Headlines for October, 2006

Greatness, In All Its Vulnerability

When we had the chance to interview Colts president Bill Polian a month after his team had been pushed around by the Steelers at home, and knocked out of a Super Bowl chase many considered theirs to lose, you were startled by the confidence.Now you know why. When he listed Edgerrin James as something of an afterthought priority -- somewhere after [read more...]

Can You Be Black and Scrappy?

Answer this: Based on the current political climate, who would you compare Barack Obama to?Jesse Jackson? "No!" you say. You have a reverence for Obama, who is not demonstrative like the Reverend Jesse, nor much of a race-baiter, and can't be characterized as a pure pundit, since we don't really know where he stands on a number of issues. He is also [read more...]

Hart Surgery: How to Succeed in October

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that is a case, prepare for some god-awful baseball come next September.Thursday night the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets in a tense (if not quite masterful) game seven, reaching the World Series for the second time in three seasons. This after nearly wasting a seven-game lead over the [read more...]

Cards vs. Tigers Comes Full Circle

Two years ago, baseball fans witnessed a rematch of the 1967 World Series between the Cardinals and the Red Sox. This year's series features a rematch of the Cardinals-Tigers 1968 contest. It is also a rematch of the same two teams from the 1934 World Series. 1934, 1968, and 2006, three seasons that show how baseball has changed. 1968 was the Year [read more...]

Time For a Football Dream Team

At the risk of sounding a little like George W. Bush, I've flat-out had it with the rest of the world kicking us around. I'm not talking about the court of public opinion; I'm talking about the only court that matters -- you know, the one with the three-point line. In just the last few months, we've seen international squads [read more...]

When Colleges Refuse to Set Standards

If you were sickened and disgusted by what went on in the riot involving University of Miami and Florida International University football players, you probably don't want to hear what Donna Shalala, UM's president said, when announcing the disciplinary steps that her university was taking to punish the players who participated in the mayhem. Personally, it just made me [read more...]

NFL Scrap Heap: Week 5

The NFL Combine is sort of a reporter's dream. Pretty much every NFL coach and general manager is there, as well as some active team presidents, agents, and even current players show up, all while the future of the league mopes about, running forties, taking tests, lifting weights. It's a smorgasbord. And they all just walk in, take their turn answering [read more...]

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