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Young, gifted and under center: The current bumper crop of black quarterbacks leading their teams to the playoffs doesn't mean racism is dead in the NFL.; By Jon Entine Jan 6, 2001
The "transition" game: The NBA is suffering, not because it misses Michael Jordan, but because there are too many teenage millionaires who can't shoot.; By Allen Barra Oct 31, 2000
Champions again, thank you very much: Hype about a blood feud aside, the Mets prove to be delightful hosts as the Yankees storm to another title.; By Allen St. John Oct 27, 2000
Suck it up, Mets fans!: Your team's $98 million payroll undercuts your working-class pretensions. Besides, you're gonna lose.; Oct 26, 2000
Put the bat down, Fox: If only the network bringing us the World Series could get over Roger Clemens' meltdown, maybe it could focus on the basics: Sound and pictures.; By King Kaufman Oct 26, 2000
Where have you gone, Darryl Strawberry?: As his old team takes a 3-1 Series lead over his other old team, a former hero takes another classic fall.; By Allen St. John Oct 26, 2000
Why you should root for the Mets: It's John Franco, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon vs. Roger Clemens, Rudy Giuliani and Puffy Combs. Any questions?; By John Giuffo Oct 26, 2000
Scab power: A pair of former "replacement" players, Rick Reed and Benny Agbayani, lead the Mets to victory in Game 3.; By Allen St. John Oct 25, 2000
Strung out on pinstripes: Two days into New York's baseball orgy, the city is cranked up and wild-eyed, but the gunslingers of the Yankees and Mets have only just begun to stare each other down.; By Eric Bogosian Oct 23, 2000
Mets robbed by wrong coast team!: ESPN brings you the latest baseball scandal. But at least they're finally talking about the Giants.; By Brian Sulkis Oct 5, 2000
Night of the thoroughbreds: On an evening of amazing feats, an Australian hero and an American legend shone the brightest.; By Gary Kamiya Sep 25, 2000
Who let the dogs out?: If you don't know, you haven't been following the best team -- and the best kept secret -- in baseball.; By Joan Walsh Sep 22, 2000
The Olympics: Thursday: French track star sprints for the exit in Sydney.; By Alicia Montgomery Sep 21, 2000
They're no angels: Is women's basketball a kinder, gentler game? The WNBA shows that women aren't nicer than men -- but they aren't better, either.; By Cathy Young Aug 26, 2000
John Rocker's San Francisco treat: White hecklers and gay mashers greet the Atlanta Braves bigot on his first trip to the Bay Area -- but is yelling "trailer trash" the best way to fight racism?; By Joan Walsh Aug 21, 2000
I hate this game: NBA basketball would be great if they'd just change a few things. Such as, just for starters: Everything.; By Gary Kaufman Jun 20, 2000
John Rocker, whipping boy: He was torched for talking about New York the way baseball executives do. But he'd still be in the majors if he'd been getting people out.; By Allen Barra Jun 9, 2000
Now they belong to the ages: Their merciless sweep of the Padres in the 1998 World Series places the New York Yankees in the pantheon of the greatest teams ever to play the game.; By Steve Kettmann Oct 22, 1998
Escape from New York: The San Diego Padres hope getting out of New York will change the momentum of the World Series.; By Steve Kettmann Oct 19, 1998
Rumble in the Bronx: This is the main event: The gritty Padres venturing into the hard-as-nails mayhem of Yankee Stadium to face one of the most elegant -- and greatest -- teams of our time.; By Steve Kettmann Oct 16, 1998

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