I do want to know the whys in life. I do want to know why we’re here, where we’re going; trying to find that deeper purpose. To live it, through sports in a very authentic way, makes so much sense to me.” | | | | Curling before it was cool. Chicago, circa 1903.
(Chicago History Museum/Getty Images) | | | | |  | “I do want to know the whys in life. I do want to know why we’re here, where we’re going; trying to find that deeper purpose. To live it, through sports in a very authentic way, makes so much sense to me.””
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| | rantnrave:// Loved JENNY VRENTAS' story on left-footed punters in NEW ENGLAND. Never knew I wanted a story on punters. Football is a hard-to-understand sport. It's easy to be a Monday morning quarterback but few fans really get how the game is played. On the whole, it seems we're OK with that. We trade a shallow knowledge pool for the entertainment. Media coverage is focused more on personality and storylines than Xs and Os. A sport that's all about details is usually discussed with a 30,000 foot view. When a reporter digs into the minutiae, we usually find out football is even more complicated than we think. The PATRIOTS have a history of lefty punters. It's more than a BILL BELICHICK quirk. Vrentas digs into the efficacy of left-footed vs. right-footed punters, the wind patterns of GILLETTE STADIUM, and why the drop from a punter's hand is more important than you probably ever thought about. It's a fascinating dive into a level of thinking about football we rarely get to experience, certainly not for special teams, and definitely don't get from cliche-heavy analysts who fill up broadcast booths and pregame shows... Finally a good day for US SOCCER. They poached TIMOTHY TILLMAN, a BAYERN MUNICH prospect, who had played for GERMANY's U-19 team. And CHRISTIAN PULISIC could be the object of a bidding war between MAN UNITED and LIVERPOOL. Nothing proves the US has produced a world talent like two premier teams feuding to get him. The US needs that bounce in legitimacy right now... Video games like MADDEN, FIFA and NBA 2K haven't just sold millions of copies, they've taught their sports to a new legion of fans and bred the next generation of stars. They've changed how fans consume sports from bar to arcade to living room. SportsSET: "Nearly Real Sports: The Video Games That Changed Sports"... The OVERWATCH LEAGUE began its debut season Wednesday. The reviews are positive so far. But if you're still not sure what's going on and need a primer on eSports, ALL WORK ALL PLAY serves as a solid entry point. The doc, on NETFLIX, dives into a LEAGUE OF LEGENDS championship season... The NFL on AMAZON was a hit in the REPUBLIC OF CHAD... The ice cream of the future is my favorite ballpark snack. Don't @ me... Hope he had a warranty... "You sure do want to do your best and try real hard so you can bring honor to the s***hole name"... Better get BLAKE BORTLES a bottle. RIP CY YOUNG... SportsREDEF will be absent from your inbox Monday morning as we take a break for MLK DAY. But worry not, it's back to normal Tuesday! | | | - Mike Vorkunov, curator |
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 | The Daily Beast |
| Under the seat of the bikes he rode to two Tour de France titles, one humble superstar quietly carried the papers that spared hundreds from the Holocaust. | | |
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 | MMQB |
| Bill Belichick has used left-footed punters almost exclusively during his Patriots tenure. He would have you believe ‘nothing to see here,’ but the number of lefty punters in the NFL keeps growing. Is it the troublesome spin, or is something else at work? | | |
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 | TSN |
| Over the past two months, TSN has interviewed 24 of Matt’s family members and friends, former teammates and on-ice rivals, coaches, general managers, and the father of another NHL player who died of substance abuse and who has counseled Matt in recent months. | | |
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 | National Geographic |
| A trip down the Colorado River bonds two brothers and fuels a thirst for wild water. | | |
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 | The Washington Post |
| Oklahoma’s freshman basketball sensation is carefree and putting up unprecedented stats. His ever-present father, Rayford, fears it could end at any moment. | | |
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 | Los Angeles Times |
| Now that the bowl season and College Football Playoff have concluded, college sports fans are shifting their attention from football to basketball in anticipation of March Madness. Although I'm a huge sports fan and ran track at school, I won't be watching any men's college basketball this spring. | | |
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 | The Guardian |
| Benfica have made more than £230m in the last three years from selling academy graduates. This is how they develop their young players. | | |
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 | The Athletic |
| This September my eighth book comes out. It’s a look back at the United States Football League titled, “Football for a Buck.” There is another literary project I’d also like to write, so I’m using this space to alert the world’s myriad publishing houses that I am anxious and available. | | |
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| The Washington Post |
| With the weight of his secret lifted, the U.S. Olympian heads to PyeongChang with his confidence, career, platform and brand soaring. | | |
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 | The New York Times |
| Eisner, the former Disney chairman, bought Portsmouth F.C., a proud club fallen on hard times, in part by persuading its fan-owners that their club was a fairy tale in the making. | | |
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 | CBSSports.com |
| The Wildcats dismissed Xavier on Wednesday; they're set up to win the league for a fifth straight season. | | |
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 | The Washington Monthly |
| Even smaller market NFL teams like the Green Bay Packers are competitive and profitable. Washington could learn a thing or two. | | |
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 | ESPN |
| Katie and her producers run through this weekend's Divisional Round NFL games before being joined by Adam Pally to talk NY sports, if all coaches should wear suits, and is kale really better than regular lettuce? | | |
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 | Philadelphia Inquirer |
| Sports therapist: The city that gave birth to Rocky thrives when jilted, written off, and underestimated. | | |
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 | FiveThirtyEight |
| Perhaps better than anything else, player statues exemplify what NBA greats were known for during their careers. A bronzed Michael Jordan is soaring over defenders for a dunk in Chicago; John Stockton and Karl Malone look as if they're completing another successful pick and roll in Utah; and Magic Johnson, who led the Showtime-era Lakers, is leading a fast break. | | |
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 | Yahoo Sports |
| With Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker winding down, the next generation of global talent is just getting started. | | |
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 | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
| Emily Wiebe is the first woman to work as a baseball analyst for the Cardinals -- she is part of what her boss, John Mozeliak, calls the 'decision tree.' | | |
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 | Ars Technica |
| "Single-handedly responsible for the WORST games to ever be enjoyed by millions of people." | | |
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 | GQ |
| After a brutal hit that left the Steelers linebacker in a wheelchair, the league is still keeping his prognosis a mystery. Here, Drew Magary on the bizarre way the league is framing the narrative. | | |
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 | Complex |
| The Nike Air Money is coming back, which was worn by Reggie Miller in the '90s. But Miller wasn't a one-trick pony when it came to sneakers, but, rather, he was sort of a sneaker icon. | | |
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