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Waiting for Larry

Thursday, May 28, 2009

White NBA fans yearn for the salad days of the Bird era, when being slow and looking really bad in shorts didn’t matter. And nowhere is this longing more evident than in each year’s draft.

Brian Cashman: The Bad Lieutenant

Thursday, April 16, 2009

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Brian Cashman, the GM of the New York Yankees, may be the worst ever at the best job in the world. Which is why he’ll inevitably fail this year in his shameless attempt to buy a World Series.

There are two kinds of grotesque athletes: the good ugly, who help you win by frightening and distracting teams for a game or two a year, and the bad ugly, who offend God every day of the week. Here, a scorecard.

The Devil’s Doorstep: A Visit with Scott Boras

Monday, February 23, 2009

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The Devil’s Doorstep: A Visit with Scott Boras

Scott Boras, baseball’s all-powerful attack-dog agent, has been called many things — not least among them, “the anti-Christ.” But I believed him to be a force for good. How to reconcile this? I paid him a visit.

Isiah Thomas vs. Al Davis: The Final Showdown

Friday, December 12, 2008

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Isiah Thomas vs. Al Davis: The Final Showdown

Al Davis’s latest antics in Oakland leave us pining for the good old days of another warped franchise killer — a certain bad-boy GM in New York. But which guy is more destructive? Let’s find out.

The Evolution of Sports Whining

Monday, November 17, 2008

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Bitching by multimillionaire athletes may be reaching a crescendo, but it’s been a long time coming. Way before there was Barry Zito and Vince Young, there was one Amos Rusie.

First, Kill All The Sportswriters

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

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You are guilty of bringing Access Hollywood values to the honorable tradition of figuring out why Wily Mo Pena can’t hit a curveball. For this you shall pay.

You’re Gonna Owe me for this, Cuban

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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So what if pro football is nearly flawless? There’s always room for improvement. Here, free advice from an NFL fan on what he’d love to see from the upstart UFL.

The Real Scandal of Spygate

Monday, September 29, 2008

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In his inaugural column Matt Taibbi celebrates a new football season and makes the case that Pennsylvania pol Arlen Specter’s unsportsmanlike conduct — not Bill Belichick’s spy cams — spoiled the last one.