By: Rikki Greenberg My first mistake was comparing rugby to American football. There were no yard lines, no third-down conversions and no bodies protected with pads. I tried to compare the scoring portion of the field to that of an end zone, but that didn’t really work either. The game wasn’t played on a field, but on a pitch. I did recognize goal posts, but they were … [Read more...] about Sidetracked: David Selimos & Chicago Lions Rugby
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Sidetracked: Baseball as the New Celebration Sport?
By: Melissa S. Wollering Last week, USA Today ran down its list of potential Top 10 2009 baseball season highlights. One of those highlights was the Brewers’ “bomb” celebration, detonated by Prince Fielder on September 6th at Miller Park. That’s the day he hit a walk-off homer in the bottom of the 12th inning against the San Francisco Giants. It’s interesting that play … [Read more...] about Sidetracked: Baseball as the New Celebration Sport?