Category Archives: Sports

THE ICE BOWL AND POKER.

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Philip

THE ICE BOWL AND POKER. I have never seen mentioned that on the last play of the Ice Bowl, Green Bay ran the ball for a touchdown in a situation when logic said that they should not do so. Dallas … Continue reading →

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ANOTHER ICE BOWL?

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Philip

ANOTHER ICE BOWL? I posted here about the Ice Bowl, a football playoff game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers, which was played outdoors in Green Bay on New Year’s Eve, 1967, with a temperature which reached … Continue reading →

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NOT EXPLAINING WHAT WAS NOT EXPLAINED DURING THE GAME.

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Philip

NOT EXPLAINING WHAT WAS NOT EXPLAINED DURING THE GAME. Pass interference issues arise all the time in the National Football League. More than half the plays from scrimmage are pass plays. It is remarkable to me that after the initial … Continue reading →

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FOOTBALL OFFICIALS REVERSING THEMSELVES.

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Philip

FOOTBALL OFFICIALS REVERSING THEMSELVES. A playoff game which will probably be long remembered took place over the weekend. It will be remembered because of one play. (Some think it will be known as the “Phantom Flag Game”.) Late in the … Continue reading →

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WOULD ROCK PAPER SCISSORS BE MORE RANDOM IF “ROCK” WERE CALLED “A”, AND PAPER AND SCISSORS WERE CALLED “B” AND “C”?

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Philip

WOULD ROCK PAPER SCISSORS BE MORE RANDOM IF “ROCK” WERE CALLED “A”, AND PAPER AND SCISSORS WERE CALLED “B” AND “C”? Do the names we attach to the moves in rock paper scissors make a difference. I wonder. The percentage … Continue reading →

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SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR PLAYING ROCK PAPER SCISSORS.

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Philip

SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR PLAYING ROCK PAPER SCISSORS. As I reported in my previous posts, the key to rock paper scissors strategies is that randomizing is only a theoretical solution. In practice, randomizing is hard for a player to do, … Continue reading →

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A HIGH STAKES GAME OF ROCK PAPER SCISSORS.

Posted on December 31, 2014 by Philip

A HIGH STAKES GAME OF ROCK PAPER SCISSORS. I have posted here and here on strategies for the game of rock paper scissors. That there are strategies and levels of skill involved had surprised me because I had learned that … Continue reading →

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HOCKEY TAKES ACTION AGAINST FLOPPING.

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Philip

HOCKEY TAKES ACTION AGAINST FLOPPING. I posted here about my discovery that there was a collection on the internet of Le Bron James’ eleven worst NBA flops and here about how “…James’ flops have apparently inspired a new Internet trend, … Continue reading →

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A HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WITH OVER 200 MEMBERS.

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Philip

A HIGH SCHOOL TEAM WITH OVER 200 MEMBERS. The story about the Fayetteville-Manlius team reminded me that years ago, I read in Sports Illustrated about Joe Newton, the cross country coach for many years at York Community High School in … Continue reading →

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“THE LOMBARDI OF TEEN RUNNING”.

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Philip

“THE LOMBARDI OF TEEN RUNNING”. Under the headline “The Lombardi of Teen Running”, Kevin Helliker wrote in the Wall Street Journal (December 13-14) about Bill Aris, the cross-country coach at Fayettevile-Manlius High School, near Syracuse, New York. His teams have … Continue reading →

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