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Already gold: Sydney blasts off the first Olympics of the millennium with an opening ceremony to end all opening ceremonies.; By Gary Kamiya Sep 15, 2000
Why I hate the Olympics: Greed, hypocrisy, dumb sports and Bela Karolyi, just for starters. Plus: Mets? Braves? Try Giants. Dennis Miller: He doesn't know football, but at least he's not funny.; By Allen Barra Sep 15, 2000
Passing fancy: The Bill Walsh-inspired offensive revolution has had an unexpected drawback: Every NFL team looks the same now.; By Allen Barra Sep 8, 2000
3 yards and a cloud of baloney: By Allen Barra; Sep 7, 2000
3 yards and a cloud of baloney: Defense doesn't win games. The run doesn't set up the pass. And other ways NFL commentators are full of it.; By Allen Barra Sep 2, 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
The boxer currently known as Prince: American sportswriters can't stand fighter Prince Naseem Hamed. But he doesn't give a damn.; By Allen Barra Aug 25, 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
The Rocket is back!: Roger Clemens really doesn't give a crap anymore what you think about him, and that's why the New York Yankees will probably take it all again this year.; By Allen Barra Aug 18, 2000
The battle behind Ali-Frazier I: HBO's new documentary does justice to "the greatest sporting event of the 20th century," and reveals a side of Muhammad Ali we haven't seen before.; By Allen Barra Aug 11, 2000
Joe Montana: Tarnished hero: He was the greatest quarterback ever, but when he had a chance to be a leader in real life, he punked out.; By Allen Barra Aug 4, 2000
Sports magazines start to sweat: Why hot Web sites and flat ad revenue portend more Anna Kournikova covers for Sports Illustrated.; By Diane Seo Aug 1, 2000
Sports Econ 101: Team owners don't want you to know it, but player salaries and ticket prices have nothing to do with each other.; By Allen Barra Jul 28, 2000
Blue-ribbon nonsense: The baseball owners' hand-picked committee, working from cooked books, has an absurd plan to fix the sport's finances. Why is the media taking it seriously?; By Allen Barra Jul 21, 2000
Lennox Lewis, heavyweight bore of the world: Having trouble falling asleep? Try watching one of lackluster champion Lennox Lewis' fights. He'll knock you out without laying a glove on you.; By Allen Barra Jul 14, 2000
The new Black Sox: The Cubs know they can lose games and draw capacity crowds with or without Sammy Sosa and his big salary, so they're going to dump him. How is that different from throwing games for gambling money?; By Allen Barra Jul 7, 2000
Any given Monday night: Dennis Miller won't pull the NFL out of its TV doldrums. Here are seven ideas that will.; By Allen Barra Jun 30, 2000
Don't believe the Tiger hype: Until golf as a spectator sport means as much to America as baseball and basketball, let's hold those comparisons to Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan.; By Allen Barra Jun 23, 2000
Tiger, Tiger, burning bright: Mr. Woods is magnificent as he overpowers all opponents.; By David Thomson Jun 23, 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
Spread the wealth: The solution to baseball's revenue-sharing "problem" is for the teams to share the revenue.; By Allen Barra Jun 16, 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
With this ring, Shaq emerges: Compared to other players, rather than to his own supposed potential, he's one of the best ever. When he wins a championship this month, fans will take notice.; By Allen Barra Jun 2, 2000
Geezer hoops: NBA basketball is suddenly an old, cold victim of its own marketing strategy. Plus: What was baseball's Elian protest really about?; By Allen Barra May 5, 2000

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