I was roundly mocked when I took to the Bocce Ball field on Saturday evening, this despite my earlier display of prowess. The "Lithuanian Master" they called out, derisively. Well, I promised that I wouldn’t boast, but rest assured that when darkness fell, the ridiculing had ceased. Join me, won’t you, in a rendition of […]

The first ever Spfldbloggers night at Slider Stadium was a rousing somewhat success. There was a conspicuous absence of bloggers, but those that showed presented themselves well.
I got to sit and talk with Nick, Johann (thanks for the beer) and Shoo for a couple of innings before my children - suffering from fatigue after a […]

I read an article a month or so ago about a novel attempt to improve the quality of play on England’s national volleyball team and rowing crew. Rather than limit competitors to people who already participate in these sports, an open call was made to athletic types who were over a certain height. The […]

This morning on his radio program, Jim Leach entered into the sports-talk arena by bringing up the classic argument of what is and isn’t a sport. He suggested that to be a sport, two easily recognizable factors must be at play: a ball and a defense. Therefore, volleyball=sport, track and field≠sport.

White Goodman, a true sportsman […]

Run Hurts
I usually enjoy Sundays, but I thought that I would try something different this week and instead spent the day suffering from severe, post half-marathon muscular pain. My legs are seriously distressed. 
I did manage to hobble around the UIS soccer fields while the kids flew a kite (Look for shark-invested skies this spring, […]