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  • FILE - 1991: Mark Lenzi of the USA

    John Jeansonne  

    Mark Lenzi's lesser-known Olympic story
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  • Norfolk State's Kyle O'Quinn (10) and Brandon Wheeless,

    John Jeansonne  

    Exceeding their seeding: Cinderellas having a ball
    Photos Video
  • North Shore's Samantha Nadel claims first place in

    John Jeansonne  

    Jeansonne: What happened to the high school mile?
    Photos
  • Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, left, and New York

    John Jeansonne  

    On politicians and Super Bowl wagers
    Photos
  • Penn State Coach Joe Paterno stands with his

    John Jeansonne  

    The dichotomy of Joe Paterno's legacy
    Photos Video

  • John Jeansonne  

    New book explores Tiger Woods' collapse
    Photos Video
  • Fans in the student section react after Nebraska

    John Jeansonne  

    Penn State community strives to move forward
    Photos Video
  • T.J. Moe of the Missouri Tigers celebrates a

    John Jeansonne  

    Missouri in the middle of it all
  • Dr. Renee Richards, the 43-year-old transsexual who won

    John Jeansonne  

    ESPN's 'Renee' looks at sex change in sport
  • Andy Roddick celebrates after winning against fellow American

    John Jeansonne  

    It's tradition: Roddick serves as mentor
    Photos

  • John Jeansonne  

    Is code of conduct stifling personality?
    Photos
  • Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to

    John Jeansonne  

    U.S. Open winners embrace the chaos
    Photos
  • Serena Williams poses for photographers with the Rogers

    John Jeansonne  

    Is Serena Williams the greatest ever?
    Photos
  • John McEnroe holds the trophy after defeating Bjorn

    John Jeansonne  

    The appeal of John McEnroe, then and now
    Photos Video
  • Ruler On Ice, with jockey Jose Valdivia Jr.,

    Horseracing  

    Jeansonne: Valdivia had clean trip through slops
    Photos
  • Players practice during the Montecristo Cup Golf Tournament

    John Jeansonne  

    Include Duque in golf's return to Cuba
  • Jodie Schoppmann won the women's full marathon andqualified

    John Jeansonne  

    Winning couple makes own sweet music
    Photos Video

  • John Jeansonne  

    Forget conferences, Madness about teams
    Photos
  • (L-R) Ivan Lendl, Andre Agassi, John McEnroe and

    John Jeansonne  

    Old rivalries still alive in tennis expo
    Photos

  • John Jeansonne  

    Playing mind games with Tiger Woods
    Photos Video
  • Stanford's Andrew Luck shouldn't worry about the many

    John Jeansonne  

    Luck's NFL decision is nobody's business
    Photos
  • St. John's guard Malik Boothe in the corner

    John Jeansonne  

    Big East may be developing identity crisis
    Photos Video
  • Rafael Nadal pumps his fist after breaking Novak

    John Jeansonne  

    Jeansonne: Nadal shows an ability to adjust in winning title
    Photos
  • Novak Djokovic of Serbia shakes hands with Roger

    John Jeansonne  

    Jeansonne: Federer held off young challengers for a long time
    Photos Video
  • Do tennis greats like Roger Federer, left, and

    John Jeansonne  

    Do top tennis stars hog titles or motivate others?
    Photos
  • FILE - This Jan. 7, 2008, file photo

    John Jeansonne  

    Jeansonne: Rocket shot himself in the foot
    Photos Video

  • John Jeansonne  

    What should be the limits for righting a wrong?
  • United States' gymnasts from the 2000 Sydney Olympics

    John Jeansonne  

    What should be the limits for righting a wrong?
  • Germany players pose with their bronze medals at

    John Jeansonne  

    Despite some media denialists, soccer has its toehold
    Photos
  • LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts

    John Jeansonne  

    Must-see TV risks hurting LeBron's reputation
    Photos Video

  • John Jeansonne  

    Hot topic: Not everyone is enamored of the LeBron free-agency phenomenon
  • Cleveland's LeBron James.

    Basketball  

    Jeansonne: Not everyone is enamored of the LeBron free-agency phenomenon
    Photos Video
  • Soccer fans turn out for World Cup match

    John Jeansonne  

    Jeansonne: Soccer is big in U.S., too
    Photos

  • John Jeansonne  

    One name is the game in Brazil
  • Brazil's Maicon, right, is congratulated by teammate Elano

    John Jeansonne  

    Where do those unique Brazilian soccer names come from?
    Photos
  • Stony Brook long pole defender Steven Waldek (24)

    John Jeansonne  

    Despite loss, Stony Brook 'journey' was fun
    Photos Video

  • John Jeansonne  

    Study gives thumbs up to trading down
    Photos
  • In the past five seasons, Anthony Mason Jr.

    John Jeansonne  

    St. John's isn't St. John's anymore
  • Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski boasts a team

    John Jeansonne  

    Too much focus on court, not classroom?
    Photos
  • Tiger Woods teeing off during the first round

    John Jeansonne  

    Playing golf is exactly what Woods should be doing
    Photos
  • FILE - Eric Berry's 13-year-old brother, Evan, has

    John Jeansonne  

    Jeansonne: How young is too young for a college athletic scholarship?
    Photos

  • John Jeansonne  

    Baseball strikes out again as HGH test gets first positive

  • John Jeansonne  

    Jeansonne: In search of relevance, a little danger has been added to Winter Games in recent years
  • St. Louis Cardinals batting coach Mark McGwire swings

    John Jeansonne  

    Jeansonne: Busch family, Fisk, Herzog, Jenkins give thumbs down on McGwire
    Photos Video

  • John Jeansonne  

    The Fourth's amendment on McGwire interview
    Photos Video
  • The salaries of big-name coaches like Alabama's Nick

    John Jeansonne  

    College football coaches' salaries keep soaring
  • Nassau CC announced on Jan. 14, 2010, that

    John Jeansonne  

    Scholarship football at Nassau CC a smart move?
  • Tiger Woods learned the hard way just how

    John Jeansonne  

    Of celebrities, sports and TMZ
    Photos Video

  • John Jeansonne  

    Gilbert Arenas an affront to late owner's legacy
  • Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas appears during a

    John Jeansonne  

    Gilbert Arenas an affront to late owner's legacy
    Photos Video
  • No. 7: HOFSTRA ELIMINATES FOOTBALL PROGRAM On Dec.

    John Jeansonne  

    Big-time aspirations can't fund small college football
  • No. 7: HOFSTRA ELIMINATES FOOTBALL PROGRAM On Dec.

    John Jeansonne  

    Hofstra football cuts part of a trend?
    Photos
  • The non-traditional uniforms worn by Missouri in last

    John Jeansonne  

    Nike turning college uniforms into costumes

  • John Jeansonne  

    Do the math: AP Football Poll is biased
  • Serena Williams received a large fine and a

    John Jeansonne  

    Biggest cost to Serena is tarnished image
    Photos
  • BYU forward Kassidy C. Shumway (21) is pulled

    John Jeansonne  

    The great ponytail pull
  • John Fahey, president of the World Anti-Doping Agency,

    John Jeansonne  

    WADA has made an impact on PEDs in sports
  • Yankees manager Joe Girardi holds up a Key

    John Jeansonne  

    Key to getting a key to the city? Just ask

  • John Jeansonne  

    Critics of Keflezighi uninformed, ignornant
    Photos

  • John Jeansonne  

    Before A.J.'s pie-racy, there was Soupy
  • Comedian Soupy Sales, left, mugs for photographers after

    Yankees  

    Soupy Sales and the art of pie-throwing
  • Emily Hughes performs her ladies short program during

    John Jeansonne  

    'Underdog' Hughes training hard for 2010 Olympics
  • Actress Kate Hudson takes a photo from the

    John Jeansonne  

    Swooning over MLB stars a century-old pastime
  • Jimmy quot;the Greekquot; Snyder in a 1985 file

    John Jeansonne  

    Jimmy the Greek's influence clear, for better or worse
  • A U.S. fan holds a banner before a

    John Jeansonne  

    Fan base continues to grow for U.S. soccer team
  • Doug Weight of the New York Islanders skates

    John Jeansonne  

    Captain Weight ready to lead young Islanders
  • CHICAGO - OCTOBER 2: Michael Sweeney of Chicago

    John Jeansonne  

    Chicago's failed Olympic bid a true shocker

  • John Jeansonne  

    Will Yankees brand mean success for new bowl game?
    Photos
  • Standing in front of a backdrop of the

    John Jeansonne  

    Olympic sites up for grabs; Let the schmoozing begin
  • Mikhail Prokhorov, the richest man in Russia, aims

    John Jeansonne  

    Globalization continues after sale of Nets to Russian mogul
  • Top-seed Roger Federer of Switzerland reacts during the

    John Jeansonne  

    This U.S. Open had many story lines
    Photos Video
  • Serena Williams talks to U.S. Open head referee

    John Jeansonne  

    Serena's meltdown reminder of the bad old days
    Photos Video

  • John Jeansonne  

    When will they raise the roof at the Open?
    Photos
  • Melanie Oudin of the United States reacts during

    John Jeansonne  

    Oudin next American tennis star? Not so fast

  • John Jeansonne  

    Gender: Sport's toughest question
  • Tennis great John McEnroe brought up some of

    John Jeansonne  

    The yin and yang of Hawk-Eye technology

  • Olympics  

    Jeansonne: Gender dispute not as simple as it seems
  • Jesse Owens, center, salutes during the presentation of

    John Jeansonne  

    Owens-Long relationship a victory for humanity
  • British Adam Brown helps France's Alain Bernard to

    John Jeansonne  

    Phelps, swimmers face wardrobe crisis
  • it is beyond dispute that L.A. provided core

    John Jeansonne  

    L.A. set the bar for future Olympics

  • John Jeansonne  

    Iditarod: Dogged determination

  • John Jeansonne  

    Despite deaths, race is relatively safe

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    THE HOT TOPIC: Media's drunk on Joba & Isiah

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    THE HOT TOPIC: All this info makes one's head hurt

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    Have the Bosox sold their souls?

  • John Jeansonne  

    Hey, we're paying for this

  • John Jeansonne  

    In end, it's The Mother Nature Rules

  • John Jeansonne  

    Politics always played part in Games

  • John Jeansonne  

    Please pardon the skepticism

  • John Jeansonne  

    Brawl brings WNBA a higher profile

  • John Jeansonne  

    THE HOT TOPIC: Reluctance to retire is natural

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    No aces for Liberty at Ashe Stadium

  • John Jeansonne  

    Hammon grasps Olympic spirit

  • John Jeansonne  

    Humor? Only if you win

  • John Jeansonne  

    CROSSFIRE: Media sent mixed signals on Randolph situation

  • John Jeansonne  

    Fans are inclined to believe the 'fix'

  • John Jeansonne  

    A HORSE AS HERO? BET IT!

  • John Jeansonne  

    Triple Crown: The best bet

  • John Jeansonne  

    THE HOT TOPIC: Curses! Can't bury the past

  • John Jeansonne  

    Hunt for right coach gets a head start