It already seems like this year’s FIFA World Cup in South Africa is a thing of the distant past even though just three weeks have passed since Spain claimed their first title over the Netherlands. In the contest, referee Howard Webb was forced to reach for his pocket an absurd (and World Cup record-breaking) fourteen times.  [...]

In just the past decade we have witnessed an explosion in the range and depth of sports-viewing opportunities for fans here in the United States. The growth of multimedia technology coupled with the increase and variety of its availability and subsequent decrease in price has democratized the options available; no longer is the American sports [...]

97th Tour de France Stage 18 – Salies-de-Bearn to Bordeaux – 198.0 km (122.8 mi) Stage 19 – Bordeaux to Pauillac (TT) – 52.0 km (32.2 mi) Stage 20 – Longjumeau to Paris/Champs-Elysees – 102.5 km (63.6 mi) 23-25 July 2010

97th Tour de France Stage 17 – Pau to Col du Tourmalet – 174.0 km (107.9 mi) 22 July 2010

As much as a summer can feel as though it is slowing down, there is still a ton of action ongoing both around the globe in the world of sports as well as more locally in my own life. It’s funny — I recently sat down to read fellow Sports Nickel writer Marcelo‘s current offering [...]

97th Tour de France Stage 16 – Bagneres-de-Luchon to Pau – 199.5 km (123.7 mi) 20 July 2010

97th Tour de France Stage 15 – Pamiers to Bagneres-de-Luchon – 187.0 km (115.9 mi) 19 July 2010

97th Tour de France Stage 14 – Revel to Ax-3-Domaines – 184.0 km (114.1 mi) 18 July 2010