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Friday Mini-Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...office politics from the columnist who, not that long ago, endured a verbal assault from an Oakland Raiders executive.Section214 of Sactown Royalty on Kenny Thomas: "Kenny Thomas is no long shot. He is...

Blog | October 17, 2008

First Cup: Monday

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

Mike McGraw of the Arlington Heights Daily Herald: "General manager John Paxson has said he will not use a strategy of creating cap room in 2010. That...

Blog | October 06, 2008

Tuesday Bullets

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...essentially doing whatever they please without fearing the repurcussions. And that period, Jaynes writes, is over: "Oakland Raiders' Managing Partner Al Davis, a bit of a rogue himself, was asked about the NBA's...

Blog | August 07, 2007

Teams and Leagues Make Lousy Investigators

Henry Abbott, TrueHoop

...were traveling violations (also never called on his Airness). And in the N.F.L., the Oakland Raiders understood that center Barret Robbins had mental health problems but failed to address them until he...

Blog | August 16, 2006

Brown's return to New York: Did settlement set bad precedent?

Chris Sheridan, ESPN.com

New Bobcats coach Larry Brown makes his first return to New York, site two years ago of a Knicks implosion and his painful $22 million "haircut," Chris Sheridan writes.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2008

Dissecting the NFL coaching experience

Gregg Easterbrook, Special to Page 2

Mike Singletary has never been a head coach before, at any level, so his odds of success are pretty slim.

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2008

1978: The greatest duel of all time

Eric Neel, Page 2

In Page 2's tour of the most memorable sports years, Eric Neel recalls the greatest horse racing duel of all time: Affirmed versus Alydar in 1978.

Story | Conversation | July 28, 2008

There's no quit in Kobe, but there is in Federer

LZ Granderson, Page 2

There's a sharp contrast between Kobe Bryant and Roger Federer, and we saw what it is this weekend.

Story | Conversation | June 09, 2008

REPORTING FROM ... THE LAKERS VS. CELTICS HYPE

Laura Lane

...the true fans from ones just along for the ride? "I was raised in Los Angeles," Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha says. "I am probably the biggest Lakers fan in the NFL right now...

Blog Entry | Conversation | June 03, 2008

NFL draft as inexact as breaking down tenths of seconds

Gregg Easterbrook, Special to Page 2

TMQ weighs in with the final word on the 2008 NFL draft … and just a few other topics.

Story | Conversation | April 28, 2008

Mocking the mockery of the mock drafts

Gregg Easterbrook, Special to Page 2

Now that the dust has settled from the NFL season, Tuesday Morning Quarterback is back to mock the draft.

Story | Conversation | April 21, 2008

Lakers survive late meltdown to win second of miniseries against Warriors

Lamar Odom made the go-ahead layup with 9 seconds left in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers shook off the Golden State Warriors' frantic regulation rally to hang on for a 123-119 victory Monday night, concluding an immensely entertaining miniseries.

Recap | Box Score | Conversation | March 24, 2008

Before it's tourney time, it's quiz time

Page 2

Take a break from studying the future field of 65 and get a real education with the quiz.

Story | Conversation | March 14, 2008

A star-studded edition of The Links

Bill Simmons, Page 2

Bill Simmons flashes back to his favorite NBA All-Star columns and passes along a new batch of links.

Story | Conversation | February 11, 2008

During Super Bowl week, lamb castration makes the quiz

Patrick Hruby, Page 2

Super Bowl hype, cheesy '90s rappers, restraining orders and lamb castration ... it's all in this week's quiz.

Story | Conversation | January 31, 2008