La Crosse Tribune, Wis., Dan Simmons Column: Lots of Passion, Not Enough Discussion
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By Dan Simmons, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Sep. 16--Recently, I ended up on a fishing pier in Stoddard, Wis., with an older man who liked to swear. I was on a canoe trip down the Mississippi River, on vacation -- or so I thought.
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Some questions shouldn&#39;t be asked. From the start of the 2004 season, that was the message that coaches, players and members of the Colorado athletic program sent to reporters who were visiting Boulder to write about the Buffaloes.
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By David DeKok, The Patriot-News, Harrisburg, Pa.  Sep.
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By Doris Hajewski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  Mar.
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Sometimes you have to wonder what the geniuses at the major network sports divisions are imbibing or inhaling when they make critical decisions about what we watch.
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In the end, Doc Rivers was hot about too much trash talking and Randy Wittman was hot about a blown call. The coaches -- former Atlanta Hawks backcourt partners in the 1980s -- each had a valid point. There was a lot of trash talking, which is what you had to expect given the arrivals of Ricky Davis, Mark Blount, ...
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By Sandy Cullen, The Wisconsin State Journal  Jan.
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ST. LOUIS -- Among the thousands of phrases around sports that you never, ever expect to hear -- a list that includes &quot;Speak up, TO,&quot; &quot;Bonds cracks me up,&quot; &quot;I can&#39;t wait for the NHL to start again,&quot; and &quot;More WNBA, please&quot; -- is this one:
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One of the best events in sports is happening this weekend, but I&#39;d be surprised if many of you know about it because I&#39;m not talking about a marquee college football matchup or the Yankees-Red Sox series.
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By Michael Klein, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Dec. 17--Some guys put their sweetie's name on the scoreboard at the ballpark and pop the question in front of 30,000 screaming fans.  "I'm not a big, public-eye kind of guy," says Charlie Warner of West Berlin.   Right.
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Doc Rivers told the rent-a-refs at practice yesterday to call scrimmages tight for two reasons. First, he wanted players to learn the importance of running back on defense and not waste time debating calls. Second, he hoped to encourage better overall defense with players more attentive to proper positioning.
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One of the area s most decorated members of the "Greatest Generation" was hardly a self-promoter. Leo Hackethal of Wood River, who died Jan.
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Friday&#39;s brawl ended the basketball game between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons. But the national conversation about the fraying bond between sports fans and players should continue.
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By Joan Kent, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Feb. 6--Pat Houlihan remembers when La Crosse City Hall was pretty rough and tumble.
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To hear Larry Hughes tell it, the fans in Washington are a bit confused about which basketball team holds their interest. &quot;It&#39;s always talked-about now.
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A little less conversation and a little more action
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We&#39;ve heard from the NHL and the NHLPA, so now let&#39;s get a broader perspective. What we are going to see in the next little while is an increase in the rhetoric, which will get cranked up to an unbelieveable level.