The USA did just fine at the World Track and Field Championships in London. Maybe better than fine. No one dropped a relay baton, so that’s an improvement. And the USA is […]
Russia up, Canada down in Perpetual Medal Count
Spirit-Breakers, before the deluge
Concentrating on soccer was rather difficult this afternoon. When we weren’t checking updates on Charlottesville, we were checking the weather. A couple of minutes after the final whistle, the SoccerPlex lightning-detection system […]
The probably counterproductive promotion/relegation legal action
“Wow, it really looks like things might be happening with promotion/relegation in this country! Peter Wilt’s third-division league, intending to link D2 with the top amateur/semipro leagues, seems to be getting a […]
Presenting the Perpetual Medal Count
How are each country’s Olympic athletes trending in World Championship and other competition? Glad you asked. As it stands now, U.S. athletes are doing quite well, tracking a good bit ahead of […]
Can you have American football without the USA?
In May, the international governing body of football kicked out the United States’ federation. No, we’re not talking about FIFA and U.S. Soccer. That’s right — USA Football was kicked out of […]
The Big Promotion/Relegation Survey, 2017 edition
It’s easy to debate promotion and relegation when you have no money or livelihood at stake. What about those who run or coach teams up and down this weirdly constructed pyramid of […]
How the USA can do promotion and relegation better than England
BEAU: Riccardo Silva offered MLS $4 billion for media rights if it would institute promotion/relegation? And people like Jeff Carlisle have already done the heavy lifting in reporting what did and didn’t […]
Anti-doping and the evidence card
Is it fair to ask for a little fairness when it comes to performance-enhancing drugs? In general, yes. But a lot of devils lurk in the details. Blame Luke Thomas for this […]
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 […]
