Another bad day in the print journalism world. The Denver-based Rocky Mountain News announced that tomorrow’s paper will be its last, after something like 150 years of publishing. I know at least one person who works in that newsroom, former Sun assistant sports editor Chuck Hickey, probably the best sports layout/production person in the history […]

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“Absolutely didn’t see this one coming” is the phrase that jumps to mind. The Clippers quit on this season months ago, and the idea that they could defeat the Boston Celtics, defending NBA champions anytime, anywhere seemed preposterous. And then the final score came in: Clippers 93, Celtics 91. I almost fell out of my […]

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I am one of Landon Donovan’s biggest fans. You all know that. He is a guy with the rare blend of athletic excellence, human decency and humility. So the headline, above, is not mocking. It is literal. I plan to see Landon soon because he will not be staying with the famous German club team […]

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I’ve been doing one blog entry per day for months now. Once in a while two, but at least one per day since, what, last summer? Maybe longer? Today, I’m going to go crazy and make at least four entries. And instead of making each one a sort of “instant newspaper column,” which has been […]

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