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Flipping the playoff switch: The Avalanche are the latest team trying to prove that the regular season doesn't mean much. Plus: When is a triple double something to be ashamed of?
April 14, 2004
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Ads on baseball uniforms: A protest by mail. Plus: This column still for sale! And: NHL playoffs and the Frozen Four.
April 8, 2004
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Tax breaks for millionaires? Certainly not! Plus: Death to the sideline interview! And: A moving tribute to Roy Campanella's widow.
March 24, 2004
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Some hockey fans draw a line between "violence" and "fighting." They're fooling themselves. Plus: ESPN does something exquisitely right.
March 12, 2004
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As the latest victim of a cheap shot begins his long recovery, stand by for some bogus anti-violence posturing from the NHL.
March 11, 2004
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Fans have plenty of good reasons to support ownership in sports labor wars. The readers write.
March 3, 2004
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Only in the sports world do regular folks side with Mr. Scrooge.
February 27, 2004
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When nitpickers go bad: How could Frank Deford forget the Watson sisters in 1884? Plus: 48 words about hockey. And: LSU vs. USC? Nah!
January 15, 2004
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GMAC Bowl? I'll take New Orleans, Vegas or San Francisco, thanks, as long as Notre Dame stays home. And other rivalry weekend thoughts.
November 24, 2003
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Which must-see game did you watch? Baseball fans shouldn't have to choose in the playoffs. Plus: NFL picks and NHL Armageddon.
October 9, 2003
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The triumphant Devils skating with it was a sight to behold, as always. Just thinking: What if Brooke Burke skated with it?
By King Kaufman
June 10, 2003
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The Red Wings' championship may have been a foregone conclusion, but unlike the Lakers, they at least had the decency to act happy about it.
By King Kaufman
June 14, 2002
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As Jamie and David take over the world, the hockey spotlight turns from the dominant U.S. women to the "Dream Team" men's tournament.
By King Kaufman
February 15, 2002
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How many American sports fans can relate to a game that's played on ice in mid-June?
By Allen Barra
June 6, 2001
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The Calgary Flames' owners said they had to sell 14,000 season tickets by June 30 or the team might leave town. It looks like the ploy is working.
By Gary Kaufman
June 26, 2000
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From the murder to a football star's pregnant girlfriend to the retirement of four sports icons, 1999 was a bad year to be a sports fan.
By Julian Rubinstein
December 23, 1999
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Dubbed the Great One by his legion of fans, hockey phenom Wayne Gretzky wreaked havoc on the record books before hanging up his skates.
By Steve Burgess
June 8, 1999