Was Floyd Set Up?
Not to turn my far too-infrequent posts here into a running blog on the Floyd Landis situation, but Martin Dugard, a well-known cycling writer and friend of Floyd has some pretty incendiary things to...
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Review: Mavic Cosmic Carbone Ultimate Wheels
The short version: holy crap! The longer version: The boom in carbon wheels has been massive over the past few years. In the professional peleton, nearly every rider is on carbon hoops, even in the...
View ArticleTour Winner Admits Doping
No, not Floyd Landis. Bijarne Riis, the winner of the 1996 Tour de France, admitted that he was doping when he won the race: “The time has come to put the cards on the table,” said Riis. “I have done...
View ArticleLandis Found Guilty
Hey there. Long time, no blog. Today’s news that an arbitration panel has found Floyd Landis guilty of doping in the 2006 Tour de France is a tragedy. To be up front, I have met and interviewed...
View ArticleBuzz Bissinger: Fossil
So, Buzz Bissinger wrote probably the best sports book of all-time, Friday Night Lights. If you only know the movie and TV series, you owe it to yourself to read the book, because no one has ever...
View ArticleUnassisted Triple Play
Last night, the Asdrubal Cabrera turned 14th unassisted triple play in baseball history.
View ArticlePat Jordan on the Trouble With Sports Journalism
Great story from a great sports writer: Pat Jordan on the trouble with sports journalism.
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Nike+ Cover Story for Wired!
I’m just tickled that my feature story on Nike+ and the data-driven revolution in athletics is the cover story this month at Wired. I think it’s probably the best thing I’ve ever written — the product...
View ArticleWorld Cup Draw Math Geekery
This morning, the 32 teams for the 2010 World Cup were drawn in to their eight qualifying groups. There’s always a lot of talk about a “Group of Death” for the World Cup, so I decided to try and...
View ArticleGroup C World Cup Scenarios
Here’s what will happen Wednesday, based on the results of the final game for the USA and England: So, England has a must-win. There’s no way for them to go through without beating Slovenia. USA still...
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