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04.02.2009 7:12 am

Talkin’ Baseball, ‘Roids And Outrageous Prices

When a baseball fan sings “Buy me some peanuts and Crackerjack,” he means it. The average fan is tapped out these days.

He can’t afford to pay runaway ballpark prices himself. That was one of the obvious conclusions gained from a…

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03.31.2009 7:38 am

Calipari Flying Into The Danger Zone?

How could John Calipari even think about leaving the safety and security of Conference USA to coach the Kentucky Wildcats?

In Memphis, he could win 30 to 40 games a year, stack millions upon millions and run his program with limited public…

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03.27.2009 8:03 am

Today’s Memphis = Yesterday’s UNLV

For old-timers, watching John Calipari’s Memphis teams are like watching those colorful Jerry Tarkanian teams at UNLV.

Calipari recruits elite players by the bushel. He racks up gaudy won-loss totals in a mediocre conference.

His teams play hard, but they can get…

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03.26.2009 7:57 pm

Anderson Is Likable. Calipari? Not So Much

Joe Posnanski of the Kansas City Star broached this topic in this column. Naturally, we wondered if other scribes had similar takes.

A topic as simple as free throws can get Calipari worked up. Those clips were oldies but goodies —…

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