Dispatches from London: A Non-Traditional Sports Fan’s Distant View of the Olympics
The Games of the XXX Olympiad have officially commenced in London, and Global Turnstile author Zach Bigalke is following the action throughout the three weeks of the tournament. Follow his daily dispatches here as he takes advantage of the unprecedented wealth of coverage to offer insights on as many events as possible! Day -2: June 25/Wednesday — Women’s Soccer Kicks Off Across Britain Day -1: June 26/Thursday — Men’s Soccer... Read More
A Letter from the Editor
Welcome, readers old and new! Today we officially launch Global Turnstile, the new satellite in the Sports Nickel family. For those that are familiar with my writing, I was the scribe behind A Non-Traditional Sports Fan in America, a weekly column celebrating the news of the week from around the wider world of sport beyond the mainstream American sports cycle. Over the years the column evolved, expanding and contracting and trying on... 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
