The USOC Sports Scene is finally back after an Olympic/Paralympic break. Highlights from the prior week’s action include Brady Ellison’s … More
Tag: handball
Olympic sports writing: 2004-2015
Selected features and interviews, plus coverage from several Olympics: Features Dec. 1, 2015: US college sports are a factory for Olympic … More
2016 medal projections: Handball (men’s)
The World Championships are all over bar the shouting. And people are shouting about Qatar — the country you know as the … More
2016 medal projections: Men’s handball
Never too soon, right? Spain was the runaway winner in the just-concluded World Championship, beating Denmark 35-19 in the final. … More
Team handball: Cool sport meets cold reality
Like curling in the Winter Olympics, team handball (or, as the rest of the world calls it, “handball”) attracts a … More
Handball’s time has come
Do we even need to call it “team handball” any more? If we say “handball,” will people tune in expecting … More
Britain learns to play along with Olympic visitors in handball, volleyball, hoops
Now if only they could figure out a way to keep the American media from calling these teams “English.” Britains … More
2012 ball sports: Yay, team! Except you folks with bats
Let’s see … I’ve done projections for archery, athletics, badminton … let’s call up the spreadsheet and see what’s next: … More
Midweek Myriad: Marta, Nadal, handball, 1260s, etc.
One of the joys of following a hundred sports or so is that you’re not stuck dissecting the Super Bowl … More