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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
August 18, 2005
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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
August 12, 2005
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And can Collins deliver the bomb? If the Oakland Raiders are to recapture their fabled vertical game, they'll have to.
By Chris Kahrl
August 11, 2005
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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
August 10, 2005
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I know this emotion is corroding my soul, but that isn't a good enough reason to give it up.
By Anne Ursu
August 9, 2005
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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
August 8, 2005
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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
July 26, 2004
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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
October 19, 2002
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Baseball experts are swooning for the scrappy Angels. But the Giants are scrappy too -- and they're a better team.
By Joan Walsh
October 19, 2002
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Teamwork, belief and foul balls will carry Anaheim over Barry and the Giants.
By Allen Barra
October 19, 2002
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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
September 28, 2002
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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
July 10, 2002
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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
July 2, 2002
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In defeat, the U.S. soccer team won an epic victory: It brought America into the world of sports.
By Gary Kamiya
June 22, 2002
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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
June 5, 2002
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The genetic revolution will mean the end of sports as we know it -- and that may not be a bad thing.
By Jon Entine
March 21, 2002
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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
February 16, 2002
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Without the diva judges, the bad costumes and the chance for scandal, it's just a chili cookoff on ice.
By King Kaufman
February 16, 2002
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The Patriots proved that the best teams don't always win -- and that football can still be fun.
By Allen Barra
February 6, 2002
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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
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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
April 18, 2001
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The Yankees won't do it again, the A's will go far. And stop calling them "ballparks"!
By King Kaufman
March 31, 2001
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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
March 22, 2001
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The first 48 hours of the NCAA Tournament symbolize everything that's right about America. They ought to be national holidays.
By Andrew Leonard
March 15, 2001
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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
February 20, 2001