So the biggest story of the week – or maybe set of stories – is the ongoing investigation of college basketball by the FBI. And everything about it raises questions about the entirety of that sport, about the NCAA, about … Continue reading Sports Corner: February 28
