Spring cleaning, Page 2-style

Page 2 rolls up its sleeves to purge the sports world of all its worn-out traditions.

Fiendish 5: Rivalries that get nasty

The Ravens meet the Steelers in one of the nastiest rivalries in sports. Here are five others that get blood boiling.

...photo, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher James Shields, right, takes a swing at Boston Red Sox's Coco Crisp after Crisp was hit by a pitch and charged the mound in the second inning of...

Tampa Bay Rays' Jonny Gomes, center, raises his fist to hit Boston Red Sox's Coco Crisp who lies on the ground beneath Rays catcher Dioner Navarro in the second inning of a...

The human side of calling fouls and homers

The free-throw disparity in the NBA Finals isn't about home-court advantage as much as human nature.

Chat transcript: NBA playoffs edition

The NBA playoffs, Sox-Yankees, the five greatest TV shows ever -- Bill tackles those topics and a whole lot more in his latest chat.

Chain gang roster

The diamond isn't the only bling out on the baseball field. Have you noticed all the players wearing shiny, braided, shell-beaded to shoestring chains?

All you need is glove

Everything you ever wanted to know about batting gloves, and the players who use them. As for those who don't -- haven't we heard enough?

Daily Quickie: Crazy eight

Dan Shanoff on the NBA Playoffs, LeBron, Richard Seymour, Pedro Martinez, JJ Redick, NASCAR Cat Fight and more.

Bidding starts at eight figures

Roger Clemens is positioning himself as the greatest midseason free agent in the history of any sport.

Story | Conversation | April 14, 2006

Daily Quickie

Dan Shanoff on the Redick-Morrison debate, the Pro Bowl, Johnny Damon, the Knicks, USC, College Bowling and more.

Elias Says ...

A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports.

Story | Conversation | September 08, 2005

Elias Says ...

A daily glance inside the numbers from the world of sports.

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2005

Readers write, and I right some wrongs

Page 2's Bill Simmons opens his e-mailbag and as usual, some unusual stuff comes pouring out in his latest installment of "Yup, these are my readers."

Return of The Ramblings

A lot of strange thoughts are rambling around in The Sports Guy's demented brain.