Tag Archives: sports

What is your sport of choice?

After a two-year study, the National Science Foundation announced the following results on America’s recreational preferences: 1. The sport of choice for unemployed or incarcerated people is: Basketball2. The sport of choice for maintenance-level employees is: Bowling3. The sport of choice for blue-collar line workers is: Football4. The sport of choice for supervisors is: Baseball5.… Read More »

Writing headlines

Sometimes when you read the headlines in the news, you probably cannot help but suppress a giggle. Consider these:“Tiger’s wife gives birth to a daughter” – The Associated Press“Tiger’s new cub is a baby girl” – Independent Online The problem with the above is that they assume their audience is familiar with Tiger Woods (and… Read More »

Is San Antonio Spurs a dirty team?

Judging from the above video clip of Spurs’ Horryble football-style tackle on Phoenix Suns’ Steve Nash, I would say probably on par with the Knicks. If you’re not convinced, check out this flying Bruce “Lee” Bowen kick! Related stories:Rule #8Cheaters prosper in NBACan the Phoenix Suns still do it?

The Thomas Clown Affair

Clay Travis has a nice spin on why the recent brawl between New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets is all about race. Whether you believe Travis or not, there’s one point you cannot dispute. Isiah Thomas’ whining about run-up scores and poor sportsmanship on the part of the Nuggets [“Up 19 with a minute and… Read More »