Category Archives: sports
OK, maybe we *are* unable/unwilling to adapt
Web hipsters have long had a field day scoffing at Old Media Companies’ supposed ignorance. It’s a little silly at time. “OMG, they didn’t recognize a picture of the guy who started Craigslist!” No, they didn’t, but that doesn’t meant … Continue reading
Have bloggers surpassed traditional journalists?
It’s a stupid question on many counts. Some “bloggers” in this post are actually professional advocates. Others are semi-pros who aren’t about to quit their day jobs but are getting money to drive traffic. But however you define them, these … Continue reading
National anthems, from Murphy to Aguilera
In honor of Christina Aguilera making the national anthem her own yesterday, here’s a legendary clip from The Simpsons, featuring Springfield’s resident blues sensation, Bleeding Gums Murphy: http://www.hulu.com/embed/kcMYhcOahdBO5sYL34ziXw
Most popular stories of the year (among those I wrote)
After some year-end number-crunching, here’s what people read — and what they overlooked: Top stories: 1. U.S. women rout New Zealand to reach quarterfinals. Not surprising in the sense that it’s Olympic women’s soccer, which accounts for most of these. … Continue reading
Progress report
Today, at Starbucks, around 1:30 p.m., I finished Chapter 11 of my MLS history book (rough draft). At 62,200 words, I have now written a viable nonfiction work. All that remains of the rough draft is a conclusion, which I … Continue reading
How out of touch am I?
Are my tastes completely out of line with everyone else’s? Consider the following: Music: No, I don’t know much of the current Top 40. But in today’s fragmented media landscape, that’s not so unusual. The days of a band like … Continue reading
Season’s end
Rough count of the past year: 45 stories, 39 of them about MLS. Quite an increase from 25 over the two preceding years (not counting Olympic Athlete of the Week, which was a quick roundup that has since been folded … Continue reading
Hey! I’m in a government database!
If they’ve done their homework on who’s likely to be in this group, anyway. Oh, it’s not the U.S. government, by the way. It’s China’s.
The end of the next "Friday Night Lights’ football game
This might be the only way the Dillon Panthers have NOT won a game on the last play. It’s a Texas school, at least. See the video.
And still more stuff I’ve written recently …
My guest essay at Next Newsroom was just published. I skip down Memory Lane and testify to the merits of working from the comfort of home, accompanied by my dog. And then there’s today’s story, which I wrote while doing … Continue reading
