A word on soccer fans and racism Vignesh Venkataraman February 24, 2013 0 Comments You can say many things about Mario Balotelli, almost all of them ridiculous or absurd, but give the man credit: when it comes to racism, he seems to be strangely calm and collected. Just a week after... Read More »
Steroids and Santa Vignesh Venkataraman February 10, 2013 0 Comments I have been a sports fan long enough to expect sucker punches. After my beloved Patriots lost their undefeated season to the upstart New York Giants back in 2007, I thought I had experienced it all:... Read More »
Venkataraman: Jim Harbaugh’s deal with the devil and other thoughts on Super Bowl XLVII Vignesh Venkataraman February 3, 2013 0 Comments With the exception of the Raiders-Buccaneers blowout 11 years ago, the Super Bowl has always been high on drama. The last few years have condensed an entire season's worth of tension, pressure and... Read More »
Venkataraman: The Warriors are back at last Vignesh Venkataraman January 30, 2013 0 Comments I started watching the Warriors nearly nine years ago, mainly because there was nothing else on TV to watch. Those were the good old days, with superstars like Troy Murphy, Adonal Foyle and Mike... Read More »
Venkataraman: Defining greatness Vignesh Venkataraman November 7, 2012 0 Comments Few words in sports elicit such varying degrees of responses as the simple phrase, “He’s clutch.” Tony Romo? Please, don’t slander the good name of clutch by mentioning him and it in the same... Read More »
VENKATARAMAN: Frozen out for good? Vignesh Venkataraman October 17, 2012 0 Comments The NHL has consistently been the odd black sheep of the “big” American sports leagues. The NFL owns Sundays, the MLB is the official league of “America’s pastime” and the NBA is where... Read More »