by Minter Dial | Oct 17, 2007 | Sports
With a transport strike in Paris now underway, a breakdown with Blogger today (although it wasn’t exactly a strike, it almost felt like it) and the general strikeout by the Yankees (and maybe soon the Red Sox in the ALCS), it seems that strikes are in the air....
by Minter Dial | Sep 25, 2007 | Sports
After being probably the most busy team in the off-season, making a major overhaul of players complemented with some good new up and comers, the Philadelphia Flyers are supposed to have a new look and feel. Unfortunately, the preseason warmup games (so far 2W and 2L;...
by Minter Dial | Sep 9, 2007 | Sports
When I attended Friday’s opening rugby match of France versus Argentina at Stade de France (SDF), I must admit that I went sober and left even more sober. Well, since I had to drive home, that’s probably entirely normal. Except, I didn’t have a...
by Minter Dial | Jul 14, 2007 | Sports
The greening of sports In the aftermath of Live Earth 7.7.07, it struck me that the sporting world could also take up the green cause in a more formal fashion. Live Earth apparently attracted an audience of 2 billion people. [As an aside, I would like to see some of...
by Minter Dial | Jun 6, 2007 | Sports
Sometimes, when I watch North American sports, I cannot help but wonder what it is all for. You battle all season, then come the playoffs. For sports like baseball (162 regular season games) and basketball (82 games), the regular season seems endless. Then, according...