A 99-Tuba Salute Washington Post
LOS ANGELES In the back pages of the Los Angeles Times, they ran an obituary for a guy named Tommy Johnson, who died in October at 71 of complications from cancer and kidney failure. Accompanying the obit was a picture of a big, beefy lug grinning in a loud sports jacket. If you looked closely, you could see the man had lips.
Why we buy bad gifts for the ones we love most EurekAlert!
This holiday season, another woman who loves the rock band No Doubt will receive a plaid skirt that only the band's singer, Gwen Stefani, could pull off. Another athletic guy will receive an oversize sports jersey – even though off the field he prefers Brooks Brothers.
Success is common at Anderson BG News
It's definitely good to see the men's basketball team win games this season. Last year was not a pretty sight, and now that they have shown an ability to win close games and play defense, coach Dan Dakich is a happier guy than usual. Monday night's game was the third win in a row which in most sports is called a winning streak.
The Sports Guy: Poor air quality ESPN
If you think NFL announcing is bad, you're absolutely right -- but the Sports Guy has some suggestions for how to fix things.
'Sports Illustrated' tabs Wade as top Sportsman The Palm Beach Post
Heat guard Dwyane Wade has been named Sports Illustrated's 2006 Sportsman of the Year "for symbolizing in character and performance the ideals of sportsmanship," the magazine announced Monday.
SPORTS JURY: Does Mark McGwire deserve to be voted into the Hall of Fame The News-Review
Tony Gwynn? Yeah, probably. Cal Ripken, Jr.? Of course. Mark McGwire? He deserves to be in the Hall about as much as Milli Vanilli deserved a Grammy for 'Blame It on the Rain.' For those who don't remember, both Big Mac and Milli had great
Sports potluck Telegraph-Forum
Y ou know you're getting old when . . . I felt pretty good when I came up with the line about the Age of Aquarius pertaining to the new Colonel Crawford coach and Wynford superintendent in last week's basketball preview capsules.
Laurinaitis Awarded Nagurski Trophy ABC News 4
(Sports Network) - Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis has been awarded the 2006 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which annually is given to the best defensive player in college football.
Garden faces a seat-uation New York Daily News
This is the way it always works in sports: You do the job, especially in New York, and you get your props. So credit must be given to Knicks fans still showing up at the Garden for finally doing their part for Isiah Thomas and his players and being the kind of home crowd Isiah expects these people to be.
Cold blasts usher in ice-fishing season Chicago Sun-Times
I planned to stand on shore early Monday to watch the first ice fishermen on the Fox Chain O'Lakes or the Fox River backwaters. Too late. ''Dude, they're already out,'' Art Frisell said Sunday from Triangle Sports & Marine in Antioch.

A 99-Tuba Salute Washington Post
LOS ANGELES In the back pages of the Los Angeles Times, they ran an obituary for a guy named Tommy Johnson, who died in October at 71 of complications from cancer and kidney failure. Accompanying the obit was a picture of a big, beefy lug grinning in a loud sports jacket. If you looked closely, you could see the man had lips.
Why we buy bad gifts for the ones we love most EurekAlert!
This holiday season, another woman who loves the rock band No Doubt will receive a plaid skirt that only the band's singer, Gwen Stefani, could pull off. Another athletic guy will receive an oversize sports jersey – even though off the field he prefers Brooks Brothers.
Success is common at Anderson BG News
It's definitely good to see the men's basketball team win games this season. Last year was not a pretty sight, and now that they have shown an ability to win close games and play defense, coach Dan Dakich is a happier guy than usual. Monday night's game was the third win in a row which in most sports is called a winning streak.
The Sports Guy: Poor air quality ESPN
If you think NFL announcing is bad, you're absolutely right -- but the Sports Guy has some suggestions for how to fix things.
'Sports Illustrated' tabs Wade as top Sportsman The Palm Beach Post
Heat guard Dwyane Wade has been named Sports Illustrated's 2006 Sportsman of the Year "for symbolizing in character and performance the ideals of sportsmanship," the magazine announced Monday.
SPORTS JURY: Does Mark McGwire deserve to be voted into the Hall of Fame The News-Review
Tony Gwynn? Yeah, probably. Cal Ripken, Jr.? Of course. Mark McGwire? He deserves to be in the Hall about as much as Milli Vanilli deserved a Grammy for 'Blame It on the Rain.' For those who don't remember, both Big Mac and Milli had great
Sports potluck Telegraph-Forum
Y ou know you're getting old when . . . I felt pretty good when I came up with the line about the Age of Aquarius pertaining to the new Colonel Crawford coach and Wynford superintendent in last week's basketball preview capsules.
Laurinaitis Awarded Nagurski Trophy ABC News 4
(Sports Network) - Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis has been awarded the 2006 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which annually is given to the best defensive player in college football.
Garden faces a seat-uation New York Daily News
This is the way it always works in sports: You do the job, especially in New York, and you get your props. So credit must be given to Knicks fans still showing up at the Garden for finally doing their part for Isiah Thomas and his players and being the kind of home crowd Isiah expects these people to be.
Cold blasts usher in ice-fishing season Chicago Sun-Times
I planned to stand on shore early Monday to watch the first ice fishermen on the Fox Chain O'Lakes or the Fox River backwaters. Too late. ''Dude, they're already out,'' Art Frisell said Sunday from Triangle Sports & Marine in Antioch.sports+guy: bill simmons sports guy , boston sports guy , bill simmons sports guy , boston sports guy , sports+guy