Peter Connor

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From Red Sox to Housewives and Steroids to Sharapova, 2004 Was a Year Worth Remembering

From the Magazine - January 2005 2004 has seen many weird, wonderful and wacky occurrences in the world of sports. New stars have emerged in the form of Wayne Rooney in English soccer and Maria Sharapova in Tennis. Old stars such as Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh achieved firsts for different reasons and Lance Armstrong and Barry Bonds put in performances that [read more...]

Money Matters

ADVERTISEMENT <a href="http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=16506&m=3&pageid=1" target="_top"><img width=120 height= 600 src="http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=16506&m=3&tp=3&d=s&v=1.0c&pageid=1" border=0 align=right></a> From the Magazine - December 2004 According to George Bernard Shaw, England and America are two countries divided by a common language. According to my American friends, these divisions can be extended to culinary standards, as well as the quality of dentistry. They are also apparent historically when it comes to the player [read more...]

English Eye for the American Guy

As an Englishman living in America, I have no idea how the BCS standings work, but then again, perhaps no one really know how the rating system works. The college football season lasted for four and a half months and then at the end of it; there were two winners. This doesn't make much sense to me. Wouldn't it make [read more...]