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Who's No. 1 — in high school?
We live in a culture that demands all things be rated and ranked, especially our sports teams. At the end of the season, somebody has to earn the right to raise one of those garish foam fingers and shout, "We're Number One." That seems to count for a lot....
Tags: Super Bowl, High School Sports, Joe Montana, Walt Disney, National Football League
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A few pre-race Preakness thoughts, and the current odds
A few final thoughts as we approach the 6:18 post time for the 137th running of the Preakness: It comes down to this: Either Bodemeister can run the same race he did two weeks ago, or he can’t. If he can, he likely won’t be beat. Kentucky...
Tags: Bodemeister (racehorse), Ramon A. Dominguez , Daddy Nose Best (racehorse), Horse (animal), Preakness Stakes
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Is Ira Glass getting a pass on his Mike Daisey gatekeeping failures?
The Baltimore SunI am a fan of Ira Glass and "This American Life." In fact, I am such a fan, I have been sitting here for four days hoping someone else would write this piece. But no one is apparently. So, here goes. Let me preface it by saying maybe I am so out of...Tags: Music, Values, Radio, Ethics, Journalism
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Sports author in another scuffle, takes on NCAA
O, by the WayDoes the name Buzz Bissinger mean anything to you?Unless you follow the coming and goings of sports journalism figures (and if you do with any regularity, you need a hobby), the name might not ring a bell.So to bring you up to......Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, The New York Times
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Update: Writer whose shopping compulsion made husbands everywhere look good in comparison has reportedly checked into rehab
Change of SubjectFollowing on yesterday's item Husbands everywhere offering expressions of thanks to Buzz Bissinger comes news that "Friday Night Lights" author Buzz Bissinger "on Tuesday checked into an undisclosed rehab facility to seek treatment of an addiction to... -
Husbands everywhere offering expressions of thanks to Buzz Bissinger
Change of SubjectBuzz Bissinger -- author of "Friday Night Lights," former Tribune investigative reporter, current contributing editor at Vanity Fair -- has published an astonishing confessional that has husbands everywhere reminding their wives just how comparatively... -
School-closings controversy needs some reality checks
Let's not pretend that when you close schools on the South and West sides, the children affected aren't black. Let's not pretend that's not racist. ... Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, speaking at a protest rally Wednesday As long as we'...
Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, Entertainment Events, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage
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Beyonce to headline Gucci fundraiser for women
Beyonce has signed on to headline a concert benefiting Gucci's Chime for Change (get it?), an initiative that works to improve education, justice and health for women and girls around the world. John Legend, Ellie Goulding and Florence and the Machine are...
Tags: The New York Times, Urban Outfitters Incorporated, Victoria's Secret, Hermes, Kobe Bryant
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'Outside Shot' by Keith O'Brien is no 'Friday Night Lights'
The story line seems the same. Just change the sport from football to basketball, and the states from Texas to Kentucky. Keith O'Brien's new book, "Outside Shot: Big Dreams, Hard Times, and One County's Quest for Basketball Greatness," is the basketball...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, High School Sports, Kentucky Wildcats, National Collegiate Athletic Association, The Boston Globe
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The L words that define Lance Armstrong
Ten observations on the Lance Armstrong saga, which took on a new dimension once the Big O got involved and apparently got the defrocked 7-time Tour de France winner to tell the truth, or some of it, about his doping: 1. It would be a lot easier to...
Tags: International Cycling Union, Cycling, The New York Times, USA Today, Lance Armstrong
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Oprah makes Lance Armstrong squirm in Part 1 of their interview
Channel Guide MagazineWe're all very used to seeing Lance Armstrong as the picture of confidence, someone firmly believing he was in control and would come out on top — whether he was on his bike or on a bully pulpit denying any wrongdoing throughout his historic career.... -
Clear eyes, full hearts, cease and desist
Change of SubjectBy Megan Crepeau Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose. Did you get a little teary-eyed reading that? Did it make you think of teamwork and honesty and all those good old-fashioned American values? It did for Mitt Romney - he's......
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