“Say that cricket has nothing to do with politics and you say that cricket has nothing to do with life,” wrote journalist and cricket commentator John Arlott. It is a statement that can be appreciated by anyone who is aware of—or has even remotely tried to understand—how the game is run in his part of the world.
Let me say at the onset that just like millions around the world, I enjoy watching the mercurial talent of Pakistan cricket, and I admire the quality of players they have produced over the years.
Sport, though, is not played in a vacuum and cricket, ...
If you were a basketball fan at Loyola Marymount University during the 1989-90 season, you were on top of the world.
Your LMU Lions were the talk of college basketball thanks to head coach Paul Westhead's Run and Gun offense, which was putting up 122.4 points a game.
In stars Hank Gathers and Bo Kimble, best friends and high school teammates from Philadelphia, the Lions had two surefire NBA lottery picks that would fill up the stat sheet.
Gathers, a 6' 7'', 220 lbs. forward, averaged an astonishing 33 points and 14 rebounds the previous year.
While Kimble, a 6' 5", 190 lbs. guard ...
"I told you, my name isn't Kenny. It's Butters."—Leopold "Butters" Stotch from South Park
If you ever need a reminder to choose your friends carefully, Butters is your man . Judging from the plague of stupidity befouling the professional sports landscape (and many of its talent crops), the animated reminder is falling on deaf ears.
Woe be to the man who surrounds himself with what he wants rather than with what he needs. But I'll get to that...
As much as I love professional sports, it would be insane to argue any one is without its considerable warts.
The National Football League is stubbornly ...
The crowd's deafening roar drowns out the excitement resonating from the stadium announcer at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Camera lights flashing, shimmering, making “The Swamp” glisten like a full moon over the ocean. Tim Tebow lines up at the 15 yard line and takes the shotgun snap, keeps the option fake, and runs it in for the touchdown.
The crowd erupts as if the whole state of Florida is screaming “Tebow, Tebow, Tebow!”. He ends a magnificent career at the University of Florida with a perfect play and win over rival Florida State. It seems Hollywood-like, the way Tebow's final play ...
When the Winter Olympics arrived we gave all our attention to the Olympic hotties and left out some key people that helped make Bleacher Report what it is today out in the cold; the WAG’s. To ensure that doesn’t happen during March Madness I’ve decided to kick off March the right way and have compiled a list of 12 WAGs, each matching a unique Zodiac sign. Enjoy!Begin Slideshow
The cable network show The Soup on E! Television had a joke at the expense of KTLA in Los Angeles. KTLA ran a story about an 84-year-old man who is an active exerciser, but takes it to another level with his love of a unique past time-pole vaulting.
The problem for KTLA was that the 84-year-old pole vaulter was not exactly an Olympian. Instead, the man's effort at the pole vault turned into a blooper made for morning drive television.
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Erin Andrews has long served as ESPN's foxy sideline reporter, sashaying her way up and down the court or on the gridiron. Now ESPN's sideline star will take her moves to the stage of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." It was announced last night that Andrews will be one of 11 participants in the new season of ABC's crossover between pop stars, athletes, entertainers and dancing.
Sports fans have long enjoyed watching what threads Andrews wears when on assignment. Could any of those outfits transfer to the "Dancing" stage? Here are 10 she should consider. Begin ...
Independent navigation in college recruiting can be a daunting effort. Whether it’s investigating NCAA rules and recruiting time lines or developing and implementing tactics to “get on the radar” of the college coaches on your “A” list of schools, an organized and informed approach to the college quest will give prospects and families the best chance at success.
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Gathering information is critical to the successful organization of any worthy project. Building a college recruiting information base can begin as early as the ninth grade as a family hobby and increasingly grow into a highly organized, disciplined project by the ...
Sports and movies make a powerful combination. Movies that celebrate the triumph of sport over adversity deeply move us.
What started this post was an innocuous tweet:
@iphonefresh: Invictus was beautiful. Sport truly triumphs over all.
I instantly asked friends and followers across Twitter and Facebook for their "#favsportsmovies."
The recommendations that zipped back—from people in India, USA, and the UK—showed amazing diversity and wonderful movies of varied vintage.
There are many recco’s here I haven’t seen yet and I'm guessing there are some you’d like to catch up on. If you notice any omissions, do add them in the comments.
So here goes:
@rajaramansport: Chariots ...
On my way to the hardware store, I noticed something suspicious, as the store appeared twice the size in length from my last visit.
I escaped a crowd of absolute strangers and eluded my way through the door way. At this very moment, I was completely star struck, noticing the substantial length and width in every aisle.
In my quest to figure out what had happened, I noticed what appeared to be a simple television remote lying on the cold floor. Whistling a soft tune, I bent over and began to notice this was no ordinary remote. With a quick press of ...
