What I’m watching: July 21-31
Friday, July 21 6:10 a.m.: Water polo, men’s Worlds, USA-Russia, NBC Sports online 11:45 a.m.: Women’s Euro 2017, Sweden-Russia, ESPN3 2 p.m.: Track and field, Diamond League Monaco, NBCSN 2:30 p.m.: Women’s […]
The sprawling attempt to prevent travel soccer sprawl
Let’s play Soccer Optometrist. Better like this? Or better like this? That’s the result of my attempt to demonstrate something I’ve been investigating and analyzing for the past two months in a […]
Are refs calling NWSL and MLS games differently?
A few of us have gotten the impression that referees in NWSL games are awarding tons of penalty kicks but not many yellow cards. Are we right? Sort of … So the […]
Spirit, Pride still works in progress
Marta is here. Alex Morgan is back. Mallory Pugh is here. Estefania Banini is back. But the chemistry isn’t quite there. And neither is the service from midfield. Yes, the Washington Spirit […]
Ranting Soccer Dad has debuted
My new youth soccer podcast, Ranting Soccer Dad, is now available through this site and … well … Podbean. I’ll work on getting it everywhere else. You can find it on the […]
Meet the new site, not quite the old site
SportsMyriad had a weird, wonderful seven-year run. The last year was a bit half-hearted, honestly — a hacker attack sapped my energy, and I’ve been retrenching, work-wise. I’ve migrated my posts and […]
On drug testing, MMA, the Diaz brothers, invasions of privacy, etc.
One thing I enjoy, perhaps more than I should, about my weird career path is the intersection of Olympic sports and MMA when it comes to the ever-entertaining world of drug testing. […]
Washington Spirit 1-0 Portland Thorns: Rivalry?
The driving distance from Providence Park to the Maryland SoccerPlex is 2,785 miles. Google Maps says I can do it in 41 hours. But is the relationship between the Portland Thorns and […]
The definitive word on participation trophies …
From a Cracked piece responding to a rant about Millennials: Simon, let me tell you about my participation trophies. I got them for playing soccer, and they were handed out from a […]
How far would you travel for travel soccer?
Alternative youth soccer leagues are almost as popular these days as alternative facts. I’ve spent the last month doing interviews and compiling data for an upcoming story to see how we stand […]
