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Ready for the Spotlight
The much-anticipated debut of HBO’s 24/7: Road to the Winter Classic arrived Saturday, and reviews of the first episode were … lukewarm, at best. The consensus was that the Maple Leafs were only...
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Deconstructing Gaffney
Because Tyler Gaffney is a master at taking things apart and putting them back together, a skill cultivated during a San Diego childhood spent peeling away the layers and getting to the core only to...
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The New Guy
At the TD Garden in late December, we were treated to a Very Special Holiday Episode of hockey. The principal players were the Boston Bruins and the Buffalo Sabres, but a weird giddiness filled the...
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Let me tell you how to measure football success in Texas. There is a grocery store there called H-E-B. H-E-B is for people who feel alienated by Whole Foods. Over by the carrot salad and the wilting...
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Nick Saban’s Worst Nightmare
It probably seemed so safe at the time. It was late April, one of those drowsy Tuscaloosa afternoons when the light filtering down through the trees makes everything seem like a dream. Nick Saban had...
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Chief Concern
Some cities, like some guys, have all the luck. Some sports towns, by virtue of expert management, transcendent superstars, rich owners who don’t want to take their money with them, or sheer blind...
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Closing the Cave of the Winds
The foghorn blew at 5:09 p.m. on the unseasonably pleasant evening of December 23, 2013 signaling 30 minutes to kickoff. Barring some highly improbable late-season maneuvers from the ever-capricious...
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No More Miracles
After a preposterous evening — hell, after a preposterous final four minutes and 31 seconds — in which a season’s worth of things that went around came around, and a season’s worth of shoes were found...
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When the Bengals Were Good
The Cincinnati Bengals have had several distinct eras. There was the epic fail of the 1990s, the lawless brigandry of the 2000s, and this decade’s slapstick haplessness in big games, Sunday’s follies...
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Check Him Out on YouTube
That smile, the one LeGarrette Blount was aiming out across the Patriots locker room in the general direction of the sudden (and mysterious) presence of Charles Barkley, wasn’t just because of New...
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