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Context The Open (sometimes known in the United States as The British Open) is the oldest of the four Golf Majors (Masters, Open, U.S. Open, PGA) and was first played in 1860. The Open is often considered the most prestigious because it is played in the country which is the home of golf, although many …
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15 July 2018 Context Things don’t get much better than today in France: France won the World Cup with a 4-2 victory over Croatia and the Tour de France hit Stage 9, to be noted–forever–by the cobblestone section of the route the riders have to negotiate. See the video above, courtesy of NBC and the …
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The Golden Season of Classic Sports: U.S.Open 2018 Embed from Getty Images Saturday was “moving day” at the U.S. Open, but most of the moving was backwards, not forward. Dustin Johnson dropped from a four stroke lead into a tie with three other golfers (Daniel Berger, Tony Finau, Brooks Koepka); Phil Mickelson had a …
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Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images Context: The French Open, often called by the name of the stadium in which it is contested–Roland-Garros–is the second major tennis tournament of the year and the last tournament of the European “clay court” season. The French Open will be contested from May 21st to June 10th. The First …
Nightshift Sports: Embed from Getty Images Keep up with the Tour (it’s easy, we have all the resources) online this year and also on television. It’s Tuesday, and it’s Stage 4 of the Tour. For up to the minute online coverage, check in with our Friends at The Guardian. They do this type of …
The Olympics Embed from Getty Images The 2016 Rio Olympics are now history. New highs. New lows. New Scandals. New miracles. It’s the Olympics, and everything is supersized. Here’s a look back at some of the best reporting and great stories on the Rio Olympics that you might have missed. Olympic Games coverage resumes …
The Olympics What to watch, the schedule, results, and the Rio Firehose. Last day necessities. Embed from Getty Images The Olympic Results: Who Won What (Source: The Guardian) The Rio Firehose (Courtesy New York Times and others) Google Olympics Schedule (Courtesy Google) What To Watch Today (Courtesy Bloomberg) The Fine Print: Image courtesy of Getty Images, …
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The Olympics Deep Background Articles and posts of interest about the 2016 Rio Olympics. Embed from Getty Images Ain’t That A Kick in The Head? Digitizing TaeKwonDo Scandal at the Olympics? (Source: Bloomberg) Cheers: How Beer Cups Turned into the Ultimate Olympic Souvenir (Source: Bloomberg) Why is Under Armour’s Biggest Star Wearing Nike? (Source: Bloomberg)
The Olympics Embed from Getty Images They make it look so easy, the Olympic swimmers, but the strokes they lay down in the 50 meter pool are so much more refined than what most of us produce when we do a few laps for exercise. In a sport in which tenths and hundredths of a …
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The Olympics Embed from Getty Images Articles and posts of interest about the 2016 Rio Olympics Modern Training (Source: Yahoo) A New Source of Funding for Olympic Athletes (Source:Bloomberg) Five Sports That Shouldn’t Be In The Olympics (Source: Investopedia) Disruption: TV Innovations at the Olympics (Source: BusinessInsider.com)