So much for fellowship. So much for the symbolism of the five connected rings. So much for the grand Olympic spirit that once celebrated our shared humanity.
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Master of gamesmanship
Whatever happens at the women's Final Four in Tampa, Pat Summitt can't escape it: Last year at this time, the Tennessee coach was trying to be like Geno. She
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Ride of their lives
Nikki Caldwell's got 10 weeks to sell Pat Summitt on the sidecar. Caldwell, a Tennessee assistant, knows the smart thing to do is to just thank her boss for
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Class act
Ray Rice thanked me. OK, he actually thanked all the writers who've covered him at Rutgers for the past three years. "You guys helped me become the player I
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Real-life education
USC had just put a scare into the U.S. national team and it was Brynn Cameron who had scored eight consecutive points in a 10-0 run that put USC up by 11. Lisa
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Rockin' Jayhawks
The snake wrangling bit was supposed to be a joke. Kansas' sports information folks had given quarterback Todd Reesing a super-long personal history form and
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Center of attention
USF coach Jim Leavitt's craggy and he's crabby. He's not into sound bites and he's not into smiling pretty. And George Selvie says it's all fake. "Coach is
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Way off base
Elijah Dukes hit a home run on Wednesday. I suppose I'm expected to be happy he didn't hit a woman. Honestly, I want to know why Dukes gets to hit anything
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