Tag: obscure sports in the US
I’m a little late to this wrap up, but both professional and personal obligations have occupied a great deal of my time over the past few weeks. The decks are mostly cleared now, so let’s
The Ashes As it’s my role here to spearhead LGM’s cornering the “progressive blogosphere market on cricket commentary” (as per our FAQ), my absence is letting the team down. I
Australia 268 all out; England 29 for 0. Ashes Third Test, Perth, Day 1 of 5. England lead the series 1-0. It’s not cricket that I don’t understand; it’s this cricket. England sh
Uruguay 1 – 1 Ghana Uruguay win 4 – 2 on penalties. For those of you who didn’t watch the match, in the 120th minute, literally the last few seconds of the 30 minutes of extra time i
Match report here. I watched in an English pub, which, given I am in England, I found somewhat difficult to avoid. My local graciously put on the USA match on a smallish flat screen behind the bar (
I want to preface this by asserting that I don’t revel in sporting injuries, even if they’re players that I loathe. As a result of what the BBC characterizes as a “mundane-looking an
The NYT reviews The Damned United, which piques my interest. When I have time, which latterly has not been plentiful, I devour film reviews, perhaps because Plymouth is not exactly in any one’s
unlike LGM’s new favorite South Carolina Republican. Trinidad & Tobago 0 – 1 USA Note: I will standardize the home / away nomenclature to the European norm of home team first. I know t
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