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Now This Is Team Spirit
What the Wright Brothers have wrought.
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Found Art of the Day: How Not To Be Alone
They didn't meet in the finals, but they do on the page, or screen.
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Throwing Like an American, Throwing Like T-Rex
The surprising meanings of a deceptively simple act.
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Back to 'Throwing Like a Girl'
Most females 'throw like girls,' but not for the reason you think.
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On the Sophistication of Sports-Talk Radio, Featuring Noam Chomsky and Armando Benitez
Next up on The Fan: Noam 'The Perfesser' Chomsky!
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Labor Day Special Part Deux: 'Ooops!' in Four Acts
Tennis players, politicians, robots, and Canadians -- all gone wild.
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What Is on Much of Greater Washington's Mind Today
Hope springs eternal, before it is squashed.
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Unsung Heroes of the Olympics: Ted Robinson
Hmmm, where is this NBC announcer really from???
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College Sports: The Horse Feathers Factor
'Where will the students sleep?' 'Where they always sleep, in the classroom!'
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From a Wolverine: The Case for College Sports
Think college sports is one big corrupt racket? A Michigander begs to differ.
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Penn State: On the News!
What happened at Penn State is horrific, but the mundane role of athletics in higher education raises broader problems.
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More Good News: Chinese Hoops, Aussie Hops, 'Interesting' Software
News got you down? Here are some other things to think about
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Meaning of Lin
All your questions answered, in one mega-post
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How Would Jeremy Lin Fare in a Pickup Game in Beijing?
A report from the heartland of 'Asian'-style hoops
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Update on Lin, 'Jewish Dominance' of Hoops, and Ethnic Traits in Athletics and Life
A few leads to follow in the quest to unravel the New York Knicks superstar
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Jeremy Lin's Secret? It's Not That He's Asian
Jeremy Lin's ethnic background explains why his story is so riveting, but not why he's been so good
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Only Good Aspect of the PSU Horror: the Bob Costas Interview
A veteran interviewer shows how it is done.
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Chinese Basket-Brawl: Something Worth Reading
From the sports pages, a sensible explanation of an ugly international event
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A Churl-Free Day of Posting, Part #1
I don't want to enter the religious wars over this footwear and am not part of the barefoot cult. They may not be right for anyone else. I don't care. For me, so far, they work.
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Great Moments in Headline Writing
Now, if the Redskins can just trade their owner...
