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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.
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.
Forecasting the final four Forecasting the final four
Moving courageously beyond his earlier botched NCAA predictions, our man picks Kansas and Oklahoma.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
March lameness
The NCAA Tournament has too many teams -- and an unstoppable hype machine.
Harding stops Jones in 3 Harding stops Jones in 3
Former Clinton accuser, humanity itself both take brutal pounding in "Celebrity Boxing."
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.
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.
Bud Light-headed
Selig and the baseball owners are brewing more bad-faith deals. Plus: A great new boxing film, "Joe and Max."
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!
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.
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.
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.
Righting past sporting wrongs
The IOC decision to give Canada the figure skating gold shows us that we can all rewrite history.
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.
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.
Games on ice: Day 8
The figure skating people were amusing for a while with their little controversy. Why won't they go away?
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.
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