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NBC Prepares an Olympic Overload; NFL Players Are Suing Again

Today in Sports: A new NFL lawsuit, Golden State is building a new home, and NBC is all-in on the Olympics.

By Ray Gustini

May 22, 2012

Babe Ruth's Laundry Fetches $4.4 Million; Phil Jackson Won't Coach the Knicks

The NFL gets tough on its knee injury problem, Babe Ruth's jersey sells for $4.4 million, and Phil Jackson won't be coaching the Knicks next year.

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By Dashiell Bennett

May 18, 2012

Kerry Wood striking out 20 Houston Astros in 1998.

The Case of Vilma v. Goodell, Kerry Wood Calls it a Career

Today in sports: The Heat are falling apart, SEC football plays rough, and a Saints takes a big shot at the Commish.

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By Ray Gustini

May 15, 2012

Manny Pacquiao on Gay Marriage; More '30 for 30'

Today in sports: St. Louis and the Rams settle in for vicious stadium sniping, Democrats may have lost the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world over gay marriage, and assessing the hypothetical market for Josh Hamilton.

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By Ray Gustini

May 14, 2012

Manchester City's Improbable Win; The Floptastic NBA Playoffs

People are still talking about Manchester City's improbably EPL title, Donovan McNabb has lost weight, corrected his form, and wants one more shot, and David Stern acknowledges flopping is marring the NBA playoffs

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By Ray Gustini

May 3, 2012

Junior Seau and the Conscience of a Football Fan

Following the Hall of Fame linebacker's apparent suicide, football fans are wrestling with the ethics of being a football fan.

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By Ray Gustini

May 2, 2012

NFL Suspends Four Players For Cheap Shots

The tension between the NFL and NFL Players' Association over the league's investigation into illegal bounties supplied by New Orleans Saints players and coaches from 2009-2011 could soon be reach Def-Con status.

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 20, 2012

Fenway Park Turns 100, Remains a Dump; Bad Eggs Make Good Picks

Fenway Park celebrates a century of obstructed views, the NFL is undervaluing draft-eligible arrestees, and the two ways of profiling a racehorse.

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 17, 2012

Hockey's Bloody Spring; The Red Sox and Bobby Valentine Are Fighting

The kickoff may be going to the way of leather helmets, hockey players are making up lost fighting time this postseason, and Bobby Valentine is working his divisive magic in Boston.

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 10, 2012

Vin Scully Has a Cold; Bill Parcells Is Staying Retired Today

Today in sports: Bill Parcells is staying retired for the rest of the day, Vin Scully is going to miss the Los Angeles Dodgers home opener, and Peyton Manning's arm gets a boost.

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 9, 2012

Ozzie Guillen Offends Again; Fox Kills 'COPS' for Sports

Today in sports: Fox Saturdays are going to be sports heavy, Ozzie Guillen wisely has decided to apologize for saying he's a big, big Castro fan, and Bill Parcells is negotiating through the media again.

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 4, 2012

John Calipari is Smooth; Deconstructing Nike's NFL Unis

Today in sports: Kentucky's basketball coach swears he's not interested in a jump to the NBA, Sacramento's NBA future looks murky, and Jack the Georgetown bulldog gets an heir.

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By Adam Martin

Apr 3, 2012

The NFL's New Duds; Nissan's New Batmobile

Today in sports: New NFL uniforms, game-fixing scandals overseas, an ode to Augusta's black caddies, one Kentucky fan's wild night, and Nissan designs a real-life Batmobile to win Le Mans.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 28, 2012

An Opening Day Far, Far Away; The Death of Sudden Death

Also: Nike is suing Reebok for selling "unauthorized" Tim Tebow Jets gear.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 27, 2012

One Last Score For Bill Parcells; The Decency of Pat Summit

Also: Kobe Bryant responds to his benching.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 23, 2012

Joba Chamberlain Can't Win; Don't Ask Pat Robertson About Peyton Manning

Also: Dick Durbin's reasonable call for Bountygate hearings isn't playing well with Senate Republicans

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 22, 2012

Tebowmania Is Already Tearing the Jets Apart; Bountygate's Snitchgate

Also: How Stephon Marbury conquered Chinese pro basketball.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 21, 2012

The Saints Bounty Bell Tolls; An American Tebow in Flux

Today in sports: The NFL announces punishments stemming from the New Orleans Saints Bountygate scandal, Lehigh's win over Duke has been immortalized in song, and the New York media races to find the backstory -- any backstory -- on the Tim Tebow trade.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 20, 2012

Goon Hockey Lives; The Golden State Warriors Can't Have People Over

A nasty hockey brawl at Madison Square Garden won't do much to ease concerns about fighting in hockey, fed-up fans of the Golden State Warriors turn a celebration into an evening of lusty boos, and dissecting Peyton Manning's new contract.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 15, 2012