Tim Kurkjian; Detroit Tigers; Toe Down; Steroids in Baseball; Rucker Park; True Believers

At one point in his book, “True Believers: The Tragic Inner Life of Sports Fans,” writer Joe Queenan claims that sports has ruined a better part of his life. On the other hand, he acknowledges that he loves football more than life itself because, “pro football provides more thrills than life itself.”

Brewers Attendance Woes; NBA Draft goes Global; Mystic Goatracing; Moneyball; USA Luge Slider Search; Commentary; Indy Car Triathletes

Bill remembers the legacy of the first black player in the American League, Larry Doby.

NBA Update; New Jersey- The State of Champions?; St Louis Cardinals; For Love And Hockey; Open: Inside the Ropes of Bethpage Black; Tamika and Harvey; NHA Finals and more with Charlie Pierce; The Bull

The lives of teenaged girls are busy, so it was remarkable that my younger daughter found time one afternoon for a movie with me.

NBA Update; Remembering the 1976 Finals; French Open; Mother Knows Best; The Belmont Stakes; Native Dancer; Sammy Sosa and More with Charlie Pierce; Letters; Old Time Baseball

Bill Littlefield tells us why he wanted Funny Cide to win the Triple Crown, and it wasn’t about the money.