January 23, 2006
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January 23, 2006
Happy New Year
Even the most incurious person who reads nothing but the sports section has realized that jocks and Glocks are firmly twinned in the popular culture.
Forty years after Don Haskins's all-black Texas Western team won the NCAA title, Glory Road tells a story that went overlooked at the time
January 23, 2006
Don't tell George Steinbrenner: Beards are a growth industry
January 23, 2006
Reinstated After being suspended for refusing to play in the fourth quarter of a blowout loss to the Sonics on Jan. 11, Magic guard Steve Francis (above). Orlando was trailing 103-87 with a little...
January 23, 2006
YOU DON'T have to be Gregor Mendel to see that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's baby will be good-looking. But will it be good at sports?
January 23, 2006
Senator Chuck Grassley (R., Iowa) on the Democrats' tactics at the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito: "It's kind of like we're in the fourth quarter of a football game;...
January 23, 2006
An insurance policy makes Jeff Bagwell more valuable to the Astros if he doesn't play
The UConn women's basketball coach is the author (with Jackie MacMullan) of Geno: In Pursuit of Perfection
An Aussie Open short on big names lost another with Venus Williams's latest defeat
The bride wore ivory and black, but underneath she was all Pink. Motocross racer Carey Hart, 30, tied the knot with 26-year-old Grammy-winner Alecia Moore--better known as Pink--in Costa Rica on...
Peter King offers his 10 Things I Think I Think
What to watch and watch for
January 23, 2006
Kelsey Simonds BRIDGEWATER, MASS. > Basketball Simonds, a freshman forward at Stonehill College, is averaging 11.1 points and a team-high 8.5 rebounds, including three double doubles in her first...
DETROIT'S Ben Wallace isn't the only valuable fantasy player who's not a high scorer. Here are a few big men who will give you help in a wide range of categories.
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January 23, 2006
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January 23, 2006
What was your welcome-to-the-NBA moment? First day of practice [in 2001], I said, "Hello, I'm Andrei." He said, "Hello, I'm John." I said, "I know." I think, This is one of the greatest...
For champion bloodhound Knotty, fitness is a full-time job
January 23, 2006
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On a frenetic NFL divisional playoff weekend, no player came up bigger than Ben Roethlisberger, who led the underdog Steelers to the AFC title game with precision passing and a game-saving tackle
Denver's refashioned defense swarmed the Patriots and plans to do the same to the Steelers
Here's the thing about blitzing: It can't be a casual thing or a mere change of pace. A coach has to be dedicated to it, and he has to have players who share his enthusiasm. Last weekend we saw...
Low-key and pressure-free, Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck has the ideal constitution to cope with the cauldron of the NFC Championship Game
January 23, 2006 | NUNYO DEMASIO
Poor Seattle. There may not be a scheme that can contain Carolina wideout Steve Smith
Can Nick Goings carry the Panthers' running game? Last year, when injuries beset the backfield, he shocked everyone by rushing for 100 yards or more in five of his first seven starts; all five...
In just his second season, 7-foot Magic man-child Dwight Howard is already a master of the lost art of rebounding
One measure of a player's impact on the boards is what percentage of rebounds his team gets when he's on the court versus off it. According to 82games.com, these are the big men (who have played...
January 23, 2006
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January 23, 2006 | E.M. SWIFT
The U.S. nationals were replete with fine skating, but the show was stolen by the absent Michelle Kwan, who won a controversial berth on the Olympic team, despite not being healthy enough to...
January 23, 2006 | GRANT WAHL
Florida center Joakim Noah, who chose a whole different racket from his father, Yannick, has found his own on-court success--and helped the surprising Gators to their best start ever
January 23, 2006 | GRANT WAHL
In Taurean Green and Al Horford, the Gators have two other players whose fathers were professional athletes
January 23, 2006 | Karl Taro Greenfeld
Commissioner Paul Tagliabue is a tough ex-basketball star, a savvy lawyer hardened at the Pentagon and a fierce intellectual sometimes bored by his job wrangling rich owners and keeping their...
January 23, 2006
The NBA Mavericks' future is in good hands with young point guard Devin Harris • Trail Blazers' backcourt has a familiar feel • Scout: Bulls' Ben Gordon too foul-prone
After rebuilding on the run, the Mavs have a brilliant future. But Devin Harris believes a title could come as early as June
On Ben Gordon (right), last year's Sixth Man Award winner, who was averaging 14.4 points at week's end but shooting only 40.2% for the struggling Bulls:
Given their size (large) and production (substantial), it's a wonder these five low-post players don't get higher recognition
1 Mustafa Shakur is really hurting Arizona. Through the Wildcats' first six Pac-10 games, the junior point guard had 20 turnovers to 25 assists. Shakur had zero assists in 38 minutes in last...
No driver is grittier than Lone Star State native Todd Hays, an ex-linebacker who could win two bobsled medals in Turin
Daron Rahlves (above) won the fabled Lauberhorn downhill last Saturday in Wengen, Switzerland, his third downhill win of the season, fortifying his position as the Olympic favorite. Here's a look...
Minnesota's highly touted Phil Kessel didn't wow at the World Juniors, but he's determined to prove the hype is deserved
A month ago, after Flyers goalie Robert Esche reinjured his groin, general manager Bob Clarke was calling other teams, in search of a replacement. However, after rookie Antero Niittymaki (above)...
There's no strategy, no passing anybody. No getting air, no doing flips, no Dick Button. Nothing. Just get on the slab of metal and point it downhill.
A guy steps up to the 1st tee with his invisible clubs and his invisible ball and gets ready to play a round of invisible golf. After his first swing another guy notices him, asks him what he's...
Fred Funk THREE-WOOD Model: TaylorMade 200 Tour (steel, 13°) Shaft: Graphite Design YS-7
... In Another Sport
Despite a tantalizing second-day 68, Michelle Wie again failed to make the cut in her hometown PGA Tour event
January 23, 2006 | Charles Hirshberg
A math genius who wins millions at blackjack spins an incredible tale--a little too incredible
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