Archive: May 11, 2008 - May 17, 2008
A Different Point of View
Should athletes who use prosthetic legs be permitted to run the same races as everyone else? It all comes down to prosthetics providing an unfair advantage vs. discrimination against disabled athletes. An international appeals court chose equal opportunity Friday, green-lighting double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius's bid to compete in the Beijing...
By Lindsay Applebaum | May 17, 2008; 9:23 PM ET | Comments (0)
Caption Contest: Bill Belichick
Oh, the captioning possibilities are just endless with this photo of Patriots Coach Bill Belichick and his lil' cheaters. Keep it clean, folks. (Michael Dwyer -- Associated Press)...
By Lindsay Applebaum | May 16, 2008; 9:30 AM ET | Comments (32)
Nobody's Laughing
Okay, so the Baltimore Orioles aren't exactly one half of the next great sports rivalry just yet, but they are above .500 after 40 games. Not too shabby. O's fans are still in pain. Post columnist Thomas Boswell raves all about it in his latest column: "Before this season, everybody...
By Lindsay Applebaum | May 15, 2008; 2:45 PM ET | Comments (0)
Caps Fans Are Bored
With Capitals beat writer Tarik El-Bashir taking a few days off, the Insider faithful are left looking for ways to pass the time. First order of business: What should Alex Ovechkin do until the next NHL season starts? tokyo fan: Here's a thought: for the NHL to really get some...
By Lindsay Applebaum | May 15, 2008; 2:07 PM ET | Comments (6)
Driven for the Wrong Reasons?
I have to say that I was surprised by the reaction to today's story about the Morrisons, who send the three oldest of their five children to different high schools tailored to their athletic specialties. The way the Morrisons see it, the kids have a better chance of receiving college...
By Lindsay Applebaum | May 14, 2008; 3:25 PM ET | Comments (0)
Women vs. Men vs. Mike Wise
If we can take anything away from reading the comments on Mike Wise's latest column, it's that the blow-up dolls of the world have very few advocates. In case you've been living under a rock that doesn't get wi-fi, here's the situation: "An unidentified player props up two nude, inflatable...
By Lindsay Applebaum | May 13, 2008; 2:30 PM ET | Comments (11)
