Headlines for January, 2007

Midwest Sadness

In about six weeks "March Madness" will begin and the best tournament on this side of the World Cup will again captivate the land. But in the Midwest it's going to be a long, hard winter.Look at it this way. Teams like Tennessee Tech, Stony Brook, Southeast Louisiana, Montana, Cornell, Arkansas-Little Rock, Marist, Northern Iowa, Indiana State and even Division [read more...]

Struck Out

Let's begin with a quick baseball labor strife trivia question, shall we? Everyone likes those.OK, which of the following happened as a result of the 1981 Major League Baseball strike? A. Owners won a critical concession from the players' union, receiving compensatory picks for players lost to free agency. B. Vida Blue had both motive and opportunity to inhale a loaf of [read more...]

What McGwire Really Did Wrong

Mark McGwire may never get elected to the Hall of Fame, but one thing is fairly certain: someday, a steroid user will be voted into the Hall.I don't know who that player will be, and most likely, neither will the voters. But it is naive to believe that the only stars who used are those for whom the effects of [read more...]

War Stories: Desert Waves

There were nights in Iraq when I was convinced my bed was floating on an ocean swell. The moment I'd close my eyes, the world would come unhinged: rising, falling and pitching almost imperceptibly on a four count rhythm.I thought the phenomenon would dissipate with time, but after seven months I was still falling asleep with the tide. It was [read more...]

Hart Surgery: Master Debaters of the NFC Title Game

MICAH HART: If these playoffs have proven one thing, it's that quarterback play is more important than ever in the National Football League. I know people want to point to the Baltimore Ravens and Trent Dilfer as evidence that this is not the case, but that was a special situation; you had perhaps the game's best defense ever, and Dilfer [read more...]

Juicy Details

When the news hit that a list existed of over 100 ballplayers who tested positive for steroids during the 2003 season--one that was sure to be leaked soon--I could barely muster enough excitement to yawn.By now, it's a known fact that anyone who's connected with baseball uses steroids. Players like Bonds, Canseco, McGwire, and Palmiero? Merely the tip of the [read more...]

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