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Obiora @ August 1, 2008 # 2 Comments
Maintaining loyalty in the face of extreme losing
It is a cruel irony that the man most responsible for establishing the Fall Classic was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on the same day that has for the greater part of 16 years signaled the unofficial end of baseball season here in Western PA, the […]
Obiora @ July 30, 2008 # No Comment Yet
- With a new college football season coming, I can just hear the griping about to start - the polls are biased against this team, the voters don’t know anything, the polls favor that team, we need a playoff, we need a playoff, we need a playoff. Like most folks, I too would favor […]
Obiora @ July 27, 2008 # 2 Comments
As we wade through this summer’s transfer market, I am reminded that financial structure is one of the most glaring contrasts between the sports leagues of the USA and the domestic soccer leagues of the ‘rest of the world’. By and large, the big American sports franchises (with some exceptions like the NY Yankees) try […]
Obiora @ July 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Brandon Jennings, considered the best high school basketball player in the country this past season, will be taking his game to Europe next season because he didn’t ‘pass’ the SATs and so can’t play the requisite one year in college. This move has touched off a lot of speculation about whether American high schoolers […]
Obiora @ July 3, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Recently, FIFA agreed in principle that Sepp Blatter’s proposed “6+5″ limitation on domestic futbol clubs was a good idea. For those of you who haven’t heard of it, the rule would provide that a club team must start a match with at least six players who would be eligible to play for the national […]
Obiora @ July 1, 2008 # No Comment Yet
A few thoughts on Euro 2008:
If you missed Euro 2008, you missed one of the best sports tournaments in recent memory. Watching Fernando Torres score the winner against Germany was especially gratifying for this fan given the criticism leveled at El Niño for not finding the back of the net much during the rest […]
Obiora @ June 5, 2008 # One Comment
In the wake of the Penguins Stanley Cup Finals loss to the Detroit Red Wings, I am reminded of Dan Marino. In 1984, the sophomore signal caller of the Miami Dolphins burst onto the NFL scene, throwing for over 5,000 yards (still an NFL record) and 48 touchdowns (a record that stood for 20 […]
Obiora @ May 28, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The NHL has to be supremely upset with the Pittsburgh Penguins right now. Not because the Red Wings won the first two games of the Stanley Cup finals but because it has thoroughly dominated and out-classed the Penguins. This was the dream matchup - one of the NHL’s storied and most accomplished franchises […]
Obiora @ May 22, 2008 # 2 Comments
Some thoughts on the Champions League Final won by Manchester United over Chelsea on penalty kicks:
- Didier Drogba has always been a bit of a hothead but his petulant little face slap at Manchester United’s Nemanja Vidic was pretty stupid even for the brash Ivorian. Rumored to be pursued by the likes of AC […]
Obiora @ May 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Every four years, the World Cup invades homes across this third rock from the sun. And most of the United States yawns. I watched the World Cup in 1994, 1998 and 2002. Each time, I thought that this might be a fun game to follow after the World Cup was over. Then […]
Obiora @ May 16, 2008 # One Comment
It is said that it’s not wise to take on an animal that’s been cornered. The point being that desperation can serve as a catalyst for behavior and results that one might not normally expect. We’ve had two such examples of brilliant desperation in each of the fourth games of the Eastern and […]
Obiora @ May 12, 2008 # No Comment Yet
ESPN blew up former USC athlete OJ Mayo and the USC basketball program on Outside the Lines this past weekend. It was a damning and thoroughly well-done piece. And not surprising at all, coming on the heels of the Reggie Bush scandal.
I’m one who believes that 99% of college athletes, even those on […]
Obiora @ May 9, 2008 # One Comment
Spring practices have come and gone so it’s time for another (still) ridiculously early college football Elite Eight list. In response to the BCS conferences shutting down a Plus-One format (read: 4-team playoff), I’m changing the format for this list a little bit. The top 4 teams in this list will make be those […]
Obiora @ May 6, 2008 # No Comment Yet
If you didn’t think that the Stanley Cup playoffs were a grind before the conference semi-finals, surely you must now be convinced. The Penguins needed overtime to eliminate the Rangers and Dallas endured a 4-OT marathon against San Jose. The eighth longest game in NHL history finally saw the Stars eliminate the Sharks after […]
Obiora @ May 5, 2008 # One Comment
A occasional column on the state of American college sports on this 3rd Rock from the Sun.
Chris Lofton played an entire season with cancer. Right, CANCER. He went through surgery, radiation therapy and still played the game. Along the way, he led Tennessee to a #1 ranking and a Sweet Sixteen berth. […]