http://blog.evesun.com/2009/05/19/learning-the-allure-of-sports/ Reporters' Blog for the Evening Sun Tue, 25 Dec 2012 03:40:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.evesun.com/2009/05/19/learning-the-allure-of-sports/comment-page-1/#comment-32501 Scott Tue, 19 May 2009 14:48:30 +0000 http://blog.evesun.com/2009/05/19/learning-the-allure-of-sports/#comment-32501 I've often referred to sports as a male version of a soap opera, in their ability to bring out a wide range of emotions in us. Looking on it analytically, a touchdown scored late in the 4th quarter or a home run in the bottom of the 9th means damn little in the overall realm of things. But Lord how I dig it. Now if I can only pass my love of these things down to my children so I have someone else on my side when the wife asks me to change the channel... I’ve often referred to sports as a male version of a soap opera, in their ability to bring out a wide range of emotions in us. Looking on it analytically, a touchdown scored late in the 4th quarter or a home run in the bottom of the 9th means damn little in the overall realm of things. But Lord how I dig it. Now if I can only pass my love of these things down to my children so I have someone else on my side when the wife asks me to change the channel…

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