Email Author Allen Barra

2013 Stories by Allen Barra

• Remembering Stan Musial

  published Jan 21, 2013

  It's a truism that American men are first conscious of their own mortality when their fathers die, but I would argue that such consciousness is a process for the average American male that usually beg... More >>

• En Garde!

  published January 9, 2013

  Now is the time to shake off the bad habits of the holidays and get back to exercising. One of only four sports to be part of every Olympics,... More >>

• Forget Cycling: Lance Armstrong's Complicated Legacy

  published Jan 17, 2013

  Not to steal some thunder from Lance Armstrong before his big confession to Oprah is aired tonight--the Manti Te'o story has already done that--but I must make a confession of my own. I've got to get ... More >>

• Things are Beginning to Seem Desperate in Yankees Universe

  published Jan 11, 2013

  "I'm surprised," a disingenuous Hal Steinbrenner told the press yesterday in Arizona, "to hear that there's anger if you see what we've done this offseason." Well, I would just call it anger, Hal. The... More >>

• ROUGH RIDERS

  published January 2, 2013

  Every year around this time we look for the one sporting event not associated with anyone’s holiday, and this year it’s the... More >>

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  What to Make of Cooperstown and The Hall of Fame No-Vote

  published Jan 10, 2013

  A friend writes: "Did you see Tyler Kepner's proposed reform for the HOF voting process in the NY Times todayr I largely agree with him, with one big exception: he wants to keep all the voting secret... More >>

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  Alabama vs. Notre Dame: Will It Even Be Closer

  published Jan 07, 2013

  The highest rated college football game to date was the January 2, 1987 Fiesta Bowl between Miami and Penn State. Tonight's BCS championship game between No. 1-ranked Notre Dame and No. 2 Alabama shou... More >>

• Bidding a Fond Farewell to Hideki Matsui

  published Jan 04, 2013

  Hideki Matsui announced his retirement from professional baseball yesterday, and though he hadn't played in pinstripes since 2009, the news must have made Yankee fans everywhere, from New York to Toky... More >>

• Tom Corbett's NCAA Lawsuit: The Biggest Sports Story of 2013r

  published Jan 03, 2013

  Though it didn't dominate the sports press during college football's bowl game week--and there's an irony for you--Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett's lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic ... More >>

• Jets and Giants: A Depressing Post-Mortem

  published Jan 02, 2013

  The Giants were the smaller disaster, so let's handle them first. They were next-to-the-last in the entire league on defense, meaning 31 out of 32 teams in yards/allowed. That's going to take so muc... More >>