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Sunday, March 27, 2005

If Terry Schiavo Were Billy Packer, There'd Be National Consensus: Pull the Plug

Posted on 3:44 PM by ergeg
March Madness is totally cool. It's the last great truly populist national sporting event, in which we get to celebrate courageous underdog college basketball players from small towns and even smaller schools. Sure, the big schools usually end up in the Final Four, but March Madness is more about the journey than the destination, and it's a heckuva lot more fun to root for the Bucknells, the
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Thursday, March 24, 2005

First in War, First in Peace, and Last in the National League East

Posted on 4:11 AM by ergeg
When I first took a look at the Washington Nationals' 40-man roster, I thought, "Yeah, this looks like an expansion team, all right." Then I thought, "Wait a minute--this ISN'T an expansion team! Holy Christ!" Yep, this is a long-established professional baseball club, which spent the past 35 years as the Montreal Expos. Last year, they finished 67-95, which is pretty bad, but still better than
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Tuesday, March 8, 2005

Spring Cleaning in Nashville

Posted on 1:29 AM by ergeg
So the Tennessee Titans are cleaning house. After the team's hugely disappointing 5-11 finish in 2004, General Manager Floyd Reese looked around, saw cobwebs in the corners and dust bunnies under the beds, and decided to get out the broom. But it's not like he chased away bad players. Within the past week, the Titans have lost to free agency wide receiver Derrick Mason, cornerback Samari Rolle,
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