Sports - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/sports/?source=rss&aim=sports en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT The $45 million bargain King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/15/braun/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/15/braun/index.html?source=rss That's a lot of money in the real world, but Brewers slugger Ryan Braun went cheap. Sorenstam, Henin quit while they're ahead King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/15/retirement/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/15/retirement/index.html?source=rss The premier female golfer of her generation and the No. 1 tennis player in the world retire on consecutive days. Is something up? Hank Steinbrenner to Yanks: Play harder! King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/14/steinbrenner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/14/steinbrenner/index.html?source=rss Ridiculous Prince Regent sounds like vintage Boss George with his latest rant. Third quarter's the charm again Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/14/hornets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/14/hornets/index.html?source=rss Hornets bulldoze Spurs after halftime for 3-2 lead. Plus: Pistons eliminate Magic. Shocking Patriots scandal news: No news King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/13/scandal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/13/scandal/index.html?source=rss Ex-video assistant Matt Walsh meets with Goodell, who learns ... nothing. Hyperbole of the week King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/13/james/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/13/james/index.html?source=rss LeBron James' monster dunk inspires a great call. O.J. Mayo and the ripe system King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/12/mayo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/12/mayo/index.html?source=rss Dick Vitale's right: The NBA's age limit has created a fertile field for collegiate fraud. Predicting the present King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/12/playoffs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/12/playoffs/index.html?source=rss NBA playoff rallies by the Spurs, Jazz and Cavs serve as a reminder that things don't always stay the same. The cover curse King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/12/miller/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/12/miller/index.html?source=rss Bar bet: Who's been on the front of S.I. more times, Ernie Grunfeld or Reggie Miller? Mariner defends his airspace King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/09/sexson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/09/sexson/index.html?source=rss Richie Sexson starts a brawl after a high, but not really inside, pitch. Spurs hold Paul to 35, win King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/09/spurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/09/spurs/index.html?source=rss San Antonio's big three get together to overcome the Hornets' budding superstar and make it a series. NCAA academic penalties flunk sniff test King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/08/ncaa/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/08/ncaa/index.html?source=rss The big sports money's in the big conferences and the big classroom underachievers aren't? NBA coach caught coaching King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/07/trax/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/07/trax/index.html?source=rss Mike those guys up long enough, they just might say something interesting. Who jinxed Gavin Floyd? King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/07/floyd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/07/floyd/index.html?source=rss Loose lips -- or a corner outfielder playing center -- sink his no-hitter in the ninth. NBA refs: One Mississippi, two Mississippi ... King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/06/replay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/06/replay/index.html?source=rss An absurd rule leaves officials guessing about tenths of a second, the correct answer on a monitor a few feet away. Are the Spurs over? King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/06/spurs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/06/spurs/index.html?source=rss The Hornets are dominating on their way to a 2-0 lead. Home-court advantage or a new era in the West? Eight Belles' last run By Edward McClelland Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/06/eight_belles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/06/eight_belles/index.html?source=rss As a racing fan, I've learned to accept injuries as a consequence of a sport. But I also understand the revulsion at the filly's destruction. Where's the girl horse? King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/05/derby/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/05/derby/index.html?source=rss Eight Belles was the first sports figure who ever caught my 2-year-old daughter's eye. Stars, Sharks put the time in overtime King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/05/hockey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/05/hockey/index.html?source=rss Dallas' win in the 70th extra minute was just another NHL playoff thriller. Housekeeping note: RSS feed King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/05/rss/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/2008/05/05/rss/index.html?source=rss Full text now available. Woo-hoo! The unbeatable Celtics King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/05/celtics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/05/celtics/index.html?source=rss That's how they looked in a dominant Game 7 win, but they had to lose three to the mediocre Hawks to get there. The new format King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/02/format/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/02/format/index.html?source=rss It looks like a blog but still feels like a column from this end. You can call it whatever you want. Gone in 100 seconds King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/02/pistons/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/02/pistons/index.html?source=rss That's what the 76ers were as the Pistons blitzed them to open Game 6. Roger Clemens and his planeloads of women King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/01/clemens/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/01/clemens/index.html?source=rss Why is it we're supposed to care about this if we're not A) Clemens or B) his wife or C) on the plane? Shocking news: NFL draft "Experts" aren't King Kaufman Thu, 15 May 2008 21:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/01/mock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/05/01/mock/index.html?source=rss Cold, Hard Football Facts administers a beating to Mel Kiper Jr. and his ilk.