Sports http://www.npr.org Monkey See posts about Sports en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:56:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Sports http://www.npr.org Ryan Lochte And The Easy Life Of The Professional Public Dummy Ryan Lochte has a new reality show in which he embraces the role of the public dummy. Given the fact that he has 11 Olympic medals, does this mean being a public hero has become too much of a drag? Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:56:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/04/24/178784318/ryan-lochte-and-the-easy-life-of-the-professional-public-dummy?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/04/24/178784318/ryan-lochte-and-the-easy-life-of-the-professional-public-dummy?ft=1&f=126679908 Ryan Lochte has a new reality show in which he embraces the role of the public dummy. Given the fact that he has 11 Olympic medals, does this mean being a public hero has become too much of a drag?

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]]> Viewer Discretion: Deciding When To Look Away Decisions like whether to watch a grisly injury on replay underscore the fact that with less gatekeeping and more personal choice, we're all stuck with wrangling our own curiosity. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:41:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/04/01/175905224/viewer-discretion-deciding-when-to-look-away?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/04/01/175905224/viewer-discretion-deciding-when-to-look-away?ft=1&f=126679908 Decisions like whether to watch a grisly injury on replay underscore the fact that with less gatekeeping and more personal choice, we're all stuck with wrangling our own curiosity.

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]]> That Was A Great Blackout Last Night The blackout during the third quarter of last night's Super Bowl was the one spontaneous event of the whole evening, and the one thing that brought out the best in social media. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:46:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/02/04/171047853/that-was-a-great-blackout-last-night?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/02/04/171047853/that-was-a-great-blackout-last-night?ft=1&f=126679908 The blackout during the third quarter of last night's Super Bowl was the one spontaneous event of the whole evening, and the one thing that brought out the best in social media.

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]]> Choosing Sides: How To Pick Between The Ravens And The 49ers If you can't develop a real rooting interest in the Super Bowl, perhaps you can come up with something almost completely arbitrary to help you care. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 08:22:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/02/03/170981779/choosing-sides-how-to-pick-between-the-ravens-and-the-49ers?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/02/03/170981779/choosing-sides-how-to-pick-between-the-ravens-and-the-49ers?ft=1&f=126679908 If you can't develop a real rooting interest in the Super Bowl, perhaps you can come up with something almost completely arbitrary to help you care.

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]]> Lance Armstrong And The Cheapening Of Indignation With Lance Armstrong set to confess to Oprah Winfrey, what comes into stark relief isn't just that he has apparently said a lot of things that weren't true, but that he has said them very forcefully. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:13:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/01/15/169412502/lance-armstrong-and-the-cheapening-of-indignation?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/01/15/169412502/lance-armstrong-and-the-cheapening-of-indignation?ft=1&f=126679908 With Lance Armstrong set to confess to Oprah Winfrey, what comes into stark relief isn't just that he has apparently said a lot of things that weren't true, but that he has said them very forcefully.

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]]> In NFL Football, As In Hollywood, Does Anybody Know Anything? When coaches are getting fired left and right based on fewer games in a whole season than a baseball team plays in the playoffs, how much does anybody really know in the NFL? Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:56:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/01/04/168599729/in-nfl-football-as-in-hollywood-does-anybody-know-anything?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2013/01/04/168599729/in-nfl-football-as-in-hollywood-does-anybody-know-anything?ft=1&f=126679908 When coaches are getting fired left and right based on fewer games in a whole season than a baseball team plays in the playoffs, how much does anybody really know in the NFL?

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]]> Football, Fandom and 'Friday Night Lights' Sports are not for everyone. However, the story of the currently first-ranked Notre Dame football team is one that fans of sports movies and Friday Night Lights might find oddly familiar. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:54:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/11/19/165486640/football-fandom-and-friday-night-lights?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/11/19/165486640/football-fandom-and-friday-night-lights?ft=1&f=126679908 Sports are not for everyone. However, the story of the currently first-ranked Notre Dame football team is one that fans of sports movies and Friday Night Lights might find oddly familiar.

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]]> The New York City Marathon Is Not Post-Sept. 11 Baseball, And More Reasons To Cancel Sarah Bunting argues that with everything going on in New York City right now, the marathon is the last thing the struggling city needs — and is absolutely unnecessary as a symbol of anything at all. Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:10:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/11/02/164185469/the-new-york-city-marathon-is-not-post-sept-11-baseball-and-more-reasons-to-canc?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/11/02/164185469/the-new-york-city-marathon-is-not-post-sept-11-baseball-and-more-reasons-to-canc?ft=1&f=126679908 Sarah Bunting argues that with everything going on in New York City right now, the marathon is the last thing the struggling city needs — and is absolutely unnecessary as a symbol of anything at all.

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]]> ESPN's 'Broke' Looks At The Many Ways Athletes Lose Their Money ESPN brings back its "30 For 30" series with <em>Broke</em>, which examines why professional athletes fall on hard times with such regularity after their careers end. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:35:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/10/02/162162226/espns-broke-looks-at-the-many-ways-athletes-lose-their-money?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/10/02/162162226/espns-broke-looks-at-the-many-ways-athletes-lose-their-money?ft=1&f=126679908 ESPN brings back its "30 For 30" series with Broke, which examines why professional athletes fall on hard times with such regularity after their careers end.

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]]> Good Business, Bad Quality: How NBC Is Both Right And Wrong On The Olympics There's a lot of chatter — a <em>lot — </em>about the things people don't like about the Olympics on television. But it's not hurting the ratings. Does that mean the griping is misplaced? Not necessarily. Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:36:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/08/06/158198998/good-business-bad-quality-how-nbc-is-both-right-and-wrong-on-the-olympics?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/08/06/158198998/good-business-bad-quality-how-nbc-is-both-right-and-wrong-on-the-olympics?ft=1&f=126679908 There's a lot of chatter — a lot — about the things people don't like about the Olympics on television. But it's not hurting the ratings. Does that mean the griping is misplaced? Not necessarily.

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]]> The Opening Ceremonies In London: From The Industrial Revolution To Voldemort The London Olympics opened Friday with a ceremony that was full of spectacle and pride and, unfortunately, some not-so-good television commentary. Fri, 27 Jul 2012 23:56:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/07/28/157521409/the-opening-ceremonies-in-london-from-the-industrial-revolution-to-voldemort?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/07/28/157521409/the-opening-ceremonies-in-london-from-the-industrial-revolution-to-voldemort?ft=1&f=126679908 The London Olympics opened Friday with a ceremony that was full of spectacle and pride and, unfortunately, some not-so-good television commentary.

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]]> It's Kentucky Derby Weekend: Name Your Hypothetical Horse We encourage you to get into the spirit of the Kentucky Derby by imagining you own a horse and giving it a name. Thu, 03 May 2012 10:50:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/05/03/151931024/its-kentucky-derby-weekend-name-your-hypothetical-horse?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/05/03/151931024/its-kentucky-derby-weekend-name-your-hypothetical-horse?ft=1&f=126679908 We encourage you to get into the spirit of the Kentucky Derby by imagining you own a horse and giving it a name.

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]]> For Fans Of The NFL Draft, A Heady Cocktail Of Hope And Sloth NPR's Stephen Thompson explains why, for a football fan, the endless spectacle of the NFL Draft is one of the greatest weekends of the year. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:03:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/04/26/151431080/for-fans-of-the-nfl-draft-a-heady-cocktail-of-hope-and-sloth?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/04/26/151431080/for-fans-of-the-nfl-draft-a-heady-cocktail-of-hope-and-sloth?ft=1&f=126679908 NPR's Stephen Thompson explains why, for a football fan, the endless spectacle of the NFL Draft is one of the greatest weekends of the year.

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]]> Tebow, Tailgating, And Team Loyalty: Why The NFL Needs Nice Guys More Than Ever Tim Tebow and Peyton Manning have two things in common: they're guys who inspire a lot of personal loyalty from fans who have increasingly complicated relationships with NFL teams. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:09:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/03/21/149070383/tebow-tailgating-and-team-loyalty-why-the-nfl-needs-nice-guys-more-than-ever?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/03/21/149070383/tebow-tailgating-and-team-loyalty-why-the-nfl-needs-nice-guys-more-than-ever?ft=1&f=126679908 Tim Tebow and Peyton Manning have two things in common: they're guys who inspire a lot of personal loyalty from fans who have increasingly complicated relationships with NFL teams.

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]]> Five Things You Absolutely, Positively Have To Know About March Madness Filling out a bracket for the NCAA men's basketball tournament doesn't have to be grueling. With the lessons in this simple guide, you might even be able to fill out a bracket better than a pair of lazy cats. Tue, 13 Mar 2012 11:12:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/03/12/148489548/five-things-you-absolutely-positively-have-to-know-about-march-madness?ft=1&f=126679908 http://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2012/03/12/148489548/five-things-you-absolutely-positively-have-to-know-about-march-madness?ft=1&f=126679908 Filling out a bracket for the NCAA men's basketball tournament doesn't have to be grueling. With the lessons in this simple guide, you might even be able to fill out a bracket better than a pair of lazy cats.

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