Sweet merciful crap that was a good sports weekend. In college football, six teams in the top 25 lost their games. The Red Sox, Rockies, and Diamondbacks all clinched playoff births, and we are counting the days until the end of Joe Torre’s tenure in New York. And for anyone who’s saying [...]

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For a math major like me, sometimes it’s pretty interesting to consider the math… well, the physics involved in sports. So I found it pretty interesting that British researchers found that the swing of the arm is key to accurate kicking in rugby:
Using videos to analyse techniques of professional and semi-professional rugby players, the [...]

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Oh… it could be a dream come true. All England needs to do is start playing rugby instead of playing whatever it is they have been playing, sack up, and beat Australia.
Yea, I know.. not gonna happen. So the 2007 IRB Rugby World Cup is down to the quarterfinals now with two surprises: [...]

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When life throws you tragedy in the form of a sports loss… what better way to express your disappointment than to burn your own things:

An Albanian fishmonger set fire to his van in a burst of anger after the national soccer team lost to the visiting Dutch side, and firefighters failed to extinguish the blaze [...]

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The 2007 Rugby World Cup starts this weekend in France, as well as locations in the UK. I’ll be watching the games on delay thanks to the the IRB website. It’s been a while since I’ve had the chance to watch a full International Rugby match, so I’m extremely excited to be able [...]

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This guy either does not understand the concept of metaphors, or he just really, really wanted to start of his tenure as coach with a bold statement.
Catania coach Silvio Baldini will be fined by his club after kicking Parma boss Domenico Di Carlo in the backside during Sunday’s 2-2 Serie A draw.
Baldini, in his first [...]

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Crack is whack indeed…

I’m not quite sure if those areas are nipple vents or what the hell is going on with those bottom two… but I think I’m going to have to vomit.
On the plus side I don’t have to worry about dropping too much cash on jerseys this year.

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I’ve told you about ruggers Danny Grewcock (England) and Tony Woodcock (New Zealand); ruggers with humorous surnames that, to be honest, probably made them legends in school and probably contributed to the fact that they did end up playing a “violent” sport.
But when compared to the next rugger with an unfortunate name, those names would [...]

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For those of you who read my site with some regularly might remember when I poked a bit of fun at England’s lock and one helluva rugby player Danny Grewcock; immature? Yes, of course. But if you have read this site more than once and expect anything more than the maturity level of [...]

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Parents: do your kids get in the way of your enjoyment of sporting events. Here are two sure-fire ways to enjoy your sports after you become parents… oh, yea, and you’ll probably wind up in jail too. No biggie.
Bring ‘Em With
Earlier this month, a man was caught dragging his 10-year old son through [...]

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