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Too much Juan Dixon Too much Juan Dixon
Indiana is no "Cinderella." The Hoosiers are well coached and red hot. But only Maryland has a player who can take over a game.
By King Kaufman Apr 1, 2002
What Barry Bonds did wrong
He's the best player in baseball, but hitting 73 home runs at age 37 isn't just unnatural, it might be ruining the game.
By Allen Barra Mar 28, 2002
Forecasting the final four Forecasting the final four
Moving courageously beyond his earlier botched NCAA predictions, our man picks Kansas and Oklahoma.
By King Kaufman Mar 27, 2002
Half measures Half measures
The last few minutes before halftime are too valuable to keep your best player on the bench. Coach Jim Calhoun didn't realize that, and his UConn Huskies are not in the Final Four.
By King Kaufman Mar 25, 2002
Where there's a Williams, no way Where there's a Williams, no way
A pair of heroes from the Land of Lincoln have subpar games as their teams get bounced from the Tournament.
By King Kaufman Mar 23, 2002
The real thing The real thing
Most of those NCAA Tournament upsets aren't really upsets, but when Duke loses, now you've got something.
By King Kaufman Mar 22, 2002
The coming of the über-athlete 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
The choker
In addition to giving an excellent throat massage, Bobby Knight is a world-class whiner and excuse-maker -- and his teams keep losing, too.
By Allen Barra Mar 20, 2002
Hit the road Hit the road
The NCAA Tournament's new "pod" system works just fine, but it needs an adjustment to prevent this weekend's "home" games.
By King Kaufman Mar 18, 2002
A view from on high A view from on high
Watching the NCAA Tournament on TV is great, but there's nothing quite like being there, even if "there" is nosebleed country.
By King Kaufman Mar 15, 2002
March lameness
The NCAA Tournament has too many teams -- and an unstoppable hype machine.
By Allen Barra Mar 14, 2002
Harding stops Jones in 3 Harding stops Jones in 3
Former Clinton accuser, humanity itself both take brutal pounding in "Celebrity Boxing."
By King Kaufman Mar 14, 2002
Open the NCAA Tournament to all comers Open the NCAA Tournament to all comers
A 324-team field would add excitement and give hope to underdogs. Almost as good, it'd get rid of the dumb conference championships.
By King Kaufman Mar 12, 2002
Bob Knight on the "Brink" Bob Knight on the "Brink"
ESPN's first original movie fails to capture the madness of the former Indiana University basketball coach.
By King Kaufman Mar 8, 2002
Bud Light-headed
Selig and the baseball owners are brewing more bad-faith deals. Plus: A great new boxing film, "Joe and Max."
By Allen Barra Mar 7, 2002
Censorship and the massive Mormon marketing scheme
The gutless Denver Post criticized columnist Woody Paige and deleted his story after he bashed Mormons and Utah. But hating everybody is his shtick!
By Allen Barra Feb 27, 2002
The gifts of the Olympics The gifts of the Olympics
The 19th Winter Games were flawed by gamesmanship and bickering, but like every Olympics, they gave us much more.
By Gary Kamiya Feb 24, 2002
Golden girl
16-year-old Sarah Hughes, who looks like America's composite babysitter, shocks the figure-skating world -- and bails out the beleaguered Olympic judges.
By Gary Kamiya Feb 22, 2002
Oh yes! Ohno!
Days after the skating gods took Apolo Ohno's gold away, they gave it back. And there are still two races left for them to torment him further.
By Gary Kamiya Feb 21, 2002
Righting past sporting wrongs
The IOC decision to give Canada the figure skating gold shows us that we can all rewrite history.
By Allen Barra Feb 20, 2002
Don't believe the hype
It's always fun to watch a media darling lose, but Tuesday's bobsled upset offered up a tale for the ages.
By King Kaufman Feb 20, 2002
The fashion of team passion The fashion of team passion
Columnist Paul Lukas scrutinizes the trends and minutiae of sports aesthetics, from square-neck jerseys in hockey to the impact of frills in Olympic figure skating.
By King Kaufman Feb 19, 2002
Games on ice: Day 8
The figure skating people were amusing for a while with their little controversy. Why won't they go away?
By King Kaufman Feb 19, 2002
NBC shows its true colors NBC shows its true colors
You mustn't miss a minute of the Olympics, the network says, unless we can save a few bucks by you missing a whole day. Plus: Ohno, hockey and more.
By King Kaufman Feb 18, 2002
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