For the past two years, the Michael Vick saga has been an ever-present part of the sports page. Now, with his conditional reinstatement to the NFL, Vick still has great challenges ahead. On a recent sports radio talk show, the hosts spoke with a “crisis management” guru about the kinds of steps Vick needs to [...]

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You can almost feel college football in the air. Last week, the SEC had its annual media day in Birmingham, Alabama.

This week, the Big Twelve, ACC, and Big Ten staged their events. Next week, the Big East will gather in Rhode Island.

As we get ready to swing into college football, it is clear that [...]

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At this writing, the Roy Halladay sweepstakes are heating up. As the trade deadline looms ever larger on the horizon, teams that are in contention for the post-season are scrambling to put together packages of players and prospects that might induce the Toronto Blue Jays to unload their Cy Young award winning pitcher. It [...]

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Make no mistake about it; Sam Hornish, Jr. is one of the best drivers in the world. For years, the native of Defiance, Ohio, built his reputation as a fast and smooth driver in the Indy Racing League.

During his IRL career, the popular Hornish won three points championships for Panther and Penske Racing. Then, in [...]

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Last Thursday, a true rarity in sports occurred when Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox pitched a perfect game against the Tampa Bay Rays—meaning that no Rays batters reached base at all. 27 up, 27 down. A perfect game is so rare that this was only the 18th perfect game in baseball history, and [...]

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