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What this town needs is a good sports controversy

What this town needs is a good sports controversy

Those of us who write about sports and those of us who are sports fans are going through one of the toughest times I can remember.Where, oh where, have all the controversies gone? This is important stuff. Without controversies, the world o [...]

Posted On : Jun, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Election controversies common in sports world, too

Election controversies common in sports world, too

Aching for a recount in any of the races this week? Feeling like your preferred candidate got hosed? Suspicious about exhumed voters, ACORN fiction or old-school dangling chads? Well, we've got some sports elections, runoffs and balloting [...]

Posted On : Jun, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

House OKs retooled sports betting plan

A reworked sports betting bill passed the Delaware House of Representatives early Friday, greatly improving the odds that the First State will become the only state east of the Mississippi to allow legal gambling on sporting events. An ear [...]

Posted On : May, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Commissioners chat about the future of sports

A lot can be gained from a good cocktail hour — even if it's being held at 8 a.m. Amid a spread of bagels, lox and assorted organic fruit juice medleys at New York's Mandarin Oriental Hotel, the titans of modern North American sport a [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2009 | Comments : 0

China's sports system delivers, but at a cost

China's sports system delivers, but at a cost

China's state sports system certainly has its critics but many of those who have benefited from it are convinced it remains the secret of their country's sporting success.There are 23,000 state-supported athletes in the pyramid structure th [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2008 | Comments : 0