Category Archives: Soccer

Cinderella or Fairytale: March Madness v. the FA Cup

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

by Julian Ryan In America, March is the month of the Cinderella story for even the most casual of college basketball followers.  Millions of fans will turn on their televisions in the hope of watching the next Butler make a … Continue reading →

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Testing Michel Owen: The Alleged Diving Culture Of “Players Coming From South America, Italy and Spain”

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

By Dan Brown A less technical version of this post appears on Deadspin. Earlier this month, Stoke City striker Michael Owen was quoted by the BBC as stating that diving in the Premier League is “worse than 10 years ago … Continue reading →

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The Curvature of the (Sports) Universe

Posted on November 8, 2009 by

By David Roher

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