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Wall Street Journal Identifies World's Greatest Athletes, Some Notable Names Missing
Published 6/20/2008 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... Such endeavors are nearly impossible and will always overlook deserving candidates, but I can't get too worked up at the results. I don't want to spoil it for you, so I'll hit the highlights: ...

How Crosby Ranks
Published 6/20/2008 by Alanah at KK Hockey
The Wall Street Journal ranks the greatest athletes: We gave the performance stats and achievement records of 79 male athletes to a panel of 5 judges, and asked them to rank the competitors based on six criteria: speed; vision and reflex; stamina and recovery; coordination and flexibility; power, strength and size; and success and competitiveness. The final category examined success—records held and victories—as well as competitiveness, based on the sport’s popularity. Sidney Crosby made ...

Geno's Not Going To Russia
Published 6/20/2008 by snoopyjode (noreply@blogger.com) at The Sidney Crosby Show
... Now to lighten the mood a bit, our main man finds himself in TWO top 10 lists today! :) He came in at number 6 in the Wall Street Journal's Top 10 Athletes of 2008. (Noticeably absent - one hockey-hating golfer named Tiger.) The Saint earned the top spot in ...

Roman Sebrle Is The World's Greatest Athlete According To The Wall Street Journal
Published 6/20/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... and success and competitiveness. The final category examined success—records held and victories—as well as competitiveness, based on the sport's popularity. Soccer, for example, the world's most popular sport, was judged the most competitive. Just so you know, Yale statistician John Emerson helped normalize the scores so no single panelist could exert undue influence. I could care less. Anyway, here's what they came up with. The greatest athletes in the world, from 1 to 10 are: 1. Roman Sebrle (Track and ...

Beefcake! Sidney Crosby is the 6th best athlete in the world
Published 6/20/2008 at Puck Daddy
... . Well, the Wall Street Journal just used a panel of experts to judge 79 male athletes to find the 10 best on the planet, and Sid the Kid ranked sixth. He topped two sprinters, Ronaldo and A-Rod, and was the ...

The Scoop
Published 6/23/2008 by RotoScoop at RotoScoop.com
... worth adding in all but the shallowest of leagues. Whatever it means, Edgar Renteria has hit .273 as an American Leaguer versus .293 when playing in the Senior Circuit. His home runs have also dropped from one every 55 ABs to one every 67 ABs. And after Renteria recorded a career-low in SBs in Boston in 2005, he’s on pace to finish with even fewer this season in Detroit. It’s safe to say the Braves got the better end of the Jair Jurrjens deal. This is an interesting article, and one worth discussing. In a Sports Illustrated survey of 495 ...

Happy Monday, DFW!
Published 6/23/2008 by Sturminator (noreply@blogger.com) at Bob's Blog - Live from Lewisville
... After boredom set in, The Wall Street Journal decided to figure out who the best athlete in the world was, and came up with a confusing verdict … ...

Richard Deitsch: Carolina-Duke comes to screen
Published 6/23/2008 at SI.com - Extra Mustard
... ? Czech decathlete Roman Sebrle took the honors . LeBron James was No. 2. Roger Federer was fifth. Ronaldinho was No. 9. No Tiger , WSJ? Ouch. DUDS• A good lesson for all broadcasters: Don't claim it's over... until it's actually over. After Croatia scored in the dying minutes of the second extra-session against Turkey in a Euro 2008 quarterfinal game, ESPN announcer Derek Rae declared the proceedings done. "For Turkey, it's surely good night, Vienna, good night, European Championship," Rae said. Analyst Tommy Smyth added to the eulogy: "One of the bravest men (goal ...

The Scoop
Published 8/25/2008 by RotoScoop at RotoScoop.com
... I actually enjoyed the Olympics a good deal. But seriously, how can so many world records go down? Evolution is going into overdrive, apparently. Speaking of which, I thought this WSJ article on the world’s greatest athlete was ridiculous at the time, but it looks even worse after their No. 1 finished in sixth place at his event in the Olympics. ...