Say goodnight to the big man. And that Shaquille O’Neal gamble? A busted flush. And there the Phoenix Suns went, down the drain and out of the NBA playoffs — and off the radar of genuine NBA contenders for the foreseeable future. Lots of us suggested, back in February, that the Suns had gone bonkers […]

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Confession up front: Spike Speigner was gone from The Sun newsroom several years before 1984. Probably no later than 1981. Maybe even late 1980. But Spike Speigner popped into my head the other day, and I believe he warrants mention in my series on people I worked with. Even if he’s a little out of […]

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A recent trend in the sports-fan blogosphere is to create a website named “FireTheSportsFigureIHate.com” Just fill in the name of the coach/general manager/player you loathe, get the domain, get busy trashing the guy. Among those out there and active are firegeorgekarl.com (referring to the Denver Nuggers coach) … and locally, we had dumpdorrell.com, which last […]

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