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(05/02/02 5:00am)
It's got to be really tough when you're not wanted. There are 30 teams in Major League Baseball. Of them, 29 have owners. There is, however, one team that is so financially unattractive that not one billionaire was willing to take a risk by purchasing the franchise. This lone runt plays north of the border. The Montreal Expos have no private boss. They are run by the league.
(04/18/02 5:00am)
After Tiger Woods won his third Masters on Sunday, many scrambled to find the correct hero with which to compare the champion golfer. Some like to rank his accomplishments with those of Jack Nicklaus, the current greatest golfer in history. Perhaps he is the Michael Jordan of golf, or the Wayne Gretzky of the greens.
(04/04/02 5:00am)
The baseball season is finally upon us, and what a great feeling it is once again. Baseball's opening day is different from those of the three other major sports. For starters, it comes at a time in the year when the days are getting longer and warmer, not shorter and colder.
(03/14/02 5:00am)
I can say that after a complete medical examination, Mr. Tyson is fit to participate in a boxing match." These are the words of Mabel Boatwritght, the commissioner of the D.C. Boxing and Wresting commission, upon approving Mike Tyson's bid for a license to box in the nation's capital. So, from the city that brought you the first crack-smoking mayor, here comes Tyson vs. Lewis.
(11/29/01 5:00am)
A couple of weeks ago, Major League Baseball team owners voted almost unanimously to contract the league by eliminating two teams. The list of possible victims was narrowed down to three cities: Montreal, Miami and Minnesota. The decision to contract has drawn a huge amount of flack from residents of the targeted areas as well as from fans around the league.
(11/08/01 5:00am)
Now that the World Series is over, I suppose we can conclude two things. First, the 2001 Major League Baseball season was one of the most memorable in the history of the game. Second, don't bet on my prognostications.
(10/25/01 5:00am)
The World Series comes a bit later than normal this year. Due to the one-week delay at the end of the regular season, this year's fall classic will begin on Saturday, Oct 27. It was one year ago to that day when the New York Yankees won their third consecutive championship and fourth in the previous five years. In a couple of days, they will begin their final journey to their fourth straight.
(10/04/01 5:00am)
The great Jordan is back! While Michael Jordan is not the first athlete to unretire, he is the first to actually announce that he would be back during his retirement press conference. After the Bulls won their sixth NBA championship to conclude the 1997-98 season, Mike sat in front of the microphone and proclaimed that this was it, again. Then a reporter had the unique of idea of asking his Airness whether he was absolutely positive.
(09/20/01 5:00am)
Last week, I wrote that the tragedies at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon serve to once again remind us that some things are truly important while others are not. The events that have followed since the attacks have also revealed another truth that is all too often veiled.
(09/13/01 5:00am)
Johns Hopkins Football started off their 2000-2001 campaign with a bang by crushing Washington and Lee 34-3 at Homewood on Saturday. While all opening day victories are good, this one was extra special. Head Coach Jim Margraff won his 61st game, making him the all-time winningest coach in school history and the 31-point margin of victory the new, largest for the team in a season-opener since 1959.
(09/13/01 5:00am)
When disaster strikes, when lives are lost, many in the sports community immediately rush to a microphone to be the first to make the following statement. "Boy, all of this really puts things into perspective." The purpose of the statement is to teach all of us that the outcome of a ballgame is really of small import compared to other issues such as personal health and family. Making the statement makes you look rather wise.