November 22nd, 2008
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This op-ed in NY Times on Obama’s suggestion that college football should have a playoff system instead of the current top-two battling for the national championship is one of the stupidest commentary I’ve read. First, it [...]
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October 5th, 2007
I noticed the above picture first on College Humor followed by comments like, OMG! Ewww! and West Virginia is so lame (the players’ team). I had heard the term before on the Daily Show and his studio audience erupted in laughter when he uttered that phrase while pretending to read a government report on Iraq. [...]
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June 26th, 2007
The media blitzkrieg begins as David Beckham begins his transition to LA Galaxy. First up, learning American football from Reggie Bush.
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November 27th, 2006
The other American tradition is watching the football game on the long weekend when many bitter rivalries take the field. On Friday, the bitter rivalry between Texas A&M and UT played out once again on the football field. The rivalry has been lopsided in recent times, with TAMU having lost the previous six contests while [...]
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July 2nd, 2006
The World Cup is now an all-European affair after Brazil was unceremoniously dumped by a rock-solid French defense. I am in Houston this weekend and had to go to Buffalo Wild Wings to catch the action. Last time I was here, Germany kicked off the World Cup by an reassuring victory against minnows Costa Rica. [...]
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June 16th, 2006
Now that the football fever has truly arrived and has the world in its grasp, America still continues to resist the ‘Joga Bonito’. After being asked why Americans hate soccer, Washington Post correspondent and blogger Mark Fisher gave a ‘inflammatory’ and ‘begging-for-fisking’ interview that ended up being published in many German newspapers. Now I am [...]
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June 16th, 2006
Update: If you are here for the 2007 Cricket World Cup, you might want to check out these online telecast/webcast options.
Since I am receiving a ton of google searches for information on online streaming video for the 2006 FIFA World Cup [original post], I am putting up a short list of instructions to get things [...]
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June 12th, 2006
Update: If you came here looking for the Cricket World Cup streaming options, you might want to check out my recent post.
Just a day ago, I was busy trying to figure out which football matches at the group stage I should bother watching. I couldn’t watch them all because I don’t have cable and going [...]
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May 29th, 2006
If you think sports, and more specifically football is a waste of time, then you definitely will be proven wrong by Ivory Coast.
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October 3rd, 2005
It has been almost a month and three games into the season; I hadn’t been inside the roaring Kyle Field at College Station. Sometimes voted as one of the best college football atmosphere on game day, Kyle Field inspires a sense of awe whether you are outside looking up toward its huge ramps or inside [...]
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