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Iron Man

May 7, 2008 - 09:07

Watching Iron Man is like catching Robert Downey Jr.’s eye at an expensive party. You (I am guessing, since I don’t wear either) fidget with your expensive dress nervously and try to ignore what has become a supremely uncomforable pair of... (more...)

Roundball around the Commonwealth

February 29, 2008 - 08:54

Every year at this time it takes me a while to get into basketball. It might be that I didn’t grow up in or around an NBA city. We have the Braves in Richmond, and we have the racetrack. Many of us have adopted the Redskins from DC, especially if... (more...)

Swami Justin’s fantastic prognostications!

January 31, 2008 - 08:15

Sports and politics are the most popular topics for AM radio call-in shows. I am pretty sure it’s not a coincidence and I think I know what the connection is: there are few areas of life where more imaginary patterns are conjured out of meaningless... (more...)

Idaho: The Florida of the North

November 30, 2007 - 06:25

How does it feel to go 3-0 against Florida teams, Virginia? For only the second time ever, Virginia and Virginia Tech’s college football programs are undefeated against teams from Florida, and I couldn’t be happier. It’s not that I have... (more...)

Football in the Old Dominion

November 5, 2007 - 07:30

A few weeks ago, I received a letter from the Gator Bowl Association in Jacksonville, Florida. “They’ve written to tell me that the game is moved somewhere more geographically central!” I thought. A few bumper stickers fell out of the... (more...)