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In the wake of his third fine Super Bowl performance, the readers write about that and other big-game subjects.
By King Kaufman
February 4, 2009
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Journalists are supposed to fight it, not brag about it. Too many baseball writers don't seem to feel that way.
By King Kaufman
January 12, 2009
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If the retiring Yankee doesn't make the Hall of Fame, it shouldn't be because he failed to win 300 games.
By King Kaufman
November 21, 2008
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A Hall of Fame debate worth having. Plus: Vasectomy madness in Oregon. And: Billy Crystal suits up.
By King Kaufman
March 12, 2008
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Joe Gibbs goes out on top, again. Plus: Gossage makes the Hall of Fame, Raines emphatically doesn't.
By King Kaufman
January 9, 2008
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Bowie Kuhn in, Marvin Miller snubbed. The baseball Hall of Fame embarrasses itself. Plus: Evel Knievel.
By King Kaufman
December 4, 2007
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Baseball Hall of Fame shutout. That's three straight, and it's time for another overhaul of the veterans committee.
March 1, 2007
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An honest Letterman tape mix-up.
By David Puner
January 13, 2007
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Hall of Fame voters snub Mark McGwire, meaning we'll be arguing about him again next year. Here's a vote for just moving on.
January 10, 2007
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At 49, Warren Moon is about to become the first black QB in the NFL Hall of Fame. How can someone so young carry that label? Plus: Terrell Owens, Billie Jean King.
August 3, 2006
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Roger Clemens stays put while Greg Maddux goes to the N.L. West race. Do great players "deserve" to finish their careers with contending teams?
August 2, 2006
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Reggie Bush won't skip the season, but his fight for top-pick money is a tough match. Plus: The annual "should this guy be in the Hall of Fame?" orgy.
July 28, 2006
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Bill James belongs in the Hall of Fame. Plus: Nets need Richard Jefferson, stat! And: The perfect coach for Sacramento.
May 10, 2006
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Barry Bonds in drag: Is this what it takes to create "team chemistry"? We'll see. Plus: A Buck O'Neil petition.
March 1, 2006
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Hype shortage: The Stealth Olympics are a month away. Plus: Bruce Sutter makes Cooperstown.
January 11, 2006
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On the theology of sports: How Pete Rose can prove the existence of God -- or not, depending on what you already believe.
July 18, 2003
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Forget Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, even Jose Canseco. A new online exhibit is what the Hall of Fame is all about. Plus: OK, we can't forget Canseco.
June 25, 2003
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Me and Roger Clemens' mom. Plus: Michael Jordan's about to make a bad hire, and the Ole Miss mascot's date with ... Destiny?
June 19, 2003
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The Republican hack who runs baseball's Hall of Fame censors "Bull Durham's" Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins.
By King Kaufman
April 11, 2003
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The NFL's dreadful officiating can't be ignored anymore. One solution: Give one ref a TV.
By Allen Barra
January 17, 2003
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The voice of the Tigers has broadcast more big-league games than anyone else. His retirement breaks one of the last links to an age when fans knew the home team through one man's words.
By King Kaufman
August 27, 2002
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Does the banished ballplayer belong in the Hall of Fame? Depends whether you're talking about the player or the man.
By Allen Barra
August 9, 2001
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He played well enough to get to Cooperstown, but his personality and attitude will consign him to obscurity.
By Allen Barra
March 14, 2001
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The NCAA Tournament is a cash cow for the NCAA, but there are too many teams, and fans have been slowly tuning out.
By Allen Barra
March 7, 2001
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The union founder made ballplayers unimaginably rich. Will they ever have the guts to demand that he be enshrined in Cooperstown?
By Allen Barra
January 3, 2001