Sports of The Times: Flip-Flopping All the Way to the Other Team
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Why would Rudy Giuliani venture up the Mass Pike and into Ted Kennedyâs stomping grounds when it would be more politically prudent to pander to the faith-based Rockies?
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Something strange is happening in US men&#39;s team sports in the international arena. We saw it with the men&#39;s basketball team at the Olympic Games, and we witnessed it again last weekend at the Ryder Cup.
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Woody Williams tried cutting the ball. He tried sinking it, tried spinning it. He threw fastballs over the middle, inside, up, down, and he changed speeds.
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Trailing the leader at the All-Star break? Buy yourself a blue chip.
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In some countries, the national spectator sport is soccer or tennis. In Ukraine, the joke goes, it's elections.
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ItÂs never the money. No one ever seems to sign with a team because it offered the most money. Players seek the best deal, the most money they can get, so why canÂt they acknowledge it once they sign?
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Some MLS teams have capitalized on the so-called Beckham Rule to acquire high-priced players. The Revolution are being less extravagant, using what could be referred to as the Dempsey Rule in shopping for talent.
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Hometown fans are often more tolerant of an athlete whose alleged behavior on or off the field has drawn the ire of others.
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In what has become the year of the flip-flop, U.S. presidential candidates have been accusing each other of switching positions on policy issues as often as they change their clothes.
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It is an all-for-one, one-for-all game if ever one existed. The complexity, the speed, the violence all dictate that, and even those who practice the team concept fervently sometimes find it isn&#39;t good enough.
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The Patriots signal-stealing controversy, sports ethicists say, is a high-tech example of how competitive edge-seeking and gamesmanship can become win-at-any-cost cheating.
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Teams have a better chance of winning if they go for it when facing fourth-and-short.
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Back then, it was obvious all of Americaâs best players werenât going to commit to playing international tournaments, and the ones who did couldnât be trusted.
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Dream Team no longer: The U.S. squad is learning a hard lesson in how the rest of the globe plays ball
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The status-seekers in menÂs college basketball juggle national exposure, money and the disadvantage of playing top-ranked opponents on the road.
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The month of August was rife with arrogance, malfeasance and criminality in professional sports, but all is not lost for cynical fans seeking a new start.
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But before you start haranguing Major League Soccer for &quot;losing&quot; Landon Donovan to Germany&#39;s Bayer Leverkusen, remember: This is the way it&#39;s supposed to work.