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Friday, March 30, 2007

Insights, Irony and Ignominy: Short Takes on Long Issues

Posted on 4:23 PM by ergeg
Last year, I got a lot of interesting feedback on my story regarding Keith Hernandez’ remarks about the presence of a female masseuse in the San Diego Padres’ dugout. Now comes the latest encroachment on the male baseball domain: umpire Ria Cortesio, who recently worked a MLB exhibition game in Arizona, thus becoming the first female umpire to do so since Pam Postema in 1989. I also got some
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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Against the Grain: The Only Way to Enjoy Bracketology Is to Take Some Risks

Posted on 1:30 PM by ergeg
Rather than bore you, dear reader, with a full-blown NCAA bracket, let's go about the Big Dance with quick hits and thematic force. You'll still get the predictions that count. Here's the opening salvo: Former NBA great Reggie Miller, Washington Post columnist Michael Wilbon and ESPN's Dan Patrick have all got Georgetown winning the whole thing. But this weird John Thompson II and III/Patrick
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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Conference Tournaments: The Big Stumbling Block to Fairness at the Big Dance

Posted on 12:11 AM by ergeg
Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim (seen left, pleading for an answer) was all over the radio and TV Monday. He thinks his Orangemen got jobbed being left out of the NCAA basketball tournament. He marshaled all his reasons why his team did “everything they had to do” to get a tourney invite. He made some good points. Unfortunately, an equal number of counter-points could be made
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Wednesday, March 7, 2007

Don't Worry, Be Happy: Titans Show Restraint Amid Free-Agency Madness

Posted on 4:27 PM by ergeg
Drew Bennett. Travis Henry. Bobby Wade. Erron Kinney. Zach Piller. All are gone from the Tennessee Titans—either via free agency or outright release. That’s essentially your leading runner, your two leading wide receivers and one-third of your offensive line. Now don’t get too excited, but the Titans have re-signed Kerry Collins, Justin Geisinger and Rien Long. Underwhelming, you say?
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Saturday, March 3, 2007

Titans’ Free-Agency Options Limited, But a Few Key Bargain Hires Appear to Be in Order

Posted on 1:47 AM by ergeg
The NFL race to sign unrestricted free agents (UFAs) has commenced, and the Buffalo Bills took the hardest early hits, as defensive back Nate Clements is off to San Francisco and linebacker London Fletcher off to Washington. But the Bills also signed some key offensive linemen in their own foray into the UFA pool. It’s a tit-for-tat routine that’s sure to change the face of many a team. As for
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