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(01/14/08 2:45pm)
The Patriots won for the umpteenth consecutive week on Saturday, equaling the mark set by the 1972 Dolphins. In the past six months, it seems as though everything has been breaking Boston's way. The Red Sox won the World Series, the Celtics became an immediate title contender and the Patriots seem well on their way to that magical 19-0 season. I am pretty sure this is what people mean when they talk about hell freezing over.
(01/07/08 10:14am)
Few teams in sports truly draw my ire. There is the Red Sox, Duke basketball, and, when they actually mattered, the Indiana Pacers. Then there's Ohio State football. It started with the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, when the Buckeyes upset the top-ranked Miami Hurricanes in one of college football's most memorable championship games. I have never been especially fond of the Hurricanes, but that game never sat well with me, largely due to questionable officiating that lent the Buckeyes a helping hand. Ever since, I have absolutely loathed the Scarlet and Grey.
(12/04/07 6:17am)
I never thought I'd have to say goodbye to 2007 so soon. Oh wait, I wouldn't if Dartmouth kept to the same schedule as most schools, but that's another column for another year. On the bright side, we're certainly sending 2007 out with a bang. Yep, you guessed it, the festival of lights begins tonight, and what a gift I've already been given. This dumping of snow is just what I needed for finals period -- as if I wasn't going to have a hard enough time getting my work done. Still, while you're reading this waiting on another embarrassingly long Novack line, I'll be making some first tracks. And Professor Press, my apologies if I don't make it back in time for our 2A.
(12/03/07 8:34am)
It's the last Toe to Toe of 2007, and that can only mean one thing: the first annual Toe-to-Toe year in review. A lot has happened in the world of sports these past 12 months, which begs the question, what were the year's biggest stories? Schmidley will uncover the five stories to watch in 2008; I'm going to take us back, and in the next 500 words, reveal the biggest story of 2007.
(11/29/07 6:06am)
It's the most magical time of the year, right? Umm, wrong. The end of Fall term has consistently been the least enjoyable time of my Dartmouth career. You mean to tell me that I'm supposed to go home for a week and then come back and head right into finals? No thanks. Sure, we've got an extra week of post-Thanksgiving class this year, but it's not helping much. My solution? A second Thanksgiving-themed column. And I promise, I'll try not to make it too cliche.
(11/26/07 7:24am)
Thanksgiving is a time for family, turkey and football. Millions of Americans spend part of their holiday tossing the pigskin around, while millions more spend their day watching football on television. And every year, it's the same: Detroit and Dallas. Yes, I know there's now a third game. We'll get to that later. The real issue is that it's time for a change.
(11/19/07 6:22am)
A few weeks ago, Schmidley and I debated sports's greatest heroes. Just this past week, perhaps the greatest anti-hero of all-time was indicted for allegedly lying to a federal grand jury during the BALCO investigation four years ago. Without a doubt, Barry Bonds will never be remembered as simply one of the greatest players to ever play -- he'll always have a shroud of uncertainty surrounding his much-heralded career. That's unfortunate, but a tragedy?
(11/15/07 7:00am)
Allen Iverson: "Hey I hear you, it's funny to me too, hey it's strange to me too but we're talking about practice man, we're not even talking about the game, when it actually matters, we're talking about practice."
(11/12/07 6:19am)
A few weeks ago, I toppled Schmidley in our debate over whether college football needs a playoff system. I still maintain that it does not, but we're rapidly approaching another BCS nightmare scenario. After Illinois all but ended Ohio State's title dreams, the top BCS ranking was thrown up for grabs. Currently, there are eight one-loss teams, seven of which hail from major conferences. More importantly, there are two undefeated teams remaining -- and one has a legitimate gripe about not being the top-ranked team in the country. All things considered, several teams are going to end the season feeling as if they've been cheated out of a shot to play for the national championship. Umm, so why do I still think the BCS works?
(11/08/07 7:10am)
The past few years have not been kind to Knicks fans. Shoot, the past few decades haven't been kind to them either -- odd considering New York is often seen as the best basketball city on the planet. The fact remains, the Knicks haven't won a title since the early '70s, and they haven't been relevant this millennium.
(11/05/07 7:54am)
Alex Rodriguez is the best player in baseball. He deserves to be paid as such. But the best player in baseball does not deserve to be paid $350 million. When Babe Ruth had baseball's highest salary at $80,000 in 1930, he was paid $5,000 more than President Hoover. Well, Alex Rodriguez is asking for $34.6 million more per year than the President--something seems a bit off.
(11/01/07 3:40am)
Why do we come to Dartmouth? Well, according to the always helpful and oftentimes controversial "Ask Dartmouth" feature on the Dartmouth website, 20 percent of students come to play varsity sports. Okay, so I'm in the four out of five who doesn't.
(10/29/07 5:15am)
With a clash of the NFL titans looming next Sunday, Schmidley and I felt it appropriate to examine the league's most pressing question: Brady or Manning? I know, it's akin to comparing Grey Goose and Belvedere -- nobody cares so long as the bottle doesn't say Zhenka -- but the mantle of best quarterback in the NFL must be bestowed upon one of them. After Eli's older brother finally won his Super Bowl, it appeared that this debate had been settled. Unfortunately, Brady made things more complicated by creating the league's most potent offense since the Madden 2000 St. Louis Rams. Sure, it doesn't hurt that Brady has more weapons at his disposal than an inner-city school or that his coach is a cheater, but what he's doing is downright impressive.
(10/25/07 4:01am)
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(10/22/07 4:41am)
It's never too late to reflect on the weekend's festivities, so Schmidley and I decided to stretch the limits of what can be deemed a sports column. While you're reading this in a post-Homecoming haze, think of your fondest memory from the past few days. Perhaps it involves playing one too many games of pong or finding the right person on a sweat-filled dance floor, but as your Homecoming hangover begins to wear off, you'd probably give one of two answers: bonfire or football.
(10/15/07 4:29am)
The Bowl Championship Series has drawn a lot of criticism over the years. It has undergone a major facelift with a fifth BCS game added. It has seen split champions and controversial title games. And it leaves Division I-A as the only division without a playoff system to decide its champion. Something must be amiss, right?
(10/11/07 3:52am)
Another week and another column sans Schmidley. Okay, so I should probably start by apologizing for last week's playoff predictions -- here's hoping Colorado lets me save a little face. More importantly, I've got good news for all my loyal fans. In addition to Toe-to-Toe, I'll be writing this column on a weekly basis. All three of you can now rejoice.
(10/08/07 5:30am)
With all the hooplah surrounding the MLB playoffs, Schmidley and I felt it appropriate to reveal five NFL truths from the first quarter of the season. Maybe it's just that talking baseball, as a Yankee fan, is too painful for me right now. Either way, this early NFL season has already produced a lot of surprises, both good and bad, some more unexpected than others. And in no apparent order, here are my five truths.
(10/03/07 5:05am)
When my editor first asked me to write this year's Major League Baseball postseason preview, I was admittedly hesitant. I've never been a fan of prediction columns, as they have a way of eventually making the writer look foolish. In fact, the only thing I can confidently guarantee about this postseason is that we'll all be subjected to an endless stream of annoying Dane Cook commercials. That being said, I'm happy to present my 2007 playoff preview.
(10/01/07 6:59am)
Over the past few months, we've seen countless athletes fail to live up to their responsibilities as role models. In many ways, we've come to a point where we expect our heroes to disappoint us, much like the season premiere of NBC's Heroes. We're constantly bombarded by stories of all that is wrong in sports. Bonds, Vick, Ankiel, Pacman, OJ (again), all athletes who could have been celebrated; instead, they've all found themselves in the news for the wrong reasons this summer.