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OPINION

Federer Edges Out Woods
as Greatest Player


Jul 6, 09 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - It may be apples and oranges, but if judged by the cold reality of “winning big tournaments,” Roger Federer is “the most dominant athlete of any major sport,” Shaun Powell writes for NBC Sports. His 15 Grand Slam titles edge out friend Tiger Woods' 14, and... More »

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sports • golf • Tiger Woods • Roger Federer • Wimbledon • Masters • Grand Slam tennis • tournament

(Newser) - Major League Baseball’s disabled list has expanded to include a previously touchy ailment, the Wall Street Journal reports—anxiety. Three players have recently sat out games because of publicly acknowledged cases of the “butterflies,” an admission unheard of just years ago. Though the airing of psychological problems... More »

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sports • MLB • mental illness • anxiety • baseball • psychological disorder • disabled list • player

Vick's New Gig: Counselor
at Boys & Girls Club

Former quarterback trades in construction work for something more familiar

Jun 30, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick has begun working at a Virginia summer camp after leaving his job as a construction worker, the Virginian-Pilot reports. The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback is finishing up two months of house arrest after his conviction for abetting dogfighting; he’s required to work a job. Vick began yesterday... More »

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sports • Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • football • probation • dogfighting • house arrest • summer camp • Boys & Girls Club

 Kobe's Next Title: 
 '1-Man State 
 Department' 
 to China 

Lakers star makes inroads with new Chinese foundation

Jun 30, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Yao Ming may be an NBA star, but the most popular basketball player in China is Kobe Bryant—he's plastered on billboards and even once had his own reality show on Chinese TV. The Lakers guard has made a deliberate push in the world's largest nation, and he's now establishing... More »

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China • sports • NBA • Kobe Bryant • basketball • charity • Ping Pong diplomacy • cultural diplomacy

 10 Most Ejected Skippers 

These managers are an ump's worst nightmare

Jun 25, 09 6:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Among baseball managers, 10 have perfected the theatrics of fighting umps. Forbes looks at the skippers ejected most since 2004:
  1. Bobby Cox, Atlanta Braves: Also the all-time ejection king, Cox (34 ejections since '04) was once booted over stadium lights.
  2. Ron Gardenhire, Minnesota Twins: Fiery former
... More »

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sports • MLB • umpire • baseball • manager

opinion

 Let Steroids Users  
 Into Hall of Fame  

Baseball should allow performance-enhancing drugs

Jun 20, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Hall of Fame has become baseball’s weapon of last resort against players who’ve used performance-enhancing drugs. Baseball writers can’t ban drug users from the sport or take away their money—but they can deny them a spot in Cooperstown. This crusade is senseless, writes Zev Chafets... More »

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sports • steroids • MLB • anabolic steroids • Baseball Writers' Association of America • Baseball Hall of Fame • Mark McGwire

Bloomberg Obsessed
With Golf...

...but not very good at it, despite lots of study, practice, expense

Jun 18, 09 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Bloomberg doesn’t like most sports, but he’s become consumed with that most clichéd of pursuits for rich 70-year-olds: golf. And he approaches the sport with the same success-at-all-costs doggedness with which he got himself elected mayor of New York, the New York Times reports. He hired... More »

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sports • New York City • golf • Donald Trump • Michael Bloomberg • mayor

 LA Flocks to Lakers Parade 

Cops vow to jail
miscreants as
coliseum fills

Jun 17, 09 3:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - An estimated 150,000 clogged streets in downtown Los Angeles today as the NBA-champion Lakers took a victory lap around downtown, the Times reports. Some 80,000 more jammed the Coliseum for a rally at parade’s end. Police, hoping to avoid the looting and chaos that followed Sunday’s... More »

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sports • NBA • Kobe Bryant • Los Angeles Lakers • basketball • NBA playoffs • Los Angeles • Orlando Magic • Coliseum

Iowa Ump Tosses Crowd From Ballgame

Police called to HS game after fans turn unruly

Jun 13, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - A rowdy bunch of Iowa baseball fans weren't just taken out to the ball game, they were ejected from it, the Burlington Hawk Eye says. After a controversial play at a high school game in West Burlington, coaches from both teams argued with umpire Don Briggs, who gave the crowd... More »

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sports • Iowa • umpire • baseball • high school baseball • sports fans

This Guy Will Be Selling
You Stuff Very Soon

He proves his endorsement prowess

Jun 4, 09 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Outside the realm of the NBA, Dwight Howard is hardly a household name. Just you wait, reports Advertising Age. The 23-year-old star of the Orlando Magic seems to have it all—youth, charisma, eccentricity, character—and advertisers are taking notice. Howard has a ton of endorsement deals already, most notably... More »

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sports • NBA • Orlando Magic • NBA finals • Dwight Howard • Adidas • endorsement


 Kuznetsova Beats 
 Serena in French 
 Quarters 

Russian is seeking 2nd major title

Jun 3, 09 11:57 AM CDT
(AP) - Svetlana Kuznetsova squandered a big lead today but still ended Serena Williams' 18-match Grand Slam winning streak by beating her 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5 in the French Open quarterfinals. Williams, seeded second, was seeking her third successive major title and the 11th of her career. The seesaw struggle was this... More »

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sports • tennis • French Open • Serena Williams • Svetlana Kuznetsova

(Newser) - The next US tennis star will not be the product of a national training push, Huan Hsu writes for Slate, but rather of “crazy tennis parents.” The United States Tennis Association plans to spend $100 million in the next 10 years, but that’s not how it’ll... More »

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sports • parenting • tennis • Serena Williams • Venus Williams • Pete Sampras • Andre Agassi • Richard Williams • United States Tennis Association • USTA • tennis parents

ANALYSIS

The Best and Worst NFL 
Franchises

But hold your bets: Rankings show winning isn't everything

May 29, 09 4:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Great NFL organizations don’t always win Super Bowls, so Adam Schein separates the well oiled from the well Lombardi’d for Fox Sports, ranking franchises on everything from their coaching staffs to public-relations people. The top three:
  • New England Patriots: “The model franchise in all of professional
... More »

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sports • NFL • New England Patriots • Cleveland Browns • Oakland Raiders • football • Pittsburgh Steelers • Detroit Lions • Philadelphia Eagles

(Newser) - New Jersey police are investigating a complaint by a Canadian tourist who reported being raped at the home of New York Jet star defensive back Kerry Rhodes after she met him and a friend at a Manhattan night club, reports the New York Post. "I am not the subject... More »

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sports • crime • New Jersey • police • Manhattan • rape • nightclub • New York Jets • defense • Kerry Rhodes • Morristown

 Lingerie Football  
 Heats Up NYC 

Big Apple gets team in undie-clad league

May 15, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York’s getting a new football team, WPIX11 reports: the New York Majesty of the Lingerie Football League. That's right, the Lingerie Football League. Tryouts were yesterday, and a few dozen women showed up. “I'm just looking for the next fun thing,” said one. Another described her... More »

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sports • New York City • football • lingerie • underwear • Jay-ZTV • Lingerie Football League • New York Majesty

Saudi Crackdown Sends Female Gym Rats to Sidelines

Religious leaders say sports are unfeminine

May 14, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though obesity and diabetes are on the rise in Saudi Arabia, officials there are cracking down on women-only sports clubs because they lack licenses—which no government body will actually issue. Leaders say their opposition is based on Islam, but, Caryle Murphy writes for GlobalPost, it stems as much from... More »

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obesity • sports • Islam • Saudi Arabia • diabetes • women's rights • athletics • fitness • Jay-ZTV

OPINION

Web Didn't Kill Sportswriting; Lame, Humorless Writers Did

Writers today just don't know how to have fun

May 14, 09 10:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - When the working day is done, sportswriters just wanna have fun—or at least they did 50 years ago, when hot-type dinosaurs like Gary Cartwright and his gonzo cohorts roamed Dallas in capes and leotards pretending to be Italian acrobats. But today’s mirthless philistines are doing more to butcher... More »

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sports • media • Internet • newspaper • Texas • Dallas • reporter • sports writer • Gary Cartwright • Blackie Sherrod


 Cowboys Staffer 
 Paralyzed by 
 Tent Collapse 

Two others require surgery after winds knocked over practice facility

May 4, 09 1:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - A scouting assistant for the Dallas Cowboys is permanently paralyzed from the waist down after a practice canopy collapsed on him in strong winds over the weekend, reports the Dallas Morning News. His spine was severed in the accident, doctors said. The special teams coach and assistant athletic trainer also... More »

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sports • Dallas Cowboys • tornado • injury • paralyze • Rich Behm

 Obama Brings 
 Game to DC Politics 

President lobbies IOC as both a politician and a fan

Apr 29, 09 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whether shooting hoops or lobbying the IOC, Barack Obama is fast becoming the nation's sports fan-in-chief. In his first 100 days, the president hosted a Super Bowl party, sat courtside at a Bulls-Wizards game, and shot around with Connecticut's women's basketball team, the Wall Street Journal reports. He's also proposed... More »

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Barack Obama • sports • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - Exactly what killed 21 polo horses in Florida is not known, but details of their enigmatic owner are emerging in spades. Victor Vargas has succeeded at the tricky proposition of banking in Hugo Chavez’s Venezuela, and tried the US market—with less-than-stellar results. In 1993, he had to settle... More »

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sports • Venezuela • horse • Hugo Chávez • banking • medication • Federal Reserve Bank of New York • polo • US Open Polo Championship • Victor Vargas

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