Category Archives: Sports

Rafael Nadal was only defeated on the court in 4 of the 19 French Opens he entered. I examine what transpired for the four players who won three sets out of five against the King of Clay at Roland Garros.

I look back on the 2004 NBA Finals wherein the Detroit Pistons upset the Los Angeles Lakers and examine whether the Lakers should have been favored.

I use the 2004 NBA Finals to pin down precisely when I received my copy of Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, 20 years ago.

Addressing an interesting argument that because Lance Armstrong was the best stage racing cyclist in a largely doped field, he would have been the best clean cyclist in a clean field.

A study of cases in which the paths of former NBA MVPs cross throughout their careers.

Texas A&M’s decision to pay Coach Jimbo Fisher $76.8 million to not coach the school’s football team raises questions about its priorities as an institution.

Reviewing an obscure 19th century sport, as described in an 1882 issue of Harper’s Young People.

Former First Lady Grace Coolidge was a big baseball fan. She was not, however, a fan of intentional bases on balls.

Wherein I try to understand how the post-superhuman Barry Bonds in 2006 and 2007 was walked almost as much as the record-breaking Bonds of 2001-2003 (not 2004… of course).

The strange story of how a poorly thought out 1997 trade by a 14-68 team for a 35-year old power forward led to said team losing the #2 pick in the 2003 NBA Draft.

In a 20-year retrospective, I offer my opinion on whether the Detroit Pistons should have drafted Carmelo Anthony with the second pick in the 2003 NBA Draft.

Let me tell you a story about how the news that Ms. Martha Stewart will be one of the cover models for the 2023 SI Swimsuit Issue reminded me of a story from my high school in 2007.