Archive for the SPORTS Category
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SPORTS: STEVE NASH AND THE PHOENIX SUNS
STEVE NASH AND THE PHOENIX SUNS Sounds kind-of like a singing group, doesn’t it? Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns. Or just Steve Nash and the Suns. Or Stevie and the Suns. Oh, oh, I got it--Canada Steve and His Suns. Okay, I’m just get
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TELEVISION AND SPORTS: NOTES FROM LAST WEEK
TV AND SPORTS NOTES FROM LAST WEEK I’ve been so busy living life, now that I’m somewhat mobile again, that I haven’t had much time to report on it! Plus, Mr. X has been in Toronto for over a month now, so I’ve been taking care o
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SPORTS: LEBRON JAMES
LEBRON JAMES The 2010 NBA Play-offs have just begun, but I must register my affection for LeBron James, right off the bat. Yes, to everyone who’s been asking, last year I was very disappointed with his walk-off-the-court-without-shaking-hands beha
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KAREN’S RANT:TIGER WOODS’ BIG INTERVIEW
TIGER WOODS' BIG INTERVIEW OMG! I have so many columns ready to post, on interesting topics, (like food, gifting suites, book reviews, Adam Lambert, etc.) but this one has just got to go first. I just finished watching slimy Tiger Woods’ fiv
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SPORTS: MARCH MADNESS 2010
MARCH MADNESS 2010 I’m too wrapped-up in the NCAA Tournament to be able to concentrate on writing about anything else today. All I can tell you so far is that the first day of it was really exciting. Many games came down to the wire (it se
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SPORTS: OLYMPICS DAY 6
OLYMPICS REVIEW--DAY SIX (OR: JOHNNY WEIR GETS SCREWED ONCE AGAIN!) I’ve been so busy watching the Olympics that I haven’t had time to write about them!!! (Well, that, and I’ve been dealing with my own pre-Olympics injury--I wore high heels
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SPORTS: WINTER OLYMPICS 2010 BEGIN!!!
2010 WINTER OLYMPICS The 2010 Winter Olympics are starting tonight, so I’ll be glued to my television for the next sixteen days. (Coincidentally, last week I hurt my back pretty badly, so I’ve been advised by the doctor to stay off my
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KAREN’S RANT: RIO OLYMPICS
RIO OLYMPICS The two important things you must know before reading this article are: 1) I doubt that there’s another human on earth who has watched more hours of Olympics coverage over her lifetime, and 2) I’m not particularly politica
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KAREN’S RANT: SERENA WILLIAMS RANT
SERENA WILLIAMS: TERRIBLE SPORT, AND KIND-OF SCARY, AS WELL Last month, in the semi-finals of the US Open, Serena Williams put on one of the worst displays of bad sportsmanship (actually, the BEST example of total lack of sportsmanship) I’
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NEW YORK: HAMPTONS REPORT SUMMER 2009
This was my third summer in the vaunted Hamptons. The first year, I mostly hated it, last year was quite the opposite, and this year was a mixture of the two emotions. Some of no-enjoying-it had to do with the recurrence of an old arm injury (a bad t
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