We Aussies love sports, ever since the first European settlers arrived in the Land Down Under, we brought with us a mad mix of sporting activities, most of which grew in popularity over the years. The English game of cricket was exported to India, Pakistan, the West Indies and, of course, here in Australia, then […]
University of Washington students stormed the field after their team edged Oregon keeping a national championship run possible. You know the field rush would be followed up with a campus-wide party, all night long, among rowdy college students, fantasizing about a national title party someplace in January. Wish I had been on that field with […]
A man glued his feet to the ground at the U.S. Open last night, disrupting and delaying the tennis matches. Another guy brought his hamster cage to his chair and the people next to him complained it was disturbing, noisy, and messy. Another guy sat in his chair Indian style and recited Buddhist teachings. Another […]
At this time of year, there’s one sport that really stands out from the rest as some of the biggest games start to take place, and that game is tennis. Everybody loves to spend their summers watching Wimbledon eating strawberries and cream like the age old tradition, but there are actually of lot of other […]
This summer’s announcements in tennis were interesting as usual, but the of them were mind-blowing. After the biographical film “King Richard” and a pause in their active career, both Serena and Venus Williams return to the court. For the fans of the dominating women’s dynasty in tennis, that’s absolutely great news. The sisters were […]
The world of college athletics continues to change right before our eyes. Schools are moving to different conferences, and in some cases, moving either up or down a division. Add another school to the list of those moving up a division. Stonehill College accepted an invitation to move from division two to division one and […]
All good things come to those who wait. And, for fans of sports like baseball and basketball, the last five months or so will have seemed like a lifetime. But organizers of elite sports all over the world have been slowly getting their plans together to restart seasons and to begin new ones with revamped […]
Another sporting event has been canceled due to coronavirus. The Open Championship, or British Open, was canceled and the course that was hosting it has rescheduled for 2021. The next event to cancel is a major event in England and that is Wimbledon. This is one of the major tournaments in the game of tennis […]
Looking For A New Sport: Pickleball Paddle Family recreation is very important, especially when it’s sports-related. It helps keep the bonds and ties strong among family members while also helping develop everyone’s individual physique. People often say that families who “eat together, stay together” but I have something that’s a tad different: “A family that […]