I actually think NBC is doing a rather decent job thus far. And I have 3 HD channels covering it (NBC HD, USA HD, and UHD). I get all my mainstream sports on NBC, and can also flip over to USA or UHD to grab some of the obscure ones (handball, sabre, badminton… Badminton is [...]
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oh the irony 0
Most of the major efforts have appeared to die down — It looks like things might go off without much of a protest. But I guess we’ll see. I highly recommend you check out this link. Some of the new buildings juxtaposed with the ancient and industrial, it looks like something out of a science [...]
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ultimate wiffle ball 0
This is some serious stuff! It always hurt my arm to throw a wiffle ball (or even a tennis ball) that hard, but the action and movment is incredible! Given the size of their bats, I’m surprised they hit any of those pitches. I’m still not totally clear on the rules (how does base running [...]
ACC Tournament (Thursday) 0
Clemson vs. Florida State (12:00pm) Maryland vs. Miami (2:00pm) Duke vs. NC State (7:00pm) Georgia Tech vs. Wake Forest (9:00pm) Despite the ugly ending to the Duke/UNC game on Sunday*, we have entered the greatest two weeks of the year — Conference Tournaments and Round One of the NCAA tournament. This week especially should be [...]
World Cup (Part 4) 0
Quarter Finals Germany 1 – Argentina 1 (Germany wins on PK) Fantastic! Just what was billed. Germany has shown they have the fortitude to continue on, especially continuing to attack and find the equalizer late in the second half. I’m not sure what the end scuffle was all about… I didn’t read anything about it [...]
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World Cup (Part 3) 0
Round of 16 As we conclude Group Play and almost conclude the knock out round, a bit of reflection is in order before we get to the recaps. I personally don’t like FIFA’s blanket stance on trying to cut down on agressive play with the abundance of yellow/red cards. There have been two refs that [...]
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