Sports Archive

• 5December 22, 2009

  New age sportsmanship

  The good folks at Merriam Webster’s must surely not watch ESPN.   Or perhaps they must not have updated their dictionary...
• 30July 29, 2009

  Geeks, Golf and Differential Equations

  Summer is the season for many things. Like tomatoes, or mosquitoes. It is also the season for Golf. In...
• 7July 5, 2009

  Why Grand Slams should never have a 5th set tie break

  I just finished watching Roger Federer defeat Andy Roddick. Definitely one of the greatest tennis matches ever played, at...
• 18October 29, 2008

  Why don't Indians follow chess?

  For the next few days, newspapers will publish large pictures of Viswanathan Anand and laudatory articles about him. Perhaps they...
• 22August 26, 2008

  Some suggestions (to NYT, world taekwondo)..

  Some suggestions: 1. To the World Taekwondo Federation – could you please change your name? To the World Taekwondo...
• 6May 30, 2008

  Samir Patel lost out, but Sameer Mishra wins!

  It was Sameer Mishra’s day.? I was really disappointed to see Kavya Shivashankar lose, but brightened up when I realized...
• 10May 29, 2008

  Under the Spell of the Bee

  Kavya Shivashankar will be on stage on prime time this weekend, along with a dozen other Indians.? But Samir Patel...
• 13February 5, 2008

  Two ways to enjoy Super Bowl Sunday

  Most people will follow the tried and tested method – head to the nearest mall and shop till you drop! ...
• 23January 17, 2008

  7 Strategies for Surviving NFL Playoffs

  It is NFL Playoffs time again. Every weekend, the TV schedule is filled with several football games, and if you...
• 0November 15, 2007

  The Good, the Great and the Not-There-Yet

  The Wall Street Journal’s blog carried an article yesterday about Samir Patel, a participant in?the 2007?Spelling Bee. Now, I don’t know...