Watching Bill Burr‘s hysterical bit on the Conan O’Brien show four years ago when he dissected Oprah‘s big reveal interview with Lance Armstrong – during which the… Read more “ON MAKING ASSUMPTIONS, WHO’S CLEAN, WHO’S NOT”
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROMOTING AND DIRECTING
Interest in this Friday’s Standard Charter Dubai Marathon continues to mount, though it has little to do with competition. Instead, the focus is almost entirely centered on… Read more “THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROMOTING AND DIRECTING”
OLYMPICS: OUR COMMON BOND
The divisions in this world are profound and long standing. And the hope to surmount them, whether through politics or force of arms, is quixotic at best… Read more “OLYMPICS: OUR COMMON BOND”
THE INNER SANCTUM OF PURPOSEFUL EFFORT
“War is hell” is a cliche as old as conflict itself. Yet counter-intuitive as it may seem to those who only view it from a distance, many… Read more “THE INNER SANCTUM OF PURPOSEFUL EFFORT”
PLAYING THE WHAT-IF GAME
Congratulations to Aaron Braun and Molly Huddle for their victories in the inaugural .US National Road Racing Championships in Alexandria, Virginia. Both won $20,000 out of the $100,000 prize purse, one… Read more “PLAYING THE WHAT-IF GAME”
STRIVING TO AN IDEAL OF A HIGHER LIFE
The father of the modern Olympic movement, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, defined Olympism to include “adhering to an ideal of a higher life, to strive for perfection.” An honorable goal,… Read more “STRIVING TO AN IDEAL OF A HIGHER LIFE”
AWAITING THE MARQUEE MATCHUPS
I have been a boxing fan even longer than a track/running fan, watching Gillette’s Friday Night Fights with my father in those halcyon days when black… Read more “AWAITING THE MARQUEE MATCHUPS”
BOLT’S DQ in DAEGU
Day two at the IAAF World Track & Field Championships in Daegu, South Korea began with a scintillating last 30 meter sprint in the longest track… Read more “BOLT’S DQ in DAEGU”
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