Category Archives: Sports

Living With Insects In Sports (Photoshop Edition)

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

As I posted on Monday, Insects are unpopular in the world of tennis. Is tennis unpopular in the world of insects? Not according to the humor site, SomethingAwful. Several years ago, SomethingAwful posted a PhotoshopPhriday that featured photoshopped features of … Continue reading →

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Living With Insects In Sports (and Politics)

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

It is not just the athletes in outdoor sports who are annoyed by insects. In the clip below we see NBA star Dirk Nowitzki pestered by a fly (and reporters) at a post game press conference. Note the motion as … Continue reading →

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Living With Insects in Sports

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Some sports are played outdoors, under the lights. There are many insects outdoors and many insects are attracted to lights. This sets the stage for a “Clash of the Species”. Recently, that clash has come on the tennis court at … Continue reading →

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Take me out to the ballgame II

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

College football fans in Miami recently got a real treat when migratory dragonflies descended on Sun Life Stadium last month. Not to be outdone, the NFL had its own insect try to steal the show. During the Washington-Dallas Monday Night … Continue reading →

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Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Thousands of fans headed to Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida last weekend to watch a football game between the University of Miami and Kansas State. The fans were disappointed that the game was delayed by lightning, but were rewarded … Continue reading →

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Delay of Game

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

Fall in the US is football season. High school athletes take the spotlight under the Friday Night Lights. Football is played despite inclement weather and is not deterred by high winds, downpours, fog, snow or sleet. Games are sometimes cancelled … Continue reading →

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Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

Outdoor sporting events must deal with outdoor phenomena such as the weather and in the summer, “The Bugs”. Heather alerted me to a recent game-altering encounter with a moth in a baseball game between the Cardinals and the Dodgers in … Continue reading →

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