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Press-Box Confidential: Mike and the Mad Dog Backlash; Fat Lady Sings for the Yankees
Posted 08/22/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
It's been just a week since “Mike and the Mad Dog” called it a day, and the backlash has already begun.
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Joe Torre Has a Blog
Posted 08/21/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
And honestly, this thing is kind of adorable.
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Greatest Unknown Yankee Discovered
Posted 08/20/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
Mark Pulliam had a story that would put even the most well-rounded athlete to shame.
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Michael Phelps’s Estranged Dad Won’t Try to Cash In on Son’s Spotlight
Posted 08/20/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
In the aftermath of his record-breaking Olympic gold streak, everyone, including his own distant father, is treating Michael Phelps with kid gloves. America, we've gone soft — and we love it!
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Leitch: Federer Making His Final Stand at the U.S. Open
Posted 08/19/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
Rafael Nadal has usurped Roger Federer in every possible fashion.
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Jets Fans’ Great Shame
Posted 08/19/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
Peter King doesn’t think you like Brett Favre, or at least not enough.
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The People Most Grateful to Favre
Posted 08/18/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
Anyone who has watched a Jets game over the last few seasons had to enjoy seeing a pass go more than twenty yards without wobbling like a dying quail.
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Where Were You When Michael Phelps Won His Eighth Gold Medal?
Posted 08/18/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
We know you were drunk. But please tell us you still managed to find the remote.
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Falling Dollars
Posted 08/16/08 in Daily Intel: It Happened This Week
Everything that happened last week, in case you weren't paying attention.
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Press-Box Confidential: Fights, Splits, and a Profoundly Sad Michael Kay
Posted 08/15/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
Mike and the Mad Dog go separate, mediocre ways; paper prizes Favre over Pope; and other troubling news from the past week in sports.
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Giants Coach Tom Coughlin’s Bogus Sex Scandal
Posted 08/15/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
A grumpy Philadelphia resident tried to blackmail the Super Bowl-winner for affairs he didn't actually have.
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In Which We Appreciate Michael Phelps’s Chest
Posted 08/14/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
And shoulders. And abdominals. And biceps. And triceps. And calf muscles. And gluteus maximus. And navel. And whatever that muscle is there…
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The Olympics: Does Johan Santana Not Love His Country?
Posted 08/14/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
Not all of the world’s top athletes share this deep sense of nationalism.
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Leitch: Why the Olympics Are the Reality TV of Sports
Posted 08/13/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
There's a difference between sports and athletics. The Olympics are on the wrong side of it.
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Manning vs. Brady: Battle of the September Magazine Covers
Posted 08/12/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
Giants QB Eli Manning is looking stylish on the cover of 'Men's Vogue,' but can he match up to Tom Brady, who's on the cover of 'Esquire'?
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Yankees Playoff Chances Slipping Away
Posted 08/11/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
Will Leitch looks at the Bronx Bombers' playoff chances, and isn't impressed.
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Press-Box Confidential: Favre Madness, Sports Journos Loose in Beijing, Manning’s Star Power
Posted 08/08/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
In this week's look at the self-aggrandizement, fragile egos, and blatant misrepresentation of the sporting press, Mike Lupica unleashes a patented zinger and Murray Chass blogs for real.
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Tom Arnold’s Advice to Brett Favre: Be Derek Jeter
Posted 08/08/08 in Daily Intel: Party Lines
The comedian has some choice words for the Jets' newest recruit.
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The Jets Land Brett Favre
Posted 08/07/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
The retired Green Bay Packer will play in New Jersey this year.
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Knicks Will Not Appear on National Broadcast Once Next Year
Posted 08/06/08 in Daily Intel: The Sports Section
Unless, of course, they make it to the playoffs. Why are you laughing?
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