http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com en-us http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com N/A john.mccabe@atomicsportsmedia.com Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:45:06 -0600 20 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/856/1/The-Man/The-Man.html Today is the Most Boring Sports Day of the Year.  Atomic Sports Media senior writer Nicholas Jon Wood dreads it, this annual Wednesday after Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, like no other.  But in attempting to be constructive, put a positive spin on things, it got him thinking . . . why is there just that one day where emptiness surrounds and the sounds of silence are deafening?  Why not more?  Why now?  Is the universe not as random and chaotic as it appears?  Is there—could there—be one overarching figure controlling all of us fans?  One sole scheduler for all things sport?  If so, who? nicholas.wood@atomicsportsmedia.com (Nicholas Jon Wood) Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/377/1/Kobes-Collapse-and-Other-Noteworthy-Observations.html   Waxing nostalgic on hoops, hockey, and horses, Atomic Sports Media Senior Writer Nicholas Jon Wood opines on the utter collapse of Kobe Bryant, the magic of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and Barboro's shot at the Triple Crown. nicholas.wood@atomicsportsmedia.com (Nicholas Jon Wood) Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/346/1/The-Greatest-Manager-of-All-Time.html Looking for the greatest manager baseball's ever seen?  Atomic Sports Media Senior Writer Nicholas Jon Wood explains you just need to look south, to Atlanta.  nicholas.wood@atomicsportsmedia.com (Nicholas Jon Wood) Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/32/1/The-Great-Debate.html It doesn't get more heated than this.  Senior writer Nicholas Jon Wood separates fact from fiction in carefully deconstructing the arguments surrounding the seminal question of our time: fantasy football or fantasy baseball? nicholas.wood@atomicsportsmedia.com (Nicholas Jon Wood) Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.atomicsportsmedia.com/articles/30/1/Four-Miles.html Ever wonder how bitter intracity battles develop, fester, and -- more often than not -- boil over?  Senior writer Nicholas Jon Wood takes a look at college hockey's most celebrated rivalry, Boston College and Boston University, two schools steeped in tradition and excellence, located just four miles apart . . . . nicholas.wood@atomicsportsmedia.com (Nicholas Jon Wood) Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0600