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Bryan Green Pg2
July 14, 2009
It's official. Roger Federer is the greatest tennis player in history. Not one of the greats. Not the greatest of his generation. The Greatest. Ever. I know this because...
July 5, 2009
For 28 years, UCLA has had one thing that no other program could match: Art Venegas. A throws guru, a rousing speaker, and a fierce competitor, Art Venegas built up a throws program at UCLA that...
July 2, 2009
For the two hours leading up to the USATF Championships last Sunday, I watched the US give Brazil a run for its money in the Confederations Cup final. I can't get that game out of my mind....
June 27, 2009
Living in the States, the coverage for the 2009 USATF Championships has been an experience in and of itself. ESPN is covering the meet for a couple hours a night, mostly showing replays of earlier...
June 25, 2009
Brass. When I think of Anthony Famiglietti, I think of brass. It's partly because he comes to race every day. It's partly because he willingly takes the lead in his races and defies...
June 22, 2009
I've been thinking a bit about football recently. Specifically, I've been thinking about how we could go about determining who the best player is at each position. Imagine if, at the end of...
June 14, 2009
Few meets can rival the NCAA Championships for drama, intrigue, and upsets. It combines elite, world-leading performances with tight team competitions in which the difference between 6th and 8th...
June 10, 2009
Track and field is about competition, and competition is about one thing: gambling. Er, I mean winning. Okay, winning at gambling. In Pat Butcher's most recent blog , he laments the rise...
June 4, 2009
Track and field is competition in its purest form. Athletes compete head-to-head to see who can run faster, throw farther, and jump higher. Of course, competition isn't necessary for...
May 25, 2009
Coaching changes are normal. Every year, thousands of high school and NCAA athletes graduate and change locations, training groups and coaches. Every year coaches retire or transfer schools. ...
May 20, 2009
By Bryan Green Outdoor season opens up with the time trial meets. The Cardinal Invite, Mt. SAC, Brutus Hamilton and Payton Jordan. It's pretty common for elite Americans to open up at one...
May 8, 2009
By Bryan Green I had to choose between two track meets last weekend, Payton Jordan or the UCLA-USC dual meet. There was a lot I wanted to see at Payton Jordan. I knewChris Derrick andGerman...
April 27, 2009
With the finish of the London marathon on Sunday morning, we wrapped up the most entertaining seven days of marathoning in the calendar year. And if we go back to Rotterdam and...
April 24, 2009
By Bryan Green About one month ago, I couldn't wait for the Boston Marathon. I wanted to see a rejuvenated Ryan Hall running the granddaddy of 'em all, and a baptized Kara Goucher taking on...
April 16, 2009
By Bryan Green In my previous article , I discussed the closure of Trackshark within the context of a larger argument about the web. I argued that ads alone can't support sites creating...
April 6, 2009
By Bryan Green It's been a few weeks since Trackshark announced it was closing. The news was certainly a surprise, but I also can't say that I'm experiencing a major sense of loss as...
March 27, 2009
By Bryan Green One of my favorite columns from one of my favorite columnists is the annual NBA Trade Value column by The Sports Guy at ESPN. In it, he basically tries to rank all the top players...
German Fernandez and World Cross
March 19, 2009 By Bryan Green I don't make any claims to be a track and field historian, but I can't think of any precedent for the decision recently made by German Fernandez. A freshman, arguably a favorite...
March 16, 2009 By Bryan Green This weekend was about more than just the NCAA meet, however. Unprecedented performances were seen at two national high school meets--Nike Indoor Nationals (NIN) and National Scholastic...
March 11, 2009
By Bryan Green Bryan ran cross country and track and field for UCLA, as well for Japanese ekiden teams while living in Japan. He now pretends to be a runner (mostly on weekends) and a writer (mostly after...
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