Category Archive: sports

Helmet cam of a skier caught in an avalanche

This is insane: Avalanche Skier POV Helmet Cam Burial & Rescue in Haines, Alaska from Chappy on Vimeo. See the full story over on Gizmodo. ... Read more...

Big time high school football

Seems high school football is hitting the big time, nearly in my backyard. Skyline High School, a few blocks from my house, is hosting Oaks Christian from LA in a game that will be televised nationally (who knew?) on ESPNU. Oaks Christian has a few ... Read more...

One fantasy football team down…

…a second one drafted last night. Results from the first league and I’m pretty happy. Solid WR group, great QB’s, a couple possible rookie standouts, with one concern about my #2 RB. If he tanks I could be in for a long year. ... Read more...

The ref really did take down the SC quarterback

At first I was willing to give the guy the benefit of the doubt, and accept the SEC’s initial ruling that this was just an accident. But looking at the video – wow, that is a hell of an open field body slam. How the ref didn’t get d... Read more...

Odd Olympic Sports Writing from NBC

Sometimes it’s hard to tell what’s meant to be a column and what’s a straight news report, but either way this is just some strange writing in an article about women’s gymnastics in Beijing (my emphasis): The silver medalist o... Read more...