Category Archives: Other sports

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s alltime leading scorer, is the head coach of the Oklahoma Storm of the US Basketball League. He took that job because no NBA coaching opportunities were available to him, and he wanted to prove his ability. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From the Newsmakers section of today’s Chron, quoted because the link won’t last past today: Sports columnist fired The New York Post fired sports columnist Wallace Matthews Wednesday after he took his “killed” column critical of the newspaper and another … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Matt Welch points me to this interview with Walt Frazier. Frazier, nicknamed Clyde, was as famous for his cool and excellent play on the court as he was for his stylish demeanor off court. My mom had a big crush … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Seattle Slew, the last living Triple Crown winner, died Tuesday morning in his stall. Affirmed, the most recent Triple Crown winner in 1978, died last January. Continue reading →

Justin thinks he and The Rapmaster may be the only bloggers watching the NBA playoffs. Not so – I’ve caught several games so far. It’s been pretty entertaining, too. I’m already sorry to see the Dallas/Minnesota series end. And as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

San Francisco and Washington, DC have modified their bids to resemble that of Houston. Mostly, that means consolidating event locations so everything is closer to the central site. 2012 is a long way off and I may feel differently as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly makes his case that the NBA and the NCAA would both be better off if more star basketball players would stick around through their senior seasons. He makes a good point, but goes more than … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I have to say, I like the fact that Indiana made it to the Final Four while Bobby Knight once again got bounced in the first round. For several years, one of my hard and fast rules for handicapping the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

More on Brittanie Cecil, the 13-year-old girl who was killed at a Columbus Blue Jackets hockey game after being hit in the forehead by an errant puck. The NHL is revisiting the issue of arena safety. The player who took … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I have always thought that long-distance runners are a bit nuts. Now I have absolute proof. Two words: Antarctica Marathon. Continue reading →

A 13-year-old girl who attended a Columbus Blue Jackets hockey game died two days after being struck in the head by a puck. According to the pathologist’s report, Brittanie Cecil died from a rare blood clot in an artery, the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Tony Adragna at QuasiPundit shows his love for John Madden’s color commentary by citing this Ben Domenech post. I’m quite fond of John Madden and look forward to his pairing with Al Michaels on Monday Night Football next year, but … Continue reading → Continue reading →

No, not Bryant. I’m talking about Don Haskins, the longtime coach at UTEP (formerly Texas Western), who made history by winning the 1966 NCAA men’s basketball championship with an all-black starting lineup. The team they beat was Kentucky, coached by … Continue reading → Continue reading →

From BBC Sport’s Funny Old Game: The question of what exactly Scottish men keep under their kilts has long been a source of titillation and mirth for folk south of the border. Now a team of hardened celtic rowers have … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The IOC has awarded a second gold medal to Jaime Sale and David Pelletier, thus ending the biggest scandal of these Olympics. Canada whoops it up, and Russia pitches a fit. Meanwhile, I’ve been getting a ton of Google hits … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Damian Penny points to the unfolding figure skating scandal in which French and Russian judges collaborated to give the gold to Russians Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze. Justin Slotman also has some good stuff. I don’t watch figure skating, so … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Fritz Schranck defends curling, quite possibly the only Olympic sport which can be played by people with beer guts, at least until bridge gets certified. I’m glad you like it, Fritz, but curling strikes me as shuffleboard on ice. On … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s nearly de rigeur to complain about the coverage of the Olympics. From the extreme glut of Oprahesque stories about athletes conquered obstacles on their way to acheiving the Olympic dream, to “plausibly live” coverage, to too much focus on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

The ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll for men’s college basketball is smaller by one today. Seems Utah coach Rick Majerus had been delegating his voting duties to an assistant, and said assistant had been voting for the Temple Owls, who currently … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Nice article today in USA Today about the men’s basketball program at Gonzaga. As a Rice fan, I have a lot of respect for the success that they’ve acheived. It’s also good to know that they haven’t lost sight of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

One guy who won’t be sorry to see the Summerall-Madden team split up is Sports Illustrated’s Dr. Z, who rated that pairing as the worst in football this year. I guess I can see his point, and I should note … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Larry pointed me to the story of Pat Summerall and John Madden splitting up as broadcast partners after the Super Bowl. I had at first thought it meant Summerall was retiring, but apparently not. So, I’m not sure what to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

An Australian TV reporter was fired for asking Aussie swimming star Ian Thorpe an “inappropriate” question. Nicki Voss had an interview with The Thorpedo, and noting that he wears a size 17 shoe, she asked “if it was true what … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Redskins owner Dan Snyder has fired coach Marty Schottenheimer one year into his 4-year $10M contract. Looks like Steve Spurrier will step in, for five years an $25M. Considering that Snyder and Spurrier are two of the most egotistical jerks … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Dan Wetzel give the Ratings Power Index (RPI) the dissecting it deserves. Remember, kids, it’s all about the big boys hogging the money. This brings up Off the Kuff’s Immutable Law of NCAA Tournament Pools: Some team you’ve never heard … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Jonathan Chait tackles the conventional wisdom in college football that players from Southern schools are faster than players from Northern schools. Continue reading →

He Hate Me, also known as Rod Smart, made his NFL debut last night in what was basically a scrimmage between Philadelphia and Tampa Bay. Somehow, it’s fitting that his first NFL carry was nullified by a penalty. Fortunately, he … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Congrats to the Miami Hurricanes for settling one debate. The debate of who they should have played isn’t likely to go away. Look at it this way, Oregon fans: Had you played against Miami instead, you probably wouldn’t be ranked … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So tonight they finally play the Rose Bowl for the mythical national championship of college football. Nebraska wants to prove that their 62-point pasting by Colorado was a fluke, while Miami knows that if they win they are the Undisputed … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I’m a fan of the Rice Owls. Before you start snickering, you should know that the Rice football team finished this season 8-4, their best record since 1953 when Tommy Lewis came off the bench in the Cotton Bowl to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

I spent a few years in college and again in grad school writing a sports column called “Off the Kuff”, so I expect this thing to have a fair bit of sports-related content. If that makes you gag, there’s plenty … Continue reading → Continue reading →