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JMar09 to Sports World: Cease Tweeting

Aug 4, 2009 - 8:40 PM

The problem with Twitter? Aside from allowing only 140 characters of data per tweet, leaving us barely enough room to burp and fart, it provides the immediate and unfiltered dissemination of thought...

'Yinz' Should Admit it: Pittsburgh Rules

Jun 16, 2009 - 12:00 AM

In Chicago, Milton Bradley further endears himself to Cubdom by flipping a ball into the seats with two out, a farcical sign that 100 years without a World Series title soon will be 101. In...

Props to Persevering Michael Phelps

May 16, 2009 - 9:37 PM

So, how serious was Michael Phelps about quitting the sport that made him famous -- and, um, infamous? Serious as a sheet of paper, a line dividing the page in half and headings with "pros" on one...

Quitting Would Damage Phelps' Legacy

Feb 6, 2009 - 1:10 AM

So now he's threatening to seek an escape hatch, not compete in the 2012 Olympics -- you know, take his Speedo LZR Racer trunks and 14 gold medals and swim home. That would be a regrettable and...

Phelps' Vow to Kids Goes Up in Smoke

Feb 3, 2009 - 1:05 AM

For a few swigs, anyway, he tried to have a peaceful couple of beers with his U.S. swim teammates. But soon enough, inside this Budweiser-sponsored party tent in Beijing, word circulated that Michael...