Category Archives: Sport

An unusual talent

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Sybil-Ann

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Would you encourage a kid to play football? Mike Ditka wouldn’t.

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Jim deMaine

The Super Bowl today was a great game, no doubt about it. But 25 years from now, we might see this violent sport remembered as interesting but sad – an historical cultural oddity. “Mike Ditka, the head coach of the … Continue reading →

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Seen with the Mariner Moose today

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Tom and Jean Gibbs for arranging the Skyliner’s special outing to Safeco Field on Labor Day!  The Ferrante’s root for the Astros!                                 … Continue reading →

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Blue angels over the Seattle Tennis Club

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Jim deMaine

The blue angels photographed from the Seattle Tennis Club (STC). The challenge to the Washington State Open (WSO) tennis players is the startling noise as they toss the ball up to serve! The club is on the direct flight bath to … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 4, 2017 by Jim deMaine

At the nearby Seattle Tennis Club, the Washington State Open tennis tournament winds up this weekend. There is no charge to watch the high level tennis – or to watch the blue angels buzz overhead! But this year the conditions … Continue reading →

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A new generation of boys in the boat

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Jim deMaine

From the Seattle Times: Five years after rather reluctantly trying the sport, Nolan Parks hasn’t stopped rowing. He will compete at the world junior championships in August and row for Northeastern University in Boston starting this fall. (Nolan, shaking hands … Continue reading →

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The world’s most illegal game of volleyball was played over the US-Mexico border

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Jim deMaine

Click here for a video of Walleyball – a fun game at the US/Mexican border. It’s one way to show that two sides can compete and have some fun in a pretty much militarized zone.

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Could Seattle Center become cool again?

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Jim deMaine

Knute Berger of Crosscut likens Seattle Center as an old rec room badly in need of updating. There are wonderful venues at the Center to be sure – such as the new KEXP studios and coffee shop, McCaw Hall, the … Continue reading →

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How the yo-yo put a troubled young man on the path of playful salvation

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Jim deMaine

From Aeon: “Growing up in a poor, violence-stricken section of Baltimore in Maryland, Coffin Nachtmahr was bullied for having a stutter and not fitting into ‘any specific molds’. In high school, he was angry, prone to fights, and struggling with … Continue reading →

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Amazing touchdown pass!

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Jim deMaine

In case you missed it – click this link to check out Russel Willson’s amazing play: http://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/watch-seahawks-russell-wilson-pulls-off-incredible-touchdown-pass-against-cowboys/

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Civility, decency, fair play – is it fast fading?

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Jim deMaine

Hope Solo, probably the best female goalie ever, is probably seeing the end of her professional career. Her behavior along with the swimmer’s antics and lies at the Olympics have given our country a “spoiled brat” image. Don’t we at least … Continue reading →

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The green problem in the Olympic pools

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Jim deMaine

Something sounds fishy to me. Did someone dump green dye in the diving pool. But then I remembered from high school chemistry that copper compounds are greenish. That’s probably going on – too much copper in the water looks OK … Continue reading →

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“Boys of ’36” on PBS Tuesday August 2nd at 9PM

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Jim deMaine

A must view – Today on PBS at 9PM. Don’t miss it. In August 1936, just outside Berlin, Germany, crowds gathered for the marquee event of the Olympic rowing contests: the men’s eight. The host nation had won more medals than … Continue reading →

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Should This Sport be Banned?

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Jim deMaine

I’ve often wondered how the Romans really felt when they saw the gladiators go at it in the Colosseum.  Did they have other feelings other than lust for violence?  I sure they must have, but the contests were the norm … Continue reading →

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‘Boys in the Boat’ Gives Rowing a Boost

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Jim deMaine

There’s a nice article in the Seattle Times today about the best selling book (“Boys and the Boat”), its Seattle author and the interest it has stimulated in the sport. The UW-Cal crews (the top two in the country) renew … Continue reading →

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