The thrill of the toss ... the agony of argument
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P&#233;tanque, the everyman's sport of France, involves a 'little pig,' a lot of skill, and an attitude.
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THE phoney war over the fate of Abbey grinds on. Along the way, on all sides, it is producing its predictable crop of knowing winks and destabilising nudges.
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When you hear cricketers and former cricketers repeat, ad nauseum, that cricket is a funny game, and that anything can happen in a one-day international, you wonder if they&#39;re watching the same game.
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When the bull's argument makes the bear's point, look out below!
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âVitusâ places uncomfortable impulses in opposition, then dramatizes them in the most unchallenging way imaginable.
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There&#39;s a common misconception in the world of sports often voiced by beer-toting fans as if it were defensible in a court of law.
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One angry word begets another, and one Fool tries to sort out who's closer to the truth.
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Friday&#39;s lesson of the day at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship: When in doubt, fight back. If still in doubt, fight back some more.
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It's a battle between the expert and the crowd. Who's going to win?
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In a campaign that's about to get uglier, Thursday's debate provided a last, good moment of substance
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Yesterday&#39;s Olympics treated us to the two extremes of athletics, the endurance race which tests the body to its limits, and the heavyweight showdown, the sprint, which is in the mind.
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The AP needs to take a mulligan on this pronouncement.
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Running the country is no game. It just sounds like one sometimes. In the Bush White House, sports are a metaphor for life. Better keep up if you want to play.
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In such a tight race, the game is about turning out your supporters. TIME goes inside the ground war
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Seeking like-minded political thought, or folks to argue with? Look no further.
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Amazing, but even in this time of goodwill and cheer, some folks are always looking for a fight. A recent exchange with a regular reader got me thinking how divisive things can get.
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BRISBANE: Adam Gilchrist and Craig Mcmillan&#39;s verbal duel, when the Australians appealed for a caught behind decision and the New Zealand batsman refused to walk, has further exposed a raw nerve in cricket.