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Barbara Barker
Knicks need to sign Jason Kidd - June 30, 2009 - Jason Kidd is 36. He has definitely lost a step on offense. His perimeter defense is an outright liability.
Jim Baumbach
Former Met McEwing finds satisfaction as minor league manager - June 24, 2009 - Even if you're just seen "The Rookie" once, surely you remember how Jim Morris was told he was called up to the majors.
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Neil Best
Francesa feeling good about things - June 25, 2009 - It wasn't a matter of self-doubt. Mike Francesa is not the self-doubt type.
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Erik Boland
Joba continues to battle expectations - July 2, 2009 - Joba Chamberlain knows the deal.
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Ken Davidoff
Joba not as hard on himself as everybody else is - July 5, 2009 - If you disliked Joba Chamberlain's performance during Sunday's Yankees game, OMG, would you have hated his performance afterward.
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Bob Glauber
Almost all positive signs at Giants minicamp - June 18, 2009 - Sure, it's only June. And yes, they were only running around in helmets and shorts. But there was still plenty to glean from this week's Giants' minicamp, almost all of it good. A few nuggets:
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Mark Herrmann
The July 4 signpost says Yanks are pretty good - July 4, 2009 - It is possible to miscalculate how much of a milestone July 4 really is. Legend has it that on that very date in 1776, King George III of England wrote in his personal journal that nothing of importance happened that day. Oops.
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Bob Herzog
Gunnar Esiason has always risen to challenge - June 24, 2009 - It's been fourth-and-long for Gunnar Esiason his whole life, and the kid just keeps making first downs and moving the chains.
John Jeansonne
Sex appeal on Wimbledon's Centre Court - July 2, 2009 - What do tennis fans want? For ages, the sport's authorities -- as well as the players themselves -- haven't been able to get comfortable with the question when it comes to its female participants. Should they market athletic skill or pulchritude? Should more attention be paid to ranking or attire?
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Greg Logan
U.S. Open conditions create hardship - June 18, 2009 - Welcome to the U.S. Soakin'.
Wallace Matthews
Yankees, CC prove winning can't last forever - July 3, 2009 - Last winter, the Yankees committed $161 million and the next seven years at the top of their rotation to CC Sabathia and asked only one thing of him: Be our stopper.
Steven Marcus
Gwaltney's run may not be over - May 29, 2009 - The Jason Gwaltney saga may not be over just because he has left C.W. Post's football team. Football runs through his veins, same as it always has, and Gwaltney said he is seeking to revive his career elsewhere.
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Anthony Rieber
Where does Jorge Posada fit? - June 20, 2009 - A.J. Burnett was outstanding, and if Johnny Damon hadn't dropped that ball in left field on Saturday night, the Yankees and Marlins might still be playing tied 1-1 this morning.
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Tom Schlichter
Lure of cod is still a Montauk staple - April 25, 2008 - It's no secret among Long Island's bottom-fishing faithful that codfish catches have improved significantly over the past few years. While this past winter saw the best scores in a decade along the South Shore, spring cod remain a Montauk staple.
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Arthur Staple
Isles clearly on right track, but this will take a while - June 28, 2009 - The Islanders won the NHL draft this past weekend in Montreal, there's no questioning that.
Steve Zipay
5 Rangers musts after break - January 22, 2009 - With 34 games to go, the No. 2 through 6 playoff spots in the Eastern Conference are separated by only four points. Washington, Montreal, New Jersey, Philadelphia and the Rangers appear to be in a fight to the finish for home-ice advantage.
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