Posted by Zach Bigalke on July 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Sebastian Vettel shouldn’t need to sweat too much that he missed his first podium of the Formula 1 season on the Nürburgring in his native Germany last Sunday. With a 77-point lead on teammate Mark Webber and 82 points separating him from Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, the defending champion is still on track to take his second straight driver’s championship when the season ends. Having stood on the podium nine of a possible ten times,... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on September 9, 2010 · 1 Comment
Some of the following words were penned over the past week, part of daily coverage of major international sporting events being held both here stateside and over the Atlantic across the length and breadth of España. Some are thoughts I’ve articulated with other writers, grappled with amongst coworkers at the day job, and discussed amongst friends. Others are fast-paced thoughts happening in real time, regurgitated verbatim as they spew from... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on July 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
In just the past decade we have witnessed an explosion in the range and depth of sports-viewing opportunities for fans here in the United States. The growth of multimedia technology coupled with the increase and variety of its availability and subsequent decrease in price has democratized the options available; no longer is the American sports fan shackled to whatever the networks and a limited range of sports networks are willing to broadcast. Read... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on July 22, 2010 · 2 Comments
As much as a summer can feel as though it is slowing down, there is still a ton of action ongoing both around the globe in the world of sports as well as more locally in my own life. It’s funny — I recently sat down to read fellow Sports Nickel writer Marcelo‘s current offering from his weekly “The Outer Limits” column, and the opening passage really got me thinking:
If you haven’t noticed, we’re in the middle of... Read More
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