Contador Case Clouds Cycling’s Comeback

The Tour de France finished this year amidst a lot of excitement. There was the inspirational tale of Cadel Evans’ realization of the long-fought quest to become the first Australian (or citizen of the Southern Hemisphere, for that matter) to emerge victorious in the battle for the yellow jersey. There were the Schleck brothers, Andy and Frank, flanking Evans on the Parisian podium, the first brothers to ever share a top-three finish in the... Read More

NTSF 128: Rounding the quarter-pole on the track of 2011…

We’re already at the quarter pole for 2011?! Wow… this year just keeps sneaking past me, days turning into weeks and barreling through the months before I even realize it. At least some semblance of normalcy is on the horizon for me now, as spring arrives with my residential situation in focus and the ability to really hunker down to some work. Read More  Read More

NTSF 123: The Gamble Inherent…

So I just finished reading Pete Rose’s memoir/confessional, My Prison Without Bars, and it got my mind spinning in a couple different directions. We’ll discuss the obvious one — gambling and sports — soon enough this week. First, though, I would like to go over the concept of sports retirements from a different angle. Ol’ Charlie Hustle, of course, was doomed to retirement from baseball in any meaningful capacity when he received... Read More

Sydney Olympians Win Appeal to Reinstate Medals

The lady on the left has already been stripped of her THG-stained medals, but the other three are smiling once again after their successful appeal… For eight of her teammates, the revelations that Marion Jones had been involved with the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO) were a death knell to their place in Olympic history. The International Olympic Committee quickly stepped in, stripping every participant of the American women’s... Read More