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Top 10 Athletes of 2010-19
Note: No cheaters allowed. Therefore, no David Ortiz, no Tom Brady, no Sidney Crosby, no Cristiano Ronaldo, no Lionel Messi.Also, no golfers. Golf is not a sport.10. Alex Ovechkin. He now has 658...
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How to Be a Devils Fan on Long Island -- 2019-20 Edition
The New York Islanders have gone back to playing at the Nassau Coliseum -- but only for half of their games, with the other half at the Barclays Center. The New Jersey Devils will play the Isles at the...
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Top 10 Decade-Defining Moments in Sports
10. Multiple droughts ended. On February 7, 2010, the New Orleans Saints beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Super Bowl XLIV, to win the franchise's 1st World Championship, in their 43rd season. On...
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Someone Better Stop This Fire
For all the garbage going on in the world, much of it done or inspired by Donald Trump, did you forget that a decade is coming to a close? Time for another rewrite of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the...
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Those We Lost In 2019
I paid tribute to some of these people with obituary posts.In Memoriam:* Larry Weinberg, January 23, 1926 - January 1, 2019, a founder owner of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, his tenure including...
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New Jersey Glossary: Volume 1, A to E
232 Crazies:Â Fan group at New Jersey Devils games. They sit in Section 232 in the East Stand Balcony at the Prudential Center in Newark. They used to be the 228 Crazies, for their section at the...
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New Jersey Glossary: Volume 2, F to J
Fat Sandwich:Â Sub rolls stuffed with things like burgers, chicken fingers, fries, mozzarella cheese, mozzarella sticks and other things. Note that I did not say, "and/or other things." With the various...
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New Jersey Glossary: Volume 3, K to O
Kohr's:Â A chain of frozen custard stands at boardwalks, especially in New Jersey. In 1919, Swiss immigrant brothers Archie, Elton and Lester Kohr tried to sell ice cream on the boardwalk at Coney...
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New Jersey Glossary: Volume 4, P to S
I hope, at least, that I'm a better speller than you.Palisades:Â A line of steep cliffs along the west side of the Hudson River, running from Nyack, Rockland County, New York to Jersey City. They have...
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New Jersey Glossary: Volume 5, T to Z
Tacony-Palmyra Bridge: See "Pennsylvania, Crossings Into."Taylor Ham: See "Pork Roll," the correct name for the stuff.Tolja: Contraction of "I told you so."Traffic Circle: The bane of many a New Jersey...
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New Jersey Glossary: Volume 6, Crossings Into New York
Lincoln Tunnel, South TubeThis is the last installment in my New Jersey Glossary. The following are road crossings of the rivers from New Jersey into New York City, and vice versa, going from north to...
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Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame Tom Osborne for Nebraska Losing the 1983...
January 2, 1984: The University of Nebraska, ranked Number 1 in the nation, plays the University of Miami, ranked Number 5, in the Orange Bowl. The game was played on January 2 because January 1, New...
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Don Larsen, 1929-2020
NOTE: Some of this was taken from my 60th Anniversary piece on his perfect game, October 8, 2016.Only one human being, living or dead, has ever pitched a no-hitter in the World Series. Until yesterday,...
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Martin Peters, 1943-2019
We now think of American football as being dangerous, due to head trauma. But it affects football, as in soccer, too.Martin Stanford Peters was born on November 8, 1943 in Plaistow, East London. He...
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David Stern, 1942-2020
The problem with holding a role for a long time is that, no matter how good your intentions, mistakes happen. And, as Lord Acton said, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."...
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Sam Wyche, 1945-2020
Say a nice word for Sam Wyche, even if you live in Cleveland.Samuel David Wyche was born on January 5, 1945 in Atlanta. He played quarterback at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina, getting...
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How to Be a Devils Fan at Madison Square Garden -- 2020 Edition
Currently, the New Jersey Devils are in 8th and last place in the NHL Metropolitan Division, with 36 points. In the entire League, only the Detroit Red Wings have a worse record -- and that counts the...
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Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame Bill Belichick for Leaving the New York Jets
January 4 is simply not a good day for Jet fans. January 4, 1995, 25 years ago: Rich Kotite, in spite of having cost the Philadelphia Eagles a Playoff spot by losing the last 7 games of the previous...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Washington -- 2020 Edition
Next Saturday night, the New Jersey Devils visit the Washington Capitals. The Caps won the Stanley Cup in 2018, and look capable of doing it again. This will be a hard roadtrip for the team. Hopefully,...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Toronto -- 2020 Edition
The Devils visit the Toronto Maple Leafs this coming Tuesday. There is quite the contrast: The Devils have won 3 Stanley Cups and reached 5 Finals, yet are still seen as one of the newer teams, only...
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