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10.27.2009 7:23 am

Mixed Reviews For Big Mac’s Return

Andy Pettitte addressed his use of performance-enhancing drugs and moved on. So did Alex Rodriguez.

Both are enjoying splendid autumns. New Cardinals hitting coach Mark McGwire could follow that path toward redemption — if he chooses to.

Here is what some of our favorite…

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06.05.2009 8:06 am

Pirates Battle On, Despite Bailout

Even though their management continues selling off their best players, the Pirates courageously battle on.

They just swept the Mets, finishing them off with an 11-6 slap down. Rookie Andrew McCutchen stepped in for the departed Nate McLouth and delivered two hits, three…

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04.21.2009 7:10 am

The Trouble With Young QBs

If the Lions draft Matthew Stafford first overall as expected, that downtrodden franchise will venture into dangerous territory.

The failure rate of quarterbacks taken high in the draft is large. Just ask USC star Matt Leinart, who is stuck behind Kurt Warner in…

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03.03.2009 9:37 pm

Junk Bonds Back On Market

Agent Jeff Borris argues that major league teams are conspiring to keep Barry Bonds out of baseball.

The Bonds Camp wants you to believe that Bonds is being blackballed over his ongoing steroids beef with the feds. Now that Barry won’t be going…

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12.16.2008 8:16 am

Auburn Football Hire In Black And White

Missouri football fans have some perspective on Auburn’s new football coach.

That SEC powerhouse passed on Buffalo coach Turner Gill, whose up-and-coming team lost at Mizzou this season. The Bulls went on to reach the MAC Championship Game, upset previously unbeaten…

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12.01.2008 7:34 am

Putting the B.S. in BCS

As expected, Oklahoma passed Texas in the BCS standings, won the ticket to the Big 12 Championship Game as a result and gained a clear path to the national title game.

The fact that Texas beat OU earlier this season mattered…

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11.06.2008 8:10 am

Let the baseball spending begin

Manny Ramirez is 36 years old. He has a history of erratic behavior.

But he also crushed baseballs during his late-season run with the Dodgers, transforming that team into a postseason threat. So that franchise has stepped up with a big…

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07.23.2008 7:37 am

The other side of Charles Barkley

Tipsheet has teased Charles Barkley for spending recklessly, especially at Nevada casinos. So it’s only fair to point out that he does some good things with his dough, too.

The Philadelphia Daily News reports that Barkley picked up the tuition tab for…

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07.18.2008 8:44 am

The Wild, Wild Web

The Internet is an exciting place. Ordinary folks can make extraordinary things happen – like rigging public votes.

Canadian hockey fans have proven especially adept at exploiting the Net. Rory Fitzpatrick, a spare defenseman who once sipped coffee as a Blue,…

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07.15.2008 8:00 am

More tacky sports gossip!

A journalist has many responsibilities. One of them, it seems, is to rain on parades.

That is why the Palm Beach Post contacted the ex-husband of Dara Torres to see how he feels about the swimmer’s growing celebrity.

Torres, 41, will go to…

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