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Meeting Rowdy Roddy Piper a decade ago, just one year before his death.
US Women inspire long-delayed Newark pilgrimage.
Canadian Football League legend Dieter Brock was the best 34-year-old rookie in NFL history. Then he was gone.
Cowboys great Ed “Too Tall” Jones isn’t in that team’s Ring of Honor, much less the NFL Hall of Fame—and he likely never will be.
A legal burst of adrenaline from a strikeout. What year is it (#500)?
A few notable transgender atheletes who have won state championships this spring.
The impossible burden of heightened expectations.
The team’s pitching is excellent (so far), but overuse of the bullpen and a mediocre offense will doom the team this year.
Managers and players get ejected, but umpires rarely face consequences for absurd calls.
Maybe Shohei’s in the clear, maybe not. But once the feds get involved, a gambling scandal will hit MLB. What year is it (#486)?
How do fans of struggling MLB teams retain their interest?
A city in search of a hipster edge might have one on ice.
The most fun sports are the ones that haven’t been broken yet.
Time makes specialists of us all.
Some final notes on a forgotten heavyweight champion.
The influx of tourism for the Paris Olympics has corporate greed at a high.
Only two losses—one to Mike Tyson on the comeback trail, another to a great white hope—mar the portly fighter’s resume.
Now that ranked heavyweights have incentives to fight each other, long-avoided bruisers like Congo’s Martin Bakole are rising to the top.
The ceremony was fun. The reaction of Musk and co. even more so.
The leader of the New York Sack Exchange isn’t in the Pro Football Hall of Fame? You could’ve fooled me.
The career of Penn State quarterback John Shaffer, a winner at the game of life.
Take a load off, follow the hot stove. What year is it (#450?)
Silver lining: Chaim Bloom and Alex Cora likely walk the plank day after the season ends. What year is it (#427)?
Nonetheless, I’m a good sport and an old cowhand. What year is it (#301)?
Parents go field-rage on volunteers. What year is it (#287)?
A brief clip of Barr's heroic and anarchic take on the National Anthem at Jack Murphy Stadium.
The late Red Sox second baseman and longtime broadcaster talks with The Boston Globe's Chad Finn about the future of baseball.
Skip Caray's call of Francisco Cabrera's walk off hit to score Sid Bream and send the Atlanta Braves to the World Series in 1992.
Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) and Joshua Green join Maher to discuss attacks on Biles after her withdrawal from the Olympics.