As Armstrong finally accepts his fate, we can only hang our heads in shame because of him and the other American sports figures who cheated or have done wrong.
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Remembering Scott McKenzie and His 1960s Anthem for Peace
Many years have passed since that Summer of Love in 1967, but Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco" remains and its resonance can shake you up.
Read More »Melky Cabrera: The Needle and the Damage Done
Melky Cabrera is the latest in a long line of baseball players who thought he could get around the rules.
Read More »Are the Mets Ready to End the Season for Johan Santana?
With nothing riding on this season, the Mets should approach Santana and ask him to go quietly into that good night.
Read More »The World Is Still Too Much With Us
We have reached a moment in time when we basically have no time to be alone, to be free, to be disconnected and on our own. Technology is not at fault here; we only have ourselves to blame.
Read More »Olympics Opening Ceremony: Sound and Fury Signifying Mostly Nothing
This is not Las Vegas; it's the Olympics. Too bad people have lost sight of that and what the games are supposed to be all about.
Read More »The Fat Lady Sings for Penn State Football
NCAA President Mark Emmert sang the swan song for PSU to be sure as he announced wide ranging sanctions against the school.
Read More »Penn State Removes Paterno’s Statue
The statue will be put into "storage" for what probably will be not only the foreseeable future but no doubt for eternity, and well it should be.
Read More »Night of the Living Dread: Mets Fan Turns Into Dodger Zombie When LA Comes to Town
He was rooting for the team that broke his heart and against the team that had come along and saved him.
Read More »Jeremy Lin’s Jersey Goes Into My Closet of What Might Have Been
Instead of it hanging for posterity in the rafters of Madison Square Garden, Jeremy Lin's jersey will hang in obscurity in my closet along with many other might have beens.
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