For you nerds out there, the official on the left is signaling “Interception” and the official on the right is signaling “Touchdown” Even though I am a self-professed giant nerd, I also love me some sports. I spend a lot of time talking about sports, listening to sports radio and, of course, watching sports onRead more
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I love fantasy football. This past weekend I had five drafts and only one of them has to be redone. I love trash talking with my friends, following my players and getting to know new people. The competition in fantasy football helps create a communal experience in which the participants always have something to talkRead more
The 2012 Olympics came to a close last night. Over the past two weeks I have watched a lot of Olympic coverage. Almost every night I watched tape-delayed coverage of the Olympics, even though I often knew who won. There were 302 events at this year’s Olympics and a majority of them never see theRead more
Other than playing goalie for the United States women’s soccer team, Hope Solo also has one of the most awesome names ever. Part of me hopes that she has a long, lost twin brother named Han. Just because she has an awesome name, though, doesn’t mean she’s awesome at everything. Hope Solo isn’t very goodRead more
The 2012 Summer Olympics begin today. I really enjoy the Olympics and plan on watching as much coverage as I can over the next few weeks. Tonight the Olympics kick off with the opening ceremonies. Even though they’re weird and unintelligible, I always watch the opening ceremonies. I love the pageantry, the music and howRead more
I consider myself to be a pretty big nerd. I’m well versed in a number of nerdclinations and keep adopting new ones, most recently Dr. Who. Even though I rep all sorts of nerd cred I have a deep, dark, non-nerdy secret. I love sports. I love watching sports. I love reading about sports. IRead more