Category Archives: Sports

THE NBA WILL MAKE PUBLIC ITS REVIEWS OF CALLS IN THE LAST TWO MINUTES OF CLOSE GAMES.

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Philip

THE NBA WILL MAKE PUBLIC ITS REVIEWS OF CALLS IN THE LAST TWO MINUTES OF CLOSE GAMES. I have made a number of posts arguing that sports leagues should make public their reviews of every call made by referees during … Continue reading →

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ATHLETES LEARNING FROM HOW OTHER ANIMALS DO IT.

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Philip

ATHLETES LEARNING FROM HOW OTHER ANIMALS DO IT. This article in the Wall Street Journal by Kevin Clark (January 29) tells how Pete Carroll, the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks, uses videos of animals at required team memetings to … Continue reading →

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OLOJUWON AND STEVE NASH PLAYING OTHER SPORTS.

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Philip

OLOJUWON AND STEVE NASH PLAYING OTHER SPORTS. I knew that during his youth Hakeem Olajuwon was a soccer goalkeeper, even though he wound up being almost seven feet tall, This wikipedia entry says that soccer “helped give him the footwork … Continue reading →

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YOUNG ATHLETES PLAYING SEVERAL SPORTS.

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Philip

YOUNG ATHLETES PLAYING SEVERAL SPORTS. My friend Bruce Abel sent me this article about how a majority of college coaches believe that young athletes should learn more than one sport rather than specialize because of the opportunity to learn skills … Continue reading →

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USING THEATER TO DISTRACT FREE THROW SHOOTERS.

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Philip

USING THEATER TO DISTRACT FREE THROW SHOOTERS. You see it at most basketball games: home team fans shaking something in unison in the sight line of a visiting team’s player who is about to attempt a free throw. I have … Continue reading →

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PATTERNS IN ROCK PAPER SCISSORS AND IN FOOTBALL.

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Philip

PATTERNS IN ROCK PAPER SCISSORS AND IN FOOTBALL. I note that Mark Cuban, in this article by John Breech (February 5), supports my post yesterday about Seattle’s using an element of randomness in its play calling in the last 26 … Continue reading →

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SECOND GUESSING ROCK PAPER SCISSORS.

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Philip

SECOND GUESSING ROCK PAPER SCISSORS. In this article in the New York Times (February 2), Justin Wolfers compared the crucial play in this year’s Super Bowl to rock paper scissors. At the end of the game, the Seattle Seahawks had … Continue reading →

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THE COMMISSIONER PROPOSES TO RESTRICT SHIFTING IN BASEBALL—A TERRIBLE IDEA.

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Philip

THE COMMISSIONER PROPOSES TO RESTRICT SHIFTING IN BASEBALL—A TERRIBLE IDEA. This article by Mark Townsend in Yahoo Sports tells how Rob Manfred, the new baseball commissioner, has been in office less than a day and he has already proposed “the … Continue reading →

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VINCE LOMBARDI, THE TEACHER.

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Philip

VINCE LOMBARDI, THE TEACHER. In Lombardi’s first eight years of coaching at a high school, he also taught Latin, chemistry, and physics. He was known for his ability to simplify complicated subjects. Bill Curry played in the NFL for ten … Continue reading →

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LETTING FOOTBALL FANS KNOW ABOUT MISTAKES REFEREES MAKE.

Posted on January 10, 2015 by Philip

LETTING FOOTBALL FANS KNOW ABOUT MISTAKES REFEREES MAKE. I posted a couple days ago about the furor (as the tabloids would say) over an important play in the Detroit Lions/Dallas Cowboy playoff game in which the officials reversed a penalty … Continue reading →

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