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One of the greatest attorneys of our time, Johnnie Cochran, was sent off in regal fashion yesterday in Los Angeles. Approximately 5,000 people turned out to bid farewell to the man who ‘turned the Juice loose’ in the Trial of the Century. Famous Cochran clients O.J. Simpson and Michael Jackson — taking time [...]

In the anthology of great baseball mysteries, the best contemporary story is that of St. Louis Cardinal Rick Ankiel, a young pitcher who still shows remarkable potential. There’s only one catch: Ankiel has declared himself an outfielder. For an eighteen year-old draftee, perhaps this wouldn’t be so strange. For Ankiel, who put [...]

Earlier today, we said that the United States Men’s National Team (MNT) needed to ‘bounce back’ in World Cup qualifying action in a Birmingham, Alabama tilt with upstart CONCACAF foe Guatemala. The 2-0 win may well serve as a springboard that sends the MNT flying high to the World Cup. A surprisingly pro-Guatemalan [...]

You could write a whole category full of Jeopardy! questions about the times that “Byung-Hyun Kim” and the word “mistake” have collided in the same sentence. He’s the only person ever to gift wrap back-to-back World Series games that his team should have won, as the submariner served up costly gopher balls to New [...]

After trailing 2-0 at halftime in Sunday’s World Cup Qualifying match in Mexico City, the United States Men’s National Team (MNT) needs a much better start tonight against Guatemala in its third qualifying match of the final stage. The MNT, which won its opening match of the stage at Trinidad and Tobago nearly two [...]

According to a 60 Minutes Wednesday report, three current or former Carolina Panthers had steroid prescriptions filled in January of 2004. The AP reports: Carolina Panthers Todd Sauerbrun and Jeff Mitchell and former player Todd Steussie had steroid prescriptions filled by a West Columbia, S.C., doctor now under investigation by federal authorities, according to a [...]

Someday, perhaps, can’t miss NBA stars Salim Stoudamire and Channing Frye will find a way to forget the pain they suffered tonight in Chicago. Will Stoudamire blame himself for having a disastrous 2-for-13 performance just two nights after lighting up Oklahoma State for a game winner as time ran down? Will Frye think [...]

Former American chess superstar Bobby Fischer was released from detention in Japan today. He will be heading for Iceland, which has made him a citizen. From Reuters: Refraining from any comment to reporters who had gathered outside, Fischer got in an Icelandic embassy car and headed for Narita International Airport, where he was to [...]

In a very nice play, one of Roger Clemens’ sons drove his father’s orange Hummer to his high school and left the vehicle unlocked. It took thieves just a few minutes to steal the mammoth vehicle, which was given to the Rocket by the New York Yankees as a gift commemorating his 300th career [...]

Angered at the fact that ESPN.com is forcing people to pay for so-called “Insider” reports on the teams in the NCAA Tournament, Charles Schumer has vowed to obstruct the NCAA Tournament’s third round games, slated to be played on Thursday and Friday of this week, until ESPN affords the Senate an opportunity to advise and [...]