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The IOC Better Choose Carefully: Part Deux 27 Aug 2013 | 07:51 pm
If they don't do the right thing, the dog is toast. Capiche?
The IOC Better Choose Carefully: Part I 27 Aug 2013 | 02:04 am
Olympic decision time is nearly here, and it seems that prayerful meditation has achieved some promising results:
Achieving Quiet 22 Aug 2013 | 02:36 am
I have not been blogging much lately because, fact is, this has been a phenomenally bad summer for The Squashist. I have not been able to play much at all, spending most of my time in a perpetual Grou...
Putting the 'Bad' in Badminton 23 Jul 2013 | 02:09 am
You may remember the Olympic badminton controversy, in which players were deliberately tanking matches so they could enjoy an easier path to the medal game? That was bad.... So bad there was some conc...
The Olympic Drugfest 21 Jul 2013 | 05:16 am
The world has recently been treated to the horrifying news that rhythmic gymnastics is embroiled in a judging scandal. I'm shocked, shocked. And I thought all these "artistic sports" were on the up-an...
Ramy Ashour and the Egyptian Revolution 3 Jul 2013 | 08:04 pm
The other day on Alan Thatcher’s blog (here) we saw a picture of Ramy Ashour out celebrating during the protests that are currently sweeping Egypt. There is a lot to say about these protests, but wha...
US Squash Wants a Big Final Push 6 Jun 2013 | 02:17 am
There has been much commentary lately about the chances for squash to finally get into the Olympics, and the commentary seems to boil down to this: Wrestling stands in the way. But there is no doubt ...
Squash Wrestles With the Past 17 May 2013 | 11:26 pm
The recent decision by the IOC to remove wrestling from the Olympic games could spell trouble for squash. The decision-making at the IOC is famously obtuse. (For a good peek behind the Olympic curtai...
PST Short On Sizzle 10 May 2013 | 10:58 pm
I'm on record as saying that the sport of squash needs to do something about the arguing, cajoling, ranting, raving, bickering and jaw-boning that occurs when lets and strokes are called in pro action...
New York Squash All Abuzz 11 Apr 2013 | 07:39 pm
Here's a development that has gotten the New York City squash community to take notice: A proposed 16-court squash complex in downtown Manhattan, which has recently graduated from 'pipe dream' to 'qui...
