http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/lynnecox2.jpgThis is the second part of our conversation with Lynne Cox, author of Swimming to Antarctica and her newest book 'Grayson'--the story of her experience with an abandoned gray whale off the coast of California. Here we discuss how she trains for her open water swims and where she plans to swim next.
Grayson would be 30 years old now. Do you think of him often? Oh yeah. How could you not? It's like having a relationship with somebody and they move on, and you always wonder what happened to them. Did he have a family? If I'm swimming off Palos Verdes and I see the migration of the gray whales, I always wonder if he's out there with them.
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Part-motivational tome/part- memoir, this book from Duke Men's Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski is, as the title suggests, a blending of sport and life lessons learned during Krzyzewski's twenty-year coaching career. "I am a believer in the power of words," says the author and the book reflects this in its organization of the book through words--such as passion, excellence, and integrity-- that Krzyzewski often employs his players to visualize during a game.
Part-motivational tome/part- memoir, this book from Duke Men's Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski is, as the title suggests, a blending of sport and life lessons learned during Krzyzewski's twenty-year coaching career. "I am a believer in the power of words," says the author and the book reflects this in its organization of the book through words--such as passion, excellence, and integrity-- that Krzyzewski often employs his players to visualize during a game.
http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/base_nov_main_image.jpgThe administrative side of a baseball coach can be as important as a 'game winning hit in the bottom of the seventh!' Proper planning will make a difference in how your team will play as well as affect fan support. Plan the little things in advance and assign people not involved in the actual game to help out the program.... (More)
(Provided by Chip Baker of Florida State University)
http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/71775500.jpgAs the line between education and entertainment in collegiate athletics continues to be blurred the NCAA faces possible pressure from Congress to revoke their tax exempt status on the large amount of money spent and raised by high-profile sports such as basketball and football.
http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/51163184_1.jpgResearchers at King's College in London are claiming a connection between the size of a woman's ring finger and her ability to "achieve higher levels in sport."
BBC has the whole story.
http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/56610837.jpgTexas Tech basketball coach Bobby Knight is no stranger to controversy. But even he was surprised at the uproar surrounding his ???interaction??? with sophomore forward Michael Prince this week.
http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/golf_1.jpgTen years ago the Golf Channel was launched despite many in the TV sports industry saying it had no chance. People said it was too specialized and you couldn't possibly devote one channel to a single sport. But a decade later it now grosses 100 million dollars of ad revenue-- trailing just behind ESPN and FSN in that category. (Sports Biz has an interesting post on this.)
http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/kenny_rogers.jpgThough this isn't a pro sports blog this is an issue that...well...everybody here is talking about. For those who've been decorating their cave for the last few days Detroit Tiger pitcher Kenny Rogers had some 'questionable substance' on his hands during game 2 of the World Series. The big question is....was he cheating? And if so why wasn't he busted?
http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/liriano.jpgLiriano is a phenom rookie pitcher for the Minnesota Twins who got shut down for the season after re-injuring his pitching arm during a game after a few weeks off due to a strained elbow. What has made it even more interesting is the many reactions that have come in--namely that the Twins were to blame in rushing him back--and whether team officials should have noticed a noticeable twinge on Liriano's part during his second-to-last pitch.
Baseball Think Factory has a very which is very informative for pitchers of all ages.
http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/stoops.jpgNobody likes to lose. Especially when they think it was due to some 'questionable' officiating. But those connected to the Oklahoma Sooner football program have taken it a step further in the past week after their 'controversial' loss to the Oregon Ducks last Saturday. Just a few of the things that come out over the last couple of days:
*Oklahoma University President David Boren has called for the game to be officially expunged for the record.
*Oklahoma Head Coach Bob Stoops has railed against the replay official being suspended for only one game--claiming that his entire season has been altered.
*Bob Stoops has also threatened to pull Oklahoma out of any Pac-10 contracted games until the officials are dealt with.
*Most distressing--the officials involved have receieved numerous death threats from Oklahoma fans.
Is this an overreaction by a football-crazed university and their fans? Or is this a grave injustice being dealt with in the only that it can be? And what does it say to young athletes about sportsmanlike conduct on and off the field? Tell us what you think...
http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/wie.jpgI should preface this by saying....I'm rooting for Michelle Wie. I want her to do well. But with the second round of the 84 Lumber Classic not even completed she is a staggering 23 shots off the leader and a virtual certainty to not make the cut.
This isn't so much about golf--or even gender--but about whether a young girl was rushed to the big state of PGA golf. Many golfers are quietly saying this reinforces the idea that women do not BELONG in professional men's golf. Do you think that's true? Or is this a case of too much, too soon--with the promise of endorsements being too tempting to pass up.
ESPN has the whole story.
http://active.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/steroid.jpgSteroid abuse in sports has been a growing problem for many years. Until now many states have done little to stem the tide of this public health problem. (As well as certain Major League sport leagues headed by one Bud Selig.) But the Garden State is trying to change that on that local level.
Beginning this school year the state of New Jersey will test nearly 5% of the some 10,000 high school athletes who will participate in state tournaments. New Jersey is the first state to administer steroid tests to high school athletes in such a wide-spread manner.
Athletes will be chosen at random and tests will be analyzed by the UCLA Olympic Analytical Lab in Los Angeles. Each test will run about $175???a large reason why many states have not taken the lead on this issue. It???d be great if this forces the other 49 to step up and take some immediate action.
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