Tag Archive | "Sports"

Your Logo Here

Monday, November 2, 2009

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Your Logo Here

From now on I’m putting this space in my column up for sale. And why not? I’m just following the lead of the sports world, where every inch of turf, every minute of airtime, can be had for a price. By Matt Taibbi

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Nine Guys I Don’t Hate

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

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Nine Guys I Don’t Hate

There’s no shortage of athletes easy to despise. (Preening, overpaid, starbanging phony A-Rod comes to mind.) But even a rabid fan like me has a few opposing players he can’t get too worked up about.

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The Godfather Project

Friday, June 19, 2009

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The Godfather Project

For father's day weekend, we present a novel way to build a 'life list' — a favor they can't refuse.

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The Upside of Ugly

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

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The Upside of Ugly

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.

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The Game Faces Project

Monday, November 10, 2008

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The Game Faces Project

We went to three locations — a New York Jets practice, a basketball rec-league night at Manhattan’s Chelsea Piers; and a practice of the South Orange/Maplewood, New Jersey, Villagers youth baseball team — and asked the athletes to do one thing: Show us your game face!

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Buy a Sports God’s Home

Friday, October 3, 2008

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Buy a Sports God’s Home

Fans collect everything from cards to balls to game-worn uniforms, but the truly devout snag the house a sports god built.

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The Best — and Worst — Sports Memoirs Ever

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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The Best — and Worst — Sports Memoirs Ever

Time to set aside a weekend and get caught up on your sports history.

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