Entries Tagged as 'column archive'

Penn State-Temple prediction

September 18th, 2009 · No Comments

Coming to you live from Lancaster Catholic, where the mood is ruined, and that may be an understatement, by an ankle injury to Crusaders’ stud QB Kyle Smith. The expected epic battle with Manheim Central (both teams are ranked #2 in the state in their classes by Pa. Football News) probably can’t materialize without him.
So […]

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Tags: high school football · column archive · college football · Penn State · football

Ibanezgate

June 14th, 2009 · No Comments

Today’s Sunday News column, plus a couple additions observations at the bottom:
 The Phillies’ Raul Ibanez has 21 home runs through Friday, among overall offensive numbers that, if the season ended today, would make him a serious candidate for National League MVP.
He’s 37, and has never hit more than 33 homers in a season, and more […]

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Tags: performance-enhancing drugs · column archive · sportswriting · dumbness · Phillies · media · baseball

I-man

July 17th, 2008 · No Comments

The following is an old column that appears here only so in can be included in the blog’s archive of Sunday News columns. At least for now, you’ll be able to find that archive by clicking on “column archive,” among the list of categories on the main  page. I hope that makes sense….
When Sen. […]

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graditude

June 5th, 2008 · No Comments

This column appeared in last Sunday’s paper and, in a slightly different form, in 1999. It was run again by request, and I’m sticking it here in the ongoing effort to make the blog more archival.
Or something.
There were balls and gloves and helmets and Nikes. Then there was the tux and gown, then […]

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