Items by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Sports of The Times: Londoners Adopt New Loyalties With Chelsea in Champions League Final
Posted: May 17th, 2012, 10:18pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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.Chelsea can become the first London team to win the Champions League, leaving many fans of Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal to root for Bayern Munich. -
Sports of The Times: George Vecsey: In Hockey, Game 7 Is Different
Posted: April 26th, 2012, 12:42pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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When a Stanley Cup playoff series goes to a decisive game, even the most casual fans stop to take notice.
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Sports of The Times: George Vecsey — Maybe the Dodgers Are Cursed
Posted: April 8th, 2012, 1:48am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Can a baseball curse, in this case one cast on the Dodgers after they left Brooklyn after the 1957 season, have a delayed reaction?
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Bats: Do You Remember Your First Ball Game?
Posted: April 4th, 2012, 12:00pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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A first major league baseball game can be indelible, but it is fun to check out just how accurate your memory is.
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Sports of The Times: For Mets, a Golden Anniversary (Alchemists Needed)
Posted: April 1st, 2012, 2:00am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Founded in 1962, the once hapless, now beleaguered Mets celebrate their 50th anniversary this season.
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Sports of The Times: George Vecsey — Knicks Pioneer Roots for Underdog in Lin
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 1:20am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Wat Misaka, 88, the first Asian-American player in the N.B.A., said he roots for Jeremy Lin because of his guard skills, not their shared heritage.
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Sports of The Times: Millrose Games Move Into New Era
Posted: February 9th, 2012, 2:10am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Eamonn Coghlan, a seven-time winner of the Wanamaker Mile, will be present at the Millrose Games, which will be held Saturday for the first time at the Armory in Upper Manhattan.
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The Fifth Down: A Violent Game. And That Was Just the Commercials. - George Vecsey
Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:42am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Advertisements featuring the end of the world, exploding town squares and pouncing cheetahs made the columnist, at home for the Super Bowl, crave the melee of the arena.
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Sports of The Times: Mets’ Choo Choo Coleman, 50 Years Later
Posted: January 24th, 2012, 1:09am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Choo Choo Coleman, a lithe little catcher in 1962 when the Mets were cute and cuddly, returned to New York with stories of the bad ol’ days.
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Goal: For Fans, a New Focus on the Best Soccer in the World
Posted: January 20th, 2012, 11:58am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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On Sunday, Fox will show a live Premier League match--at a time when many Americans can watch it. The broadcast is yet another indication of the popularity of the great soccer coming from Europe.
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Bats: When You Root, Root, Root for a Team That's Not From Home
Posted: December 30th, 2011, 12:10pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Tigers fans who don't live in Detroit, Cardinals fans who live in New York--what's the appeal of cheering for teams from far away?
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Sports of The Times: George Vecsey - In Today’s World of Sports, Bad News Has Accomplices
Posted: December 11th, 2011, 2:00am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Has there ever been such a dismal month in sports — a time to question why we are so enthusiastic about spectator sports, particularly as part of so-called education?
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Sports of The Times: George Vecsey - In Today’s World of Sports, Bad News Has Accomplices
Posted: December 11th, 2011, 2:00am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Has there ever been such a dismal month in sports — a time to question why we are so enthusiastic about spectator sports, particularly as part of so-called education?
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Goal: When It Comes to the Greats, Who Do You Remember?
Posted: December 7th, 2011, 8:44am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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George Vecsey asks readers about their first--and lasting--impressions of outstanding athletes.
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Sports of The Times: George Vecsey Remembers Brazil’s Sócrates
Posted: December 7th, 2011, 7:24am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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There are very few folk singer-activist-physicians who are also world-class athletes.
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Sports of The Times: George Vecsey Remembers Brazil’s Sócrates
Posted: December 7th, 2011, 7:24am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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There are very few folk singer-activist-physicians who are also world-class athletes.
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College Players Move Concussions Issue Into the Courtroom
Posted: November 30th, 2011, 8:57pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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A class-action suit filed in Illinois claims the N.C.A.A. has been negligent regarding awareness and treatment of brain injuries to athletes.
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The Quad: A Growing Tradition at the Garden, Cloaked in Red
Posted: November 25th, 2011, 11:27am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Whether it's the Winter Classic, the Olympics, the Beanpot or even Red Hot Hockey at the Garden, hockey lends itself to special events.
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Sports of The Times: Seeing Frazier Beyond His Combative Side - George Vecsey
Posted: November 9th, 2011, 12:30pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The columnist’s images of Joe Frazier include a very personal one at a funeral.
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Sports of The Times: The Dangerous Cocoon of King Football - George Vecsey
Posted: November 8th, 2011, 1:40am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Something needs to be done about big-time college sports when a scandal like the one at Penn State can be covered up for years.
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Sports of The Times: N.Y.C. Marathon: Running to Keep Memories Alive
Posted: November 2nd, 2011, 9:22am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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An extended family representing those who died on United Airlines Flight 93 near Shanksville, Pa., on Sept. 11, 2001, will race the New York City Marathon.
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Sports of The Times: Klinsmann Bolsters American Identity of U.S. Team
Posted: October 11th, 2011, 1:37am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Jurgen Klinsmann took the national soccer team to the Sept. 11 memorial in Manhattan to make a closer connection to its American roots.
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Sports of The Times: 2011 A.L. Playoffs: Leyland Has a Unique Panorama From Dugout Steps
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 10:09pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Detroit Manager Jim Leyland is no stranger to decisive postseason games during his long baseball career.
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Bats: Add Agee's to List of Memorable Catches
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 2:14pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Tommie Agee made two great catches in the 1969 World Series. Are there others that should be remembered?
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Sports of The Times: Granderson’s Catches Add to October Lore
Posted: October 6th, 2011, 2:00pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Curtis Granderson’s two great catches against the Tigers on Tuesday put him in the category of fielders who have had epic moments in the autumn.
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Sports of The Times: George Vecsey: Tears and Jeers on Final Day of Mets’ Season
Posted: September 29th, 2011, 1:57am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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For the Mets, the final day of the season did not pass without controversy when Jose Reyes, who is competing for the N.L. batting title, got a hit in his first at-bat and then asked to be removed from the game.
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Sports of The Times: 2011 U.S. Open: Serena Williams Rages Again
Posted: September 12th, 2011, 2:10am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The public flare-up by Serena Williams during her match against Samantha Stosur was a reminder of the resentments she carries around, just below the surface.
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Sports of The Times: 2011 U.S. Open: Serena Williams Rages Again
Posted: September 12th, 2011, 2:10am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The public flare-up by Serena Williams during her match against Samantha Stosur was a reminder of the resentments she carries around, just below the surface.
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Sports of The Times: N.C.A.A. Punishes Marshall Player Over Technicality
Posted: September 3rd, 2011, 2:40pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Jeremiah Taylor, who made Marshall’s team last season as a walk-on, had to sit out his team’s season opener because he didn’t submit a form.
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Sports of The Times: College Football Returns, but Sport Still Fails the Integrity Test
Posted: September 3rd, 2011, 1:20am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The N.C.A.A. is said to be studying the abuses of big-time football. It has a lot to study.
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Sports of The Times: Back on the Road, Jaziri Makes Tunisia Proud
Posted: August 31st, 2011, 11:05am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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As the dust still settles in his home country of Tunisia, Malek Jaziri became the first Tunisian player to ever win a match at a Grand Slam tennis event during the Open era.
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Sports of The Times: Even After Prison and an Ankle Injury, Burress Says He’s Ready
Posted: August 5th, 2011, 1:42pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Plaxico Burress gave little away on Thursday when an injury to his ankle kept him from what would have been his first full workout since 2008.
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Sports of The Times: A Symbol Of a Lost Decade For the Mets
Posted: July 27th, 2011, 10:58pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Somehow the Mets’ pennant-less decade has become identified as the Carlos Beltran era. As he is shipped to the Giants, Beltran also became the symbol of failed expectations.
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On Soccer: U.S. Soccer’s Home and the World’s New Destination
Posted: July 27th, 2011, 9:54pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Summer trips to the United States by international soccer clubs are signs that Major League Soccer has made strides in growing the sport in this country.
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Champion Tainted by Scandal Tries to Regain Its Luster
Posted: July 27th, 2011, 12:08am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Juventus lost two Serie A titles, but the owners of the team and the Fiat empire want to reclaim them and build on the promise of a new stadium.
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Sports of The Times: Left on the Sideline as an Underdog Celebrates
Posted: July 18th, 2011, 7:48am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The United States lost in the Women’s World Cup final to an inspired team from a nation that has sustained a triple blow of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear breakdown.
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Sports of The Times: Left on the Sideline as an Underdog Celebrates
Posted: July 18th, 2011, 7:48am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The United States lost in the Women’s World Cup final to an inspired team from a nation that has sustained a triple blow of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear breakdown.
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Sports of The Times: France Loses to the U.S., With Typical Elegance
Posted: July 13th, 2011, 11:50pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The United States’ victory in the Women’s World Cup semifinals would not have been so thrilling without France’s aggressiveness and 25-11 lead in shots on goal.
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Goal: One Play Erases Doubts About a Coach
Posted: July 11th, 2011, 10:30am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Sometimes coaches know stuff. Sometimes they get it wrong.
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Sports of The Times: At All-Star Game, Politics and Passion Are Also in Play
Posted: July 11th, 2011, 1:39am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Despite initial calls for a player boycott, no such thing will happen. Instead, expect tasteful demonstrations and off-the-field statements by some current and retired players.
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Sports of The Times: Best Seat in House? It’s in the House
Posted: July 10th, 2011, 1:54am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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In person, the magnificent spectacle of the marathon cycling race through the villages and scenery of the French countryside is a blur.
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For One Minor League Baseball Team, Never an Empty Seat
Posted: July 3rd, 2011, 1:55am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Barring a rainout, the Dayton Dragons of the Class A Midwest League will have their 815th consecutive sellout on Saturday, a national sports record.
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Sports of The Times: Suddenly, Jeter’s Not Fine
Posted: June 14th, 2011, 10:36pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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He’s only six hits away from his 3,000th career hit, but a calf injury will sideline the Yankees’ captain for a while.
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Sports of The Times: Remembering Waitz, a Champion and Companion
Posted: June 9th, 2011, 1:30am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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As stories continue to pour in on the generosity and personality of the runner Grete Waitz, her husband, Jack, reflected on the years he spent with his wife.
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Sports of The Times: Change in Giggs’s Role Brightens the Twilight of His Career
Posted: April 26th, 2011, 1:24am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Ryan Giggs, 20 years into his career with Manchester United, has essentially reinvented himself as a playmaking midfielder.
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Sports of The Times: Rangers Fans Had Something to Prove
Posted: April 21st, 2011, 12:07pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Playoff hockey, that beloved springtime sport, was back for another night in The World’s Most Famous Construction Site.
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Sports of The Times: Bonds’s Denial, Baseball’s Problem
Posted: April 14th, 2011, 8:18am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Barry Bonds’s one count of obstruction implicates the entire industry for its omertà during the era of home run frolics.
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Sports of The Times: In Role as Teacher, Showalter Remains Student of Game
Posted: April 13th, 2011, 1:40am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Manager Buck Showalter said that he and his Orioles are ready for the challenge in a competitive A.L. East.
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Sports of The Times: Gasps From the Grandstand After the Invoice Arrives
Posted: April 9th, 2011, 3:21pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Ticket prices in the four traditional American pro sports keep going up, but the recent increases in New York are staggering.
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Sports of The Times: Baggage, New and Old, Arrives at Citi Field
Posted: April 9th, 2011, 2:20am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Everything the Mets are today, a team trying to be respectable, while dealing with a current scandal and past blips of glory, dates to their first season.
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Sports of The Times: With Great Pitching Come High Expectations
Posted: April 6th, 2011, 11:34am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Even with a loaded pitching staff, the Phillies and their fans had to know there would be nights like Tuesday’s, a 7-1 loss to the Mets. Right?
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Sports of The Times: Football and Donora, Pa., Helped Shape Clemens Jurist
Posted: March 2nd, 2011, 1:00pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The Hon. Reggie B. Walton, United States District Court judge for the District of Columbia, will preside over the Roger Clemens perjury trial this summer.
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Sports of The Times: Tosses and Turns of Yankees-Phillies
Posted: February 26th, 2011, 7:43pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The loading up of starting pitchers by the Phillies has produced a natural rivalry with the Yankees, two old franchises that met in the 1950 and 2009 World Series.
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Sports of The Times: The Know-Nothing Mets? There’s a Pattern Here
Posted: February 5th, 2011, 1:00am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Before the Bernard L. Madoff affair, there were Tony Bernazard, Kirk Radomski and Charlie Samuels.
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Sports of The Times: You Can’t Tell the Players Without Their Case Number
Posted: February 1st, 2011, 11:13am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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It takes a law degree to be a sports fan these days, what with the backlog of legal cases involving champions named Bonds and Clemens and Armstrong.
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Sports of The Times: Indelible Name Added to a Roster of Regrets
Posted: January 28th, 2011, 10:50pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The disgraced financier Bernard Madoff remains a not-silent and not-invisible emotional partner for the woeful Mets.
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Sports of The Times: Jets May Change, but Ryan Says He Won’t
Posted: January 24th, 2011, 11:51pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Rex Ryan will remain the Jets’ coach as long as he keeps leading them to the playoffs.
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Sports of The Times: Walt Michaels, Ex-Jet, Still Has Coach’s Mind
Posted: January 22nd, 2011, 2:26pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The former Jets coach Walt Michaels is 81, but in visceral and intellectual terms, he could still be striding the sideline.
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Sports of The Times: Smile When You Say It: Same Old Jets
Posted: January 20th, 2011, 1:18am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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When Rex Ryan says “same old Jets,” he claims he is referring to the grand tradition of winning Super Bowl III, but he knows there is an ironic edge to his use of the phrase.
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Sports of The Times: In Tight Battle, Jets Look Like the Geniuses
Posted: January 17th, 2011, 12:39am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Rex Ryan takes the blame for a rout, and the Jets, feeling less pressure, are prepared for a critical fake punt.
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Sports of The Times: Defections Fuel a Complicated Rivalry
Posted: January 14th, 2011, 1:13am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The football feud between the Jets and the Patriots has become so heated in recent years because of the key players and coaches who have been employed by both franchises.
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Sports of The Times: Jets Coach Keeps It Personal
Posted: January 10th, 2011, 3:13pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The Jets coach told reporters: “This week it’s Rex Ryan against Bill Belichick, it’s personal, it’s about him and myself, that’s what it’s going to come down to.”
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Sports of The Times: As Jets Advance, Ryan Leaves Criticism Behind
Posted: January 9th, 2011, 2:17pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Despite questions about their coach’s outsize personality, the Jets have won three playoff games in two seasons under Rex Ryan.
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Sports of The Times: As Jets Advance, Ryan Leaves Criticism Behind
Posted: January 9th, 2011, 2:17pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Despite questions about their coach’s outsize personality, the Jets have won three playoff games in two seasons under Rex Ryan.
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Sports of The Times: Auburn vs. Oregon: Headsets at 20 Paces
Posted: January 8th, 2011, 3:40pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The B.C.S. title game Monday night brings together teams, Auburn and Oregon, and coaches, Gene Chizik and Chip Kelly, with different approaches to the game.
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Sports Of the Times: Feeling Low, But Standing Together
Posted: January 3rd, 2011, 12:18am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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After two dreadful losses and a heartbreaking Green Bay victory, the organization reiterated its loyalty to Coach Tom Coughlin.
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Sports Of the Times: Some Northern Flair for a Pinstripe Affair
Posted: December 30th, 2010, 2:10am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Syracuse Coach Doug Marrone will get his wish to play in Yankee Stadium when his team faces Kansas State in the Pinstripe Bowl.
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Sports of The Times: Truth Lurks in Spoof of Singletary
Posted: December 29th, 2010, 1:39am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The fake Mike Singletary that appeared on David Letterman’s show did not sound much different than a lot of football coaches.
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Sports of The Times: Sports Take Him Away but Smells Bring Him Home
Posted: December 24th, 2010, 12:10am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Some of the year’s best moments came from pungent curry and salt air for a few days at the World Cup in South Africa.
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Sports of The Times: Views That Soccer Can Do Without
Posted: December 18th, 2010, 1:30am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The mood and logic swings of Sepp Blatter, president of soccer’s world governing body, raise the deeper issue of how FIFA is governed.
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Sports of The Times: At the Garden, the Buzz Is Back, and So Are the Knicks
Posted: December 16th, 2010, 1:00pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Madison Square Garden was home to professional basketball once again Wednesday night, at just about the highest level, Knicks and Celtics, dead even after nearly 48 minutes.
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Sports of The Times: As Cliff Lee Signs, Phillies Become Targets
Posted: December 14th, 2010, 3:59pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The Phillies are now expected to win the World Series. Anything less will be failure. Sound familiar?
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Sports of The Times: As Cliff Lee Signs, Phillies Become Targets
Posted: December 14th, 2010, 3:59pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The Phillies are now expected to win the World Series. Anything less will be failure. Sound familiar?
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Sports of The Times: A Friend’s Mistake, an Understudy’s Chance
Posted: December 12th, 2010, 2:47pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Mo Cassara thought he lost his job as a Hofstra assistant. Then the university hired him as the coach after his friend Tim Welsh resigned after a drunken-driving arrest.
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Sports of The Times: A Relevant Bowl Game And 34 Others
Posted: December 9th, 2010, 9:00pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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With playoffs, college football’s selection system produces a sense of desperation among universities to get a major-conference slot.
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Sports of The Times: An Old-Fashioned Drubbing in December
Posted: December 6th, 2010, 7:03am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Watching swivel-hips Brandon Jacobs stutter-stepping for 103 yards on only 8 carries, one could almost envision an even more lopsided Giants romp.
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Sports of The Times: Jeter Deal Done; Now Comes Hard Part
Posted: December 6th, 2010, 1:07am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Derek Jeter will be getting older at a demanding position with everyone watching for deterioration in his game.
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Sports of The Times: Maybe Jeter Should Leave and Expand His Horizons
Posted: December 2nd, 2010, 2:54am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Derek Jeter has every right to consider leaving the Yankees to find out what life is like somewhere else, for more money. If he can find it.
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Sports of The Times: Bond Between Generations, With Football on the Side
Posted: November 28th, 2010, 12:00pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Justin Solis left the streets of New York for sunny California, where he found a better life with his grandmother and football.
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In Less Than 2 Years, Sanchez Era Has Arrived
Posted: November 22nd, 2010, 1:24am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Mark Sanchez, possession by possession, week by week, is becoming the quarterback the Jets have been seeking since, well, might as well say it, since Joe Namath.
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Sports of The Times: For Musial, a Birthday and a Medal
Posted: November 20th, 2010, 2:39pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Stan Musial is in the Hall of Fame, but his star has not shone as brightly as more glamorous peers like Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio.
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Sports of The Times: A Whirlwind Start for St. John’s and Lavin
Posted: November 18th, 2010, 1:10pm EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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St. John’s began its first men’s basketball season under Coach Steve Lavin with a trip to California, and will play in Alaska next week.
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Sports of The Times: How Broken Must College Football Be to Fix It?
Posted: November 12th, 2010, 4:30am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Let’s spin off big-time football vagabonds and one-and-done basketball shooting stars into some other category of college sports.
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Sports of The Times: U.S. Loss Reveals a Shrinking Talent Gap
Posted: November 9th, 2010, 11:05am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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American women remain the dominant team in soccer, but a recent loss to Mexico dented their aura.
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Sports of The Times: Best Way to Recruit a Runner? Take Him for a Ride
Posted: November 8th, 2010, 9:59am EST by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Chris Solinsky, who set an American record for 10,000 meters, took in the New York City Marathon from the back of a support truck.
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Sports Of the Times: A Loss, and a Farewell, for the Red Bulls
Posted: November 5th, 2010, 2:48am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The veteran Juan Pablo Angel, who scored the Red Bulls’ only goal in a 3-1 loss to the Earthquakes on Thursday, is not likely to be back.
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Sports Of the Times: By Honoring Past, Giants Were Duly Rewarded
Posted: November 2nd, 2010, 3:20pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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In a magical season the Giants retired the number of their first black player, recognized the daughters of Bobby Thomson and embraced many of their retired players.
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Sports of The Times: For Yankees, Questions, and Winter, Come Early
Posted: October 24th, 2010, 1:50am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The Yankees tip their caps to the Rangers and set their sights on a fresh start in the spring.
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Sports of The Times: Calling on Old Reliable to Breathe New Life
Posted: October 18th, 2010, 1:20am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The concept of the rent-a-pitcher — like Roy Oswalt and Cliff Lee — is not new. It has just become more expensive.
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Sports of The Times: In the Dugout, Recalling Other Close Encounters
Posted: October 12th, 2010, 5:09pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The Yankees allowed about two dozen sportswriters to watch a simulated game on Tuesday from the visiting dugout.
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Sports of The Times: Kickers Form Bond and Find Sorority
Posted: October 8th, 2010, 11:30pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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When Brittany Ryan broke the record for most total points by a female kicker in college football, she got a call from the record’s previous holder.
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Sports of The Times: Call to the Bullpen Crackles With a Last Laugh
Posted: October 4th, 2010, 10:46am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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The Mets finished at home for the seventh straight season, with yet another loss, directed by a manager who probably won’t return.
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Sports of The Times: September Games Always Mean Something for Yankees and Red Sox
Posted: September 27th, 2010, 3:20pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Sunday night’s game between the Yankees and the Red Sox was a great argument for why baseball should not expand its postseason.
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Sports of The Times: A Night to Remember Steinbrenner, Fondly
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 11:41am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Brian Cashman was just one member of the Yankee family who reminisced about George Steinbrenner on the night he was honored at Yankee Stadium.
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Sports of The Times: Dickey Is at Home, In Any House
Posted: September 15th, 2010, 2:40am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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R.A. Dickey, a Mets leader, visited a firehouse in the Bronx, invited because he wears uniform No. 43, the same as the engine company.
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Sports of The Times: Empty Gray Gives Way to Blues and Boos, Just Like Before
Posted: September 13th, 2010, 3:43pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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New Meadowlands Stadium — painted a neutral color, so as not to offend the Jets — felt just like the old stadium in the Giants’ opener.
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Sports of The Times: A Tournament Filled With Hope and Grace
Posted: September 12th, 2010, 1:30pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Sometimes the players stumble, but welcome notes of empathy and compassion can also arise.
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Sports of The Times: A Tournament Filled With Hope and Grace
Posted: September 12th, 2010, 1:30pm EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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Sometimes the players stumble, but welcome notes of empathy and compassion can also arise.
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Sports of The Times: Underfunded and Over the Top
Posted: September 9th, 2010, 2:39am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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As city employees in Camden, N.J., take a cut in pay and its residents face the padlocking of libraries, the Jets and the Giants can afford a new palace.
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Sports of The Times: Nation of Individuals Sees Tennis Identity Fade
Posted: September 7th, 2010, 2:10am EDT by By GEORGE VECSEY
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While countries like Spain produce players with similar styles, the United States has struggled to develop young stars.