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Out of here?
Home runs are down this year, but that doesn't necessarily mean players are off the juice. Steroids still cast a grim shadow over baseball, and all of us -- players, owners, the union and fans -- are to blame.
By Jay Jaffe Aug 18, 2005
Run, Andy, run!
If head coach Andy Reid doesn't junk his pass-first philosophy -- especially with his top receivers now grounded -- the Philadelphia Eagles will never be more than Super Bowl bridesmaids.
By Aaron Kinney Aug 12, 2005
Can Moss grow on grass?
And can Collins deliver the bomb? If the Oakland Raiders are to recapture their fabled vertical game, they'll have to.
By Chris Kahrl Aug 11, 2005
A loudmouth hits bottom
The troubles of S.F. radio host Larry Krueger, branded as racist for blasting the Giants' "brain-dead Caribbean hitters," couldn't befall a more deserving guy.
By Joan Walsh Aug 10, 2005
I hate the White Sox!
I know this emotion is corroding my soul, but that isn't a good enough reason to give it up.
By Anne Ursu Aug 9, 2005
Along came Jones
For the last 10 years, Andruw Jones has been the best disappointment in baseball. Finally, he's delivering on his incredible promise.
By Bomani Jones Aug 8, 2005
The greatest sports story ever told?
In 1996, Lance Armstrong was given a 40% chance of surviving cancer. Yesterday, he pedaled his way to his sixth Tour de France victory.
By Richard Williams Jul 26, 2004
Cinderella, Goliath and other Series myths
With the Giants and Angels set to meet in the Fall Classic, it's time for Fox TV and other pundits to manufacture drama.
By King Kaufman Oct 19, 2002
Giants in six
Baseball experts are swooning for the scrappy Angels. But the Giants are scrappy too -- and they're a better team.
By Joan Walsh Oct 19, 2002
Angels in six
Teamwork, belief and foul balls will carry Anaheim over Barry and the Giants.
By Allen Barra Oct 19, 2002
Stop the holy showboating
Listen up, jocks: God doesn't care if you score a touchdown. So do your praying in private, not in the end zone.
By Dan McGraw Sep 28, 2002
Baseball ruins everything it touches
Only this messed-up ex-national pastime could manage to take its premier fan event, the first genuinely exciting All-Star Game in years, and abandon it without an outcome.
By Keith Olbermann Jul 10, 2002
Ten things I learned about life and soccer from the 2002 World Cup
There is a football God, and despite the wild twists and turns of this year's tournament, He's still Brazilian.
By Andrew O'Hehir Jul 2, 2002
Welcome to the world
In defeat, the U.S. soccer team won an epic victory: It brought America into the world of sports.
By Gary Kamiya Jun 22, 2002
The decline and fall of choking
The Sacramento Kings choked in Game 7, pure and simple. So why didn't print and TV journalists call them on it?
By Eric Boehlert Jun 5, 2002
The coming of the über-athlete
The genetic revolution will mean the end of sports as we know it -- and that may not be a bad thing.
By Jon Entine Mar 21, 2002
Make Olympic skating judges accountable
Awarding the Canadians the gold was a half-measure, but as long as figure skating is controlled by a bitchy sewing circle it won't be a real sport.
By Kerry Lauerman Feb 16, 2002
Fixing figure skating would kill it
Without the diva judges, the bad costumes and the chance for scandal, it's just a chili cookoff on ice.
By King Kaufman Feb 16, 2002
Against all odds
The Patriots proved that the best teams don't always win -- and that football can still be fun.
By Allen Barra Feb 6, 2002
Baseball boyfriend?
When Out magazine's editor claimed his lover plays in the majors, he set off a media frenzy. But it's only a matter of time before gays get their Jackie Robinson.
By Steve Kettmann May 26, 2001
A strange love
Or: How one Giants fan learned to stop worrying and love Barry Bonds, just in time to appreciate his 500th home run.
By Joan Walsh Apr 18, 2001
Nine predictions and nine observations
The Yankees won't do it again, the A's will go far. And stop calling them "ballparks"!
By King Kaufman Mar 31, 2001
March Madness: Not so mad
All those "upsets" are exciting, but they're only "upsets" because the selection committee hasn't realized that the mid-major teams that keep their players are really good.
By Luc Hatlestad Mar 22, 2001
National underdog days
The first 48 hours of the NCAA Tournament symbolize everything that's right about America. They ought to be national holidays.
By Andrew Leonard Mar 15, 2001
For love of burning rubber
Auto racing is about speed and hot chicks and cool sunglasses, yes. But it's also, in a very real sense, about life and death.
By Allen St. John Feb 20, 2001
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