June 20, 2013
It’s been a rough year for sports fans. And not rough in the literal sense of sports competitions. Those have been great. The Super Bowl was a nail-biter, the Olympics (though a little time-delayed) were wildly entertaining, and Lebron James is setting the new bar for what Zeus would probably look like if he came [...]
As nerve-racking as it can be to try to succeed during sporting events, I’m afraid that more tension and fear may be originated from the spectators in the stands. And not just any brand of spectator — nay! I refer to the mother of all spectators (pun intended)! I dedicate this column to the athletes’ parents. [...]
Continue reading …It was revealed recently that match-fixing is apparently rampant in professional soccer. On Monday, Europol, a European police agency, said that a 19-month investigation revealed a widespread occurrence of match-fixing. The agency listed 680 matches as suspicious. Included on the list were 150 international matches, games in the World Cup and European Championship qualifying rounds, [...]
Continue reading …The Utah Jazz are nearing the midpoint of the 2012-13 NBA season. Why must it pass by so quickly? I love the Utah Jazz. I love to watch them (win) and I support them in their yearly conquest to make it as far as the Western Conference Finals (rimshot!). They provide me with a cause [...]
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