Category Archives: Sports

KABADDI—THE WORLD’S OLDEST SPORT?

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Philip

KABADDI—THE WORLD’S OLDEST SPORT? The Wall Street Journal (August 26) had an article about kabaddi, which is the national game of Bangladesh and the state game of several states in India. This wikipedia article lists 31 countries that are members … Continue reading →

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THE QUIRKINESS OF TARGET FIELD.

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Philip

THE QUIRKINESS OF TARGET FIELD. About two thirds of the way into the 2010 season, it looks as if Target Field is quirky. I googled “Target Field quirkiness” and got 97,600 hits. I did the search after reading this article … Continue reading →

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DESIGNING A QUIRKY STADIUM.

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Philip

DESIGNING A QUIRKY STADIUM. I posted here last fall about the Minnesota Twins moving out of the Metrodome, their old stadium, which was considered to provide the biggest home field advantage in baseball. This Sports Illustrated article by Sky Andrecheck, … Continue reading →

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GIVING BACK THE POINT WHEN THERE’S A MISTAKE.

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Philip

GIVING BACK THE POINT WHEN THERE’S A MISTAKE. Kids, there was a time —back when Marty Riessen and Arthur Ashe were playing—when it was tennis etiquette at the professional level for a player to give away the next point if … Continue reading →

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“INEQUITY AVERSION”—DOES GUILT AFFECT FREE THROW SHOOTING?

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Philip

“INEQUITY AVERSION”—DOES GUILT AFFECT FREE THROW SHOOTING? Nick sent me this link which led to this article about “inequity aversion.” The article discusses an empirical study which confirms “the hypothesis frequently put forth by Rasheed Wallace…that a player will often … Continue reading →

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JOUSTS OF WAR.

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Philip

JOUSTS OF WAR. As with the combatants today, there were knights who courted danger. In jousts of war, the lances were uncapped. Mortimer describes one joust in 1351—a “behourd”, an older form of jousting in which two teams of knights … Continue reading →

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JOUSTING BACK IN THE DAY—JOUSTS OF PEACE.

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Philip

JOUSTING BACK IN THE DAY—JOUSTS OF PEACE.. For my birthday, Nick gave me THE TIME TRAVELER’S GUIDE TO MEDIEVAL ENGLAND by Ian Mortimer. It shows that in the 1300’s there was the same split between the two versions of the … Continue reading →

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THE SPORT OF JOUSTING.

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Philip

THE SPORT OF JOUSTING. This article in the New York Times Magazine reports on the modern sport of jousting. There are estimated to be 200 competitive jousters in the world. They are intent on making it what the article calls … Continue reading →

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BOYS JUMPING ROPE.

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Philip

BOYS JUMPING ROPE. Back in the day, jumping rope was a girl’s sport and boys didn’t do it. There came a time in high school when the boys’ gym class was misbehaving, and the gym teacher made us run a … Continue reading →

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GIRLS JUMPING ROPE.

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Philip

GIRLS JUMPING ROPE. Here is a wonderful video of athletes in action. I advise you to stay with it to the end. It keeps getting better. (Here is a different link. (I had trouble with linking this, but I think … Continue reading →

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