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Disgraceful
The condemned man has jumped out of the electric chair and executed the warden.Falcons, you had a fraction of one job. You do not deserve a new stadium.Atlanta, you are the worst sports city...
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North vs. South in Sports
The North was right. The South was wrong. The Confederates were traitors. They deserved to lose, and they did. It's time the South manned up about it.To get this on a lighter note: How many North vs....
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Top 5 Reasons Why Tom Brady Is Not the Greatest Quarterback of All Time
In a column in today's New York Daily News, Manish Mehta said:Even though the great Jim Brown once seemed to come from another time and place, the debate is over: Tom Brady is the greatest football...
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Top 10 Footnote Guys In Sports History
Before I begin, let me eliminate from consideration a guy who you might have heard of, and might have put on this list.Charlie Caldwell (1901-1957). Best known as the head coach at Princeton from 1945...
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How to Go to a Hockey Game In New Hampshire
Continuing my bid to do trip guides for teams in all 50 States, it's New Hampshire's turn.On Saturday, February 18, the University of New Hampshire will play hockey against their arch-rivals. No, not...
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Mike Ilitch, 1929-2017
When the most famous living American of a particular ancestry dies, it's usually big news. But most of us don't know of anyone that we know to be of Macedonian descent.Macedonia is a region that...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Brooklyn -- 2017 Edition
The New York Islanders don't play at the Nassau Coliseum anymore. For New Jersey Devils fans, this is good news: Not that the building long past the days when it could be called "Fort Neverlose" was a...
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How to Go to a Hockey Game In Nova Scotia
Citadel Hill, overlooking downtown Halifax,including the Scotiabank Centre.Ah, why not try doing trip guides for all 10 Canadian Provinces, too? Nova Scotia will make 6.Next Monday night, the biggest...
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How to Go to a New York Red Bulls Game -- 2017 Edition
The New York Red Bulls will host the Vancouver Whitecaps in the 1st Leg of a Quarterfinal of the CONCACAF Champions League on Wednesday, February 22. They will travel to Vancouver for the 2nd Leg on...
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How to Go to a Hockey Game In Maine
Continuing my bid to do trip guides for all 50 States, it's Maine's turn.On Friday night, February 24, and Saturday night, February 25, the University of Maine will play hockey against Northeastern...
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A-Rod as Yankee Manager? Oh, HELL, No!
Today, Andrew Marchand posted on ESPN.com, suggesting that Alex Rodriguez could be the manager of the New York Yankees.No.Just no.In fact, in the immortal words of Maya Wilkes (played by Golden Brooks...
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How to Go to a Hockey Game In Alaska
Continuing my bid to do trip guides for at least 1 team in each of the 50 States, I turn to the most famous team in our northermost State: The hockey team at the University of Alaska Anchorage (no...
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How to Go to a Hockey Game In Newfoundland
Continuing my bid to do trip guides for all 50 American States and all 50 Canadian Provinces. On Friday, February 24, and Saturday, February 25, the New Jersey Devils' top farm team, the Albany Devils...
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Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame Donald Trump for Being Donald Trump
Donald Trump, November 25, 2015Donald Trump is in a category unto himself. He defies comparison. There are over a dozen reasons why he should never have been allowed to get close to the...
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How to Be a Red Bulls Fan In Vancouver -- 2017 Edition
Next Thursday night, the New York Red Bulls will visit the Vancouver Whitecaps, at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. It will be the 2nd leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal.The 1st...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Utah -- 2016-17 Edition
The Brooklyn Nets go to Salt Lake City to play the Utah Jazz next Friday. The New York Knicks will do so on March 22.Before You Go. We think of Utah, we think of the Wild West. Desert. National...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Portland -- 2016-17 Edition
Next Saturday, the Brooklyn Nets will visit the Portland Trail Blazers. The New York Knicks will visit on March 23.Before You Go. Like its Pacific Northwest neighbors Seattle and Vancouver, Portland is...
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How to Be a Red Bulls Fan In Atlanta -- 2017 Edition
The expansion soccer team Atlanta United FC will play their 1st competitive match against my New York Red Bulls at Grant Field on the Georgia Tech campus, next Sunday, March 5, 2017, at 7:30 PM.Before...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Memphis -- 2016-17 Edition
Next Monday, the Brooklyn Nets will visit Memphis to play the Grizzlies. The New York Knicks will do the same on April 7. This is the 30th and last NBA Trip Guide I will need to do for the 2016-17...
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State Political Scores
How "Blue" (Democratic) or "Red" (Republican) is a State, really?I start with 1964, because that was the year of the Civil Rights Act, when the South began to turn. If a State went for the Democratic...
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