Taylor: Soccer has a place in American sports Tom Taylor July 12, 2013 0 Comments On Sunday, June 30, the San Jose Earthquakes welcomed the Los Angeles Galaxy to Stanford Stadium in another California Clásico rivalry game. A year ago I was lucky enough to watch the same contest... Read More »
Taylor: The Daily gave this graduate student the true college experience Tom Taylor June 4, 2013 0 Comments Where do I start? I should probably be taking this opportunity — my last-ever column in these pages — to tear into Sam Fisher, Monday night sports desk editor and author of all the abusive contact... Read More »
Taylor: Fearing a Stanford football letdown Tom Taylor May 27, 2013 9 Comments I have to admit it’s been a good week. I also have to hold up my hands and be honest that sports hasn’t really been on my radar for the last few days, so I hope you’ll forgive me for straying a... Read More »
Taylor: Remembering David Beckham and his attitude Tom Taylor May 20, 2013 0 Comments Just a week after Sir Alex Ferguson retired from his job as manager of Manchester United, David Beckham has also finally hung up his boots. On Saturday Beckham played his last home match for Paris... Read More »
Taylor: Patience is key to sporting success Tom Taylor May 13, 2013 0 Comments Will they never learn? Sunday saw the retirement of perhaps the greatest-ever soccer manager, Sir Alex Ferguson. It is impossible not to respect the phenomenal achievements that the departing boss of... Read More »
Taylor: Is football the future of sports? Tom Taylor May 6, 2013 1 Comment Is football the future of sports? In the wake of this year’s NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers took a gamble on an athlete with absolutely zero football experience. Lawrence Okoye, an Olympic... Read More »
Taylor: Something for soccer fans to chew on Tom Taylor April 30, 2013 0 Comments A little over a week ago, Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was caught on camera biting an opponent. While most agreed with the punishment handed out for this offense, those closest to him, his club and... Read More »
Lacrosse players earn MPSF weekly honors Tom Taylor April 23, 2013 0 Comments Following last weekend’s sweep of Oregon and San Diego State, two Stanford lacrosse players were given Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) honors on Monday. Read More »