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GLORY DAYS TO BE CHERISHED
Bruce Springsteen had it right in his song “Glory Days.” Think of reliving the time 20 years ago, when you threw your last fastball, took your last game-winning jump shot, made your last meaningful
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DRAFT, SAINTS, THE FIGHT, THE RULING
Never have I come out of a Super Bowlish weekend so disappointed, so underwhelmed, as I did two weeks ago, when it seems the sports lords had their scheduling out of whack. The NFL
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FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING …
My interest in boxing runs deep. I remember my late grandfather from Italy, who immigrated to the United States and lived in New York and Chicago, telling me tales of the great heavyweight champ
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WHO DAT OVERHAUL
This has been the most critical off-season period for the New Orleans Saints in the recent reign of head coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis. This will also be the most important
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BURTON BASHING IS RIDICULOUS
Photo by McNeese Burton Coliseum, as a sports venue, has attracted both negative and positive opinions over the last 10 years. Opinion is so polarized, in fact, that in the end, you either
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FIRST LEG OF THE JOURNEY
There are more than a few parts of a college football year; from the off-season, to the heavy load of recruiting and signing players, scheduled weight room work, unsupervised players-only practice and then preseason
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PLAY NICE
As a fan, if you sit anywhere near where coaches and players roam — courtside, sidelines, near a dugout, on ringside or within striking distance of a ball or puck — the language will
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THE FUTURE IS NOW
You’ve heard the sporting phrase ”win now.” It no longer applies to just professional ranks. In the college games, coaches and administrators, like it or not, have adopted that mantra and own the philosophy
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HIJACKED SUPER BOWL
It was old lion Brady versus Wilson, the young and defending champion tiger. The moody, cerebral Bill Belichick matched schemes and strategies against the upbeat, emotional Pete Carroll. There were enough worthy storylines and personnel
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I AM CFP
So how do you like me now? Did I come as advertised in my long-awaited unveiling? I did what I was supposed to do and settled the issue on the football field? Oh, I’m
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