Athletic Alley Blog Carnival November 19, 2008

Welcome to the November 19, 2008 edition of athletic alley blog carnival. This week’s edition has noticeably more submissions than in the past, which is a great thing. Gemma presents some great videos on various sports and sports topics; if you have ever wondered about the basics of a particular sport, check out the great videos presented. It is apparent from the four excellent posts by Barry Wright III that college basketball season has arrived. Charles Salazar has an interesting article on technological advancements in sports equipment and accessories. And Jeremy has a great article on the marriage of body building and the psyche. These highlights so not begin to cover the numerous articles we received this week. There is something here to appeal to most sports enthusiasts. Submissions are due by 8:00 PM (EST) on Mondays. The carnival will be posted at noon the following Wednesday. Your submission can be focused on any sport, at any level. Athletic Alley and the contributors welcome your comments on the featured posts. I hope you enjoy the submissions. Keep those sports related articles coming. It is my hope that you consider this a fun and easy way to get the word out about the sport (or sports) you love to play and/or watch. If you know someone whose writing would be a good addition to the weekly blog carnival or to Athletic Alley itself, please point them this way.

amateur

Peter Jones presents Bouldering in the Flatirons: The Burgundy Boulder posted at Rocky Mountain Raider: Telemark Skiing, Bouldering, and Trail Running in Colorado, saying, “Rock climbing in the Colorado Rockies.”

college

Raffi Shahinian presents parables of a prodigal world: The BCS and the Institutional Church: Kindred Spirits posted at parables of a prodigal world.

The Hawg presents One of the best weekends this season for the Arkansas Razorbacks posted at The Natural State Hawg – ramblings from an Arkie, saying, “Arkansas gets a week to rest, regroup and try to qualify for a bowl game.”

Barry Wright III presents Game 1: Duke v. Presbyterian posted at 3stylelife.

Barry Wright III presents Game 2: Duke v. Georgia Southern posted at 3stylelife.

Barry Wright III presents Opponent Free Throw Shooting ‘07-’08 posted at 3stylelife.

Barry Wright III presents Game 3: Duke v. Rhode Island posted at 3stylelife.

general

Charles Salazar presents Wear It, Stick It, Whatever posted at Sports Addict!, saying, “Article about the titanium necklaces and bracelets MLB players wear today. Also, featured here are the green stickers on quarterbacks’ helmets.”

Erika Collin presents Armchair Quarterbacks: Top 100 NFL Blogs posted at Sports Management Colleges.

Rich Dansereau presents Online Gambling By Athletes posted at Athletic Alley.

Jeremy presents The rise of body-building in Chicago, 1890-1920 posted at Advances in the History of Psychology, saying, “In a recent issue of History of Education Quarterly, 48(3), David S. Churchill examined the effects of Social Darwinian ideas on the educational policies of the Chicago Public School Board in the late 19th century. The response was a turn toward body-building, but couched specifically in gendered terms.”

Theodore Pappas presents Volunteers Make Competitive Golf Possible posted at Britannica Blog, saying, “Title of post says it all, about the legions of volunteers who make competitive golf possible. This is an interview with the recipient of this year’s USGA’s top volunteer award.”

Gemma presents Sports & Fitness posted at VideoJug: LIfe Explained. On Film.

Michael Bennett presents 1952 Topps posted at My Baseball Card Space Community Forum, saying, “1952 Topps baseball cards have a great selection of cards including the most famous and valuable card of Mickey Mantle in existence.”

Michael Bennett presents Michael Cooper posted at My Baseball Card Space Community Forum, saying, “The former L.A. Laker and current Los Angeles Sparks coach is an asset to basketball”

professional

Sorin presents Fiorentina follows Arsenal model posted at Online sports articles and news over the net, saying, “As we all know Arsenal is the most successful football team with a very low average age.
Fiorentina is following the same model with Cesare Prandelli who tries to build up a new team around a few experienced players like Adrian Mutu, Alberto Gilardino and Sebastian Frey.”

Philip Van der Vossen presents Athletes Who Damaged Their Careers With Drug Abuse posted at Gunaxin.

Jason Comack presents Is It Bad For The Sport….? posted at The 3rd String Safety.

Sorin presents Another blow for Real Madrid posted at Online sports articles and news over the net, saying, “Real Madrid suffered another blow as Real Valladolid produced them the second defeat of the season in Primera Division.The match ended 1-0 for Valladolid.”

Danny Thornton presents Rafael Nadal: Great in 2008 posted at sportsfanatic, saying, “A look back at some accomplishments for Rafael Nadal in 2008.”

Wes presents Offseason Preview: Colorado Rockies (Part One) posted at Bay Area Baseball.

Eddie Maisonet presents Cincinnati – As Nasty As It Wants To Be posted at Ed The Sports Fan, saying, “Providing an inside view of the life and times of the tomfoolery, hijinks, shenangins, and utter ridiculousness which is professional sports in Cincinnati. A must read that will entertain the masses.”

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of athletic alley blog carnival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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