Category: Sports

Blind Side Head Coach Gets His Dream Job

Who will forget Sandra Bullock’s constant complaints to trainer Burt Cotton in the Academy Award-winning film The Blind Side? The story of Michael Oher and his journey to the NFL is a moving one, and now might be the time to start a sequel. Coach Cotton in the movie...

10 Quirks, Facts, and Traditions of the University of Georgia

o “The Arch”, an iron gate found on everything from the UGA logo to jerseys, is representative of the Arch on campus, which was an original gateway to the school. Legend has it that if a freshman walks under The Arch during his first year, he will never graduate....

Bookmakers’ Football Predictions – 2008 vs 2009

Bookmakers use their own soccer prediction models. Their odds are usually calculated in a way that minimizes the payouts for match favorites. The accuracy of these predictions can be analyzed by comparing the betting odds and the actual result of the football matches. This article compares the accuracy of...

Really? The crazy world of meeting women on the Internet

I joined Match.com a few days ago. I have been with Match 4-5 times since the early 2000’s. I joined because they have the largest database of potential partners. Before I came back to Match, I was on a couple of smaller “niche” dating sites, but they didn’t have...

Best Jobs at Fenway Park

These days, with the popularity of the Boston Red Sox far dwarfing Fenway Park’s occupancy limits, you’re in luck if you land tickets to a rainy April night game. As the third-smallest ballpark in the major leagues, Fenway’s management must also make some tough hiring decisions. The obvious jobs...

The Boston Marathon finish line after a Nor’Easter

The Boston Marathon is a race that nearly every marathoner aspires to run one day, and with good reason. The race has a lot of history, and while you never know what the weather will be like in New England on Patriot Day, you know that the volunteers will...