The Whole List
(Almost)

Why is everybody down on the NBA?
Royce Webb says it has something to do with
blunts, Latrell Sprewell, and Marilyn Manson.
June 3, 1998

Duh!! Sprite thinks we're dumb
Elliott Vanskike reveals the con within the con.
June 3, 1998

How Many for McGwire?
Scott Page's in-depth analysis,
as touted by the San Francisco Chronicle,
the Des Moines Register,
and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
June 3, 1998

Rah! Rah! Rah! The NCAA gets smart
Richard Crepeau finds something
good (and bad) to say about the NCAA.
June 3, 1998

Extreme swimmers and sailors
David Adams, around-the-world sailor;
Shelley Taylor Smith & Susie Maroney, marathon swimmers.
June 5, 1998

They got game
H.S. basketball stars talk to SportsJones
about skin color, Public Enemy, and Spike Lee's movie.
June 8, 1998

The pitch on the page
Reviews of Nick Hornby's beautiful Fever Pitch,
Bill Buford's story of living Among the Thugs,
and the most famous soccer game ever.
June 9, 1998

18 and in the NBA
Rick Zollo gives the lowdown
on his former student, Ricky Davis.
June 19, 1998

We hate soccer!! Or do we?
Elliott Vanskike feels America's mixed emotions.
June 19, 1998

Martina vs. Venus
Betty Moffett and Judy Hunter critique
the new rivalry in tennis.
June 23, 1998

Michele Timms
A revealing interview with the globetrotting point guard,
one of the most colorful players in the WNBA.
June 29, 1998

The American nightmare
Richard Crepeau looks at the NBA Draft and sees a meat market.
July 1, 1998

The Anarchy of Batting Practice
Why Mark McGwire should keep taking BP.
July 7, 1998

Professor Crepeau is
the new baseball commissioner
And this is what he will do.
July 8, 1998

Me & Richie Ashburn
Andrew Milner on the day
his hero made it to Cooperstown.
July 9, 1998

How Many for McGwire? An Update
July 15, 1998

George Lombard
He was "the next Herschel Walker."
Now the future star of the Atlanta Braves talks to SportsJones.
July 17, 1998

How soccer = baseball
Think soccer is boring?
Think shootouts are a farce?
Dr. StatHead is here to reveal the strategy
that makes penalty kicks the thinking person's game
and separates Greg Maddux from the rest of us.
July 21, 1998

World Cup '98: A SportsJones Roundtable
Three guys, five topics, opinions flowing freely.
How did France do it?
Penalty kicks.
Europe vs. the world.
And more.
July 23, 1998

The Starr Report
In this SportsJones Exclusive,
the investigation into the affairs
of NY Yankees coach Don Zimmer.
September 8, 1998

The Ol' K-WP
Tim Morris shows his European friends how
baseball is the most natural game in the world
... except, uh, sometimes.
September 8, 1998

Happily Beaten by Cheese-on-a-Stick
Becky Soglin: A summer softball league
where KIDs (kids in dugout) are as important as RBIs.
September 8, 1998

Spinning!
You've seen the fast and furious bikes.
Erin Edom takes us on a head trip.
September 8, 1998

The Art of the Postmatch Interview
Why do such wonderful tennis players say such foolish things? SportsJones cheerfully offers a guide to "netiquette."
September 11, 1998

Ashtray Nostalgia
Tim Morris mourns the demise
of the perfect ballpark.
September 22, 1998

How To (Almost) Screw Up
The Mets dissed Mike Piazza.
Then they turned quite contrite.
Too little too late?
September 23, 1998

Where Have You Gone, Cecil Travis?
In the Year of McGwire and Sosa ®,
a few other fun things have happened.
September 24, 1998

Sox Fans in the Hands of an Angry God
Is it finally the Red Sox' year?
Derek Catsam says destiny and mercy,
not the Curse of the Bambino, guide his fate.
September 27, 1998

Hangin' on the Telephone,
Destiny, & Other Metaphors
The Giants and Cubs indulge our baseball jones
with a 163rd game, and John Shipley still has to pee.
September 28, 1998

Thanks for Playing
Like the duckbilled platypus, the Cubbies
remain a species unto themselves.
October 4, 1998

The Call
[Indians-Yankees, October 7, 1998]
Was it right?
Does the rule make sense?
Did it decide the game?
Didn't we see all of this in 1969?
Yes. No. No. Sort of.
October 8, 1998

The Name Game
Chipper Finley? Quilvio Galarraga? Jim Klesko? Kerry Rivera?
Eddie Lopez? Kevin Glavine? Who are all these guys?
October 13, 1998

The Men in Blue
Eric Gregg ... Ted Hendry ... ridiculous strike zones.
The worst umpiring ever?
Not even close, says Professor Crepeau.
October 15, 1998

  A Kid's First World Series
What's your earliest WS memory?
For one, it's Lonborg vs. Gibson, Game 7.
October 16, 1998

The End of Violence
Horse sense and people sense.
By Betty Moffett.
October 21, 1998

Deion Sanders
... and me.
October 30, 1998

The Internet Baseball Awards
November 1, 1998

Governor The Body
Jesse "The Body" Ventura is the new governor of Minnesota.
Is this a sure sign of the Apocalypse? Maybe not.
November 5, 1998

Running on Empty
As the world's athletes get better and faster,
U.S. distance runners get s ... l ... o ..... w ..... e ...... r.  Why?
November 8, 1998

The Dirty Bird
November 10, 1998

Bowl Championship Series
The system has a fatal flaw:
it encourages cheating and poll-fixing.
November 12, 1998

Magic Johnson
How can you fit the world's greatest point guard
and most famous HIV patient onto a little plastic card?
You can't.
November 12, 1998

When We Were Twelve
Remember playing ball all day
and getting the snot knocked out of you?
Jeff Merron does.
November 17, 1998

A Walk in the Woods
A hilarious new book features a bawdy, lyrical account
of adventure on the Appalachian Trail.
November 18, 1998

If I Don't Six
In his first novel, a Michigan Wolverine shows
he knows football off the field, but not in the psyche.
November 20, 1998

Sports Writing
Magazines aren't supposed to recommend other magazines.
But SportsJones does.
November 22, 1998

Thanksgiving & Football
Now it's Detroit, the Silverdome, John Madden.
But this American tradition was born
100 years before Madden won his first Super Bowl.
November 24, 1998

Chipper & Ball Four
Sports journalism (and its readers) should be more mature,
says Jeff Merron.
December 4, 1998

Bowl Championship Series
• John Shipley says the BCS has created Dog Bowls.
• Richard Crepeau points out you can't spell BCS without BS.
December 8, 1998

Imperialism Rules
The world's richest soccer nations get richer by picking on the little guys.
December 9, 1998

THE ART OF STEVE KAUFMAN The Prince of Pop Art makes his SportsJones debut.

Hopscotch Rocks Continent
A child's game becomes adult play,
as this witty look at Europe in the '90s reveals.
By Dorothy Mills.
December 14, 1998

Mental Exercise
Can you get in shape by sitting and thinking?
December 14, 1998

The Legion of Doom
Can the reconstituted Flyers
win the Stanley Cup?
December 14, 1998

Blitzen on Andro
A holiday sampler of the latest ads
for creatine and androstenedione.
December 18, 1998

Joe DiMaggio
• An ordinary, extraordinary man.
• The man, the myth, the elevator ride.
December 20, 1998

Michael Jordan
A child's view.
December 22, 1998

American Basketball League
• $urvival of the fittest: why the ABL didn't make it.
• Interviews from the late, great ABL's last days.
December 24, 1998

Seventeen Wild Guesses
What might happen in 1999.
January 6, 1999

Must-Listen TV
Jeff Merron says Sports Night,
the latest TV show about a TV show,
is one to watch, and hear.
January 11, 1998

Jordan and Elway
Forever is a long time to be retired,
as Michael and maybe John are about to find out.
January 13, 1999

How to Watch Basketball
Do you suffer from "hysteria" and "nervous strain"? 
Here's your solution at last!

Diane's Super Bowl Prognotication
Our analyst gives it one more shot
and hangs up her jockstrap. (Plus more Diane.)
January 21, 1999

The Best American Sports Writing 1998
This year's collection isn't quite
what the title claims, says Teri Bostian.
January 23, 1999

Terrell Davis
In his inspiring autobiography,
the league's best player breaks from the pack
with candor and modesty.
January 29, 1999

Craig Masback
The track star and now head of USA Track and Field
talks to SportsJones about his efforts to fight drugs
and return the U.S. to its former glory.
February 4, 1999

Baseball Baubles
Who sells crappy collectibles:
the Baseball Hall of Fame or Wal-Mart?
Jeff Merron investigates.
February 8, 1999

A Biennial World Cup?
The new proposal would profoundly change soccer,
according to our international roundtable.
February 9, 1999

Wrestling in Uganda
What happens when professional wrestling comes to Kampala?
February 9, 1999

hoopSalute
What happened when the ABL season was canceled?
The league's fans and stars rallied for one last game.
Naomi Graychase reports from the scene.
February 12, 1999

Manchester United, Manchester Divided
A special report from the UK on Rupert Murdoch's attempt
to take over the world's greatest sports franchise.
February 12, 1999

The Endurance
A wonderful new book retells the great adventure. (With photos.)
February 15, 1999

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