3 month ago
gleuschk : TENNIS.com - Features - From the Archives: Democracy and Commerce at the US Open - DFW's article about the US Open, not collected in any of his books
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3 month ago
nelson : Big Picture: Olympics - Another photo collection, this one a bit more mainstream
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4 month ago
nelson : Phelps v. Cavic - Outstanding underwater photos of the incredibly close race last night
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4 month ago
nelson : Happy Olympics boys - Are there any out gay teams in the Olympics?
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nelson : Empty Olympics seats - It does seem odd how few people are actually watching the sport
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4 month ago
nelson : Olympics opening pics - Looks beautiful, particularly the drummers. Also SPOILER ALERT: the US is 18 hours in the past.
gleuschk : 2008 Olympics Opening Ceremony - The Big Picture - Boston.com - I ended up missing most of the artistic program (but catching the parade of nations -- snore). These are great.
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4 month ago
wearehugh : The gender trap | Sport | The Guardian - "[gender] is not always simple to ascertain"
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5 month ago
Linkorama : Big Brother versus YouTube: let the Beijing Games commence - the Olympic genie is out of the bottle. The prospect of global scrutiny has actually increased repression as the authorities try to stamp out dissent. But digital technology is impossible to police
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wearehugh : Olympic Preparations - The Big Picture - Boston.com
gleuschk : Olympic Preparations - The Big Picture - Boston.com - some of these are great, but I especially like the little RC car that fetches the javelins
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8 month ago
Rod Begbie : San Francisco Giants Band Together To Score Run | The Onion - I really shouldn't laugh at this, since I now work across the street from AT&T Park, but... heh. [via] #
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10 month ago
Andy Baio : Twitter stats from Superbowl Sunday - I want a magic CNN-style "Breaking News" on Twitter determined by algorithm; related: Twitterverse
nelson : Superbowl tweets by minute - Twitter guys publish a graph showing Twitter traffic as a function of Superbowl events
Rod Begbie : Twitter Blog: Highlights from Superbowl Sunday - I love that the Wall-E trailer caused a spike. #
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13 month ago
nelson : Baseball pitches - Nice infographics
Rod Begbie : Baseball Pitches Illustrated | Lokesh Dhakar - Nice infographics explaining the difference between a slider and a cutter. [via] #
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16 month ago
nelson : Barry Bonds' legacy - The Onion writes the article I wish every newspaper had
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16 month ago
nelson : Barry Bonds, cyborg - It's not just the steroids, he has a mechanical assist too?!
adamrg : Barry Bonds, the mechanical marvel? - Was his record tainted twice?
Rod Begbie : Barry Bonds' HR Record Tainted by Elbow 'Armor'? - Yet another asterisk to go next to Bonds's name in the record books? It's very conflicting to be a Sox fan, now rooting for A-Rod to hit more home runs and overtake Bonds's record. [via] #
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adamrg : Dynamic Baseball Salary / Performance Graph
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19 month ago
Khoi Vinh : A Rare Unassisted Triple Play - Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki pulled off an extremely uncommon feat on Sunday: “In the top of the seventh inning of a tied game, with runners on first and second, nobody out, and the count full, [Baltimore Orioles batter] Ch
jimray : The rare unassisted triple play - Best part of this story? It was Larry Wayne "I'm a grown man and I insist people call me Chipper" Jones who hit the ball that made it all happen. Beautiful.
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20 month ago
Linkorama : Good vs. Evil Foosball - When it becomes good versus evil ~ which side of the foosball table are YOU on? On the team of Evil XI we have: Pot, Lucifer, Calgula, Ripper (as in Jack), Impaler (as in Vlad the), Hitler, Macbeth (as in Lady), Hyde, Klebb (as in Rosa), Amin, Catcher (as
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Rod Begbie : Ballhype: The Best Stories, The Biggest Fans - Digg for sports fans, with some interesting tagging and filtering options to limit it to the geographies/teams/players you care about. [via] #
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21 month ago
jimray : Are you watching this? - Watches TV so you don't have to. Let's you know when something interesting is happening. Hook this up to twitter and this is just plain brilliance
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21 month ago
jimray : In a battle of image, Duke takes black eye - This just confirms what most of us have known for years: that Dook is a bunch of over-rated prima donnas
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jimray : Duke out of AP top 25 for first time since '96
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22 month ago
deusx : Dynamite Surfing - Wow. Surfboard + public pond + bundle of dynamite = Urban surfing. So close to a Darwin award...
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deusx : Take me out to the 'Counter-Strike' | Tech News on ZDNet - "There are leagues, coaches, pep talks, uniforms, corporate sponsors, loyal fans and spectators perched in stadium-style seating."
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