Ghulf Genes

Long before the International Olympic Committee official permitted the participation of professionals,  following the 1988 games, in what h...

We’re now on the eve, almost, of the nation’s biggest sports event, the Superbowl. By tradition we number these in the Roman style—hence on...

Humble beginnings. Breakthrough into the Big Leagues. Early Anointment as Comer. Young Starhood. Explosive Improvement in Performance. Celeb...

Perhaps the strongest “dope” used in the world of sports is not any kind of chemical substance but simply money : the commercialization of ...

We noticed it first in tennis (such things start with elites)—the gradual appearance of victory convulsions. For us the first big name in te...

A posting on sports is a great rarity on this blog—this one is the first I think. The reason for this is because any kind of active involvem...

My father was a soldier, indeed the child of a soldier. He began his military career at age 14 by entering Hungary’s foremost military acade...