Sports of The Times: Setting May Be More Significant Than the Actual Game
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The theme of championship week has been curiosity; concern over the healing process of New Orleans, a great city that was turned inside out by Hurricane Katrina.
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BASED on the current performance of the United States team in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy, questions have been raised about the value of allowing so-called minnows, to play in major cricketing competitions.
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Sometimes you have to wonder what the geniuses at the major network sports divisions are imbibing or inhaling when they make critical decisions about what we watch.
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On Sunday, the Patriots play for a place in history.
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In sports, as in investing, the pressure is on. We suggest a coping strategy.
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We are in the midst of whatâs usually a prime season for sporting events. So why have most of them lost their luster?
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The more important the sporting event, the higher the heart attack risk for fans, a new study shows.
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It is often said, mostly by broadcasters who have more time to fill than salient details, that the most important moment in a baseball game can come at any time.
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Maybe it's something to do with the fact that the playing area is so vast that you need a good pair of binoculars to see the action if it's not taking place right in front of the stands.
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Americans see sport as entertainment. But the British do not necessarily want to be entertained at a sporting event. We require long-term emotional involvement.
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In 1904 at the St. Louis Olympic Games, Canada won gold in soccer. In 1936 in Berlin, our nation won silver in basketball. That&#39;s it for traditional team sports.
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With apologies to the World Series, much of the world&#39;s sporting interest in the United States is currently related to soccer, not baseball.
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Some of the most famous games in N.F.L. history are remembered as much for the weather conditions as for the outcomes.
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When the toss is perceived to be important enough to be able to influence the match, there is a moment when the coin seems to hang in the air, and the possibilities of the day ahead are crystallised in the minds of all who are present.
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Every so often, when the planets are aligned in the college football universe, you have a Saturday such as tomorrow, in which a plethora of games have the potential to become ``Instant Classics."
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Across the spectrum of mass-appeal professional sports, Americaâs greatest regional rivalry has not been a pretty sight for New York fans.
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TAMPA -- Perhaps it would be foolish to consider last night's match against the Tampa Bay Lightning a must-win game.