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Sports || Graph of the Week: Bowling [October 25, 2009]

True story.

Sports || US Open 2009 Champions: Juan Martín del Potro and Kim Clijsters [September 14, 2009]

20-year-old Juan Martín del Potro just defeated five-time US Open champion Roger Federer. What a match! During his speech, del Potro said: I have two dreams. One is to win the US Open, and the second is to be like Roger.
He has already accomplished one of those two things, and who knows, maybe he will [...]

Sports || Hockey Great Phil Esposito’s Hospital Kidnapping Story [July 27, 2009]

“PUCK” via Flickr
I just came across a fun anecdotal story about hockey great Phil Esposito.
In the 1973 Stanley Cup playoffs, Esposito’s Boston Bruins were knocked out in the first round, but his season ended a few days earlier in Game 2 when he was dealt a nasty season-ending and career-threating knee injury.
However, his teammates, including [...]

Sports || Two’s Company; Three’s Awesome [July 7, 2009]

Q: What do the World Series trophy, the Lombardi Trophy and the Stanley Cup have in common?
A: I got all three in a picture today from 2 feet away.
In Pennsylvania’s Capitol today, the three major championship trophies held by Pennsylvania teams were proudly displayed together for all to see, out in the open on a [...]

Sports || Baseball Infographics [July 5, 2009]

This site we found combines two things that are awesome: sports and graphs.
It’s called Flip Flop Fly Ball and the man behind it, Craig Robinson, hasput together visual representation of various sports statistics.  Two of my favorites are below, but be sure to visit the site to check them all out!
Assembling and Disassembling the 1986 [...]

Sports || Why We Watch Sports [May 4, 2009]

Because of Jacoby Ellsbury stealing home. Because every once in a while, something amazing happens. Because the stage is set with a future hall of famer pitching, a future hall of famer catching, and I’d put money down that a future hall of famer was standing on third base. Each one knows what they should be [...]