For everyone's sake, reckless IOC must sacrifice thrills for safety
The IOC's thrill-seeking devotion is boundless - and reckless. For months, the IOC failed to see the red flags concerning the danger lurking on the sliding
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Burning To Play Again
Don't spy from the tunnel or peek from the mezzanine. Sure, she could stay and watch a scene tantamount to Streep doing community theater, but Delaware coach
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Federer draws on inner strength
The Wimbledon grass has always been a bit of a yoga mat for Roger Federer, who routinely moves around Centre Court at mental and physical ease while his more
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Break point in college tennis
This story appears in the June 1, 2009, issue of Sports Illustrated. In the folksy reaches of Terre Haute -- where Larry Bird became a star and the Coca-Cola
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A-Rod in Texas: Mr. 252
This article appears in the May 11, 2009 issue of Sports Illustrated magazine. From the book A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguezby Selena Roberts
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Learn a Lesson, Lose the Wins
There was no grace in defeat. Florida State president T.K. Wetherell shook with fury last week as he smack-talked the NCAA during a 40-minute press conference.
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Enlightening the Clothes-Minded
How does she do it? In the face of triple teams, with defenders all but linking their arms like paper dolls, Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir is able to exploit the limited
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Manny and the Dodgers: Just a fling or a long-term relationship?
Manny Ramirez looked jarringly preppy in a gray, argyle-style V-neck as he stood outside the Dodgers clubhouse not long after his Game 1 destruction of the
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