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    January 23, 2012

    With Giants' Win, Mike Bloomberg Doesn't Have To Rename 49th Street

    With all the excitement around the Giants beating the 49ers last night, what remains to be talked about is, perhaps, the most exciting news of all -- 49th Street will remain 49th Street! That's right, folks. Our news here today is that nothing is happening to 49th Street. You see, our mayor recen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Barry Bonds Is An Asshole. But His Conviction Is Pointless.

    ​So let's add up the score: After eight years of investigation and a total of around $120 million of taxpayer money blown - and that was the price tag in December before the start of the trial - the federal government has now scored its first and probably only victory in their war against perf ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Barry Bonds and His Big Head

    ​Who says there are no new angles to the Barry Bonds perjury trial? Kimberly Bell, who is said to have "dated Bonds" - I love that term; it always conjures up a couple at a malt shop or at a high school football game - "until an ugly breakup in 2003," testified that Bonds threatened to cut of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    Derek Jeter The Best NY Athlete of All Time? Really?

    ​In 1975, a survey representing America's biggest rock and roll stations asked several thousand listeners to name the greatest rock and roll record of all time. The Beatles, you might guess? Stones? Beach Boys? Stevie Wonder? Maybe Elvis? Or The Supremes? None of the above. According to those ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Duke Snider, 1926-2011

    ​If you have ties to Brooklyn and follow baseball, you probably feel a little older today. Edwin "Duke" Snider wasn't the best ballplayer of the 1950s - he wasn't even the second best centerfielder in New York - but he was good enough to drive in more runs than any other player during the dec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    The 10 Best Rightblogger Rants of 2010: Obama vs. Jesus, The Sperm Donor Menace, And More!

    What a horrible year it's been. There's been something to annoy everyone, and everyone took full advantage: The health care bill, the Tea Party, the BP spill, the Ground Zero Mosque, the Glenn Beck and Jon Stewart rallies, the Republican Comeback, the enhanced TSA patdowns, WikiLeaks -- and every bi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Sorting Out Post-Loss Rangers Fans Sensibilities

    We can thank Daily News writer John Harper for staying in top of the Texas Ranger CEO's comments on Yankees fans yesterday on ESPN radio - you know by now, Chuck Greenberg's remarks that fans at Yankee Stadium were "violent, apathetic, and an embarrassment." "Let's face it," Harpers says, "there is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 16, 2010

    Three Million New York Homes Cannot Watch Baseball Because Fox Blacked Out Cablevision

    ​Cablevision customers in the New York area lost their access to Fox 5 and My9 last night when the channel's parent company News Corp. "pulled the plug" over contract disputes, CNN is reporting. The corporate jockeying may sound boring, but has very real effects for anyone hoping to watch Game ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Jets and Giants: Forget that First Week!

    ​What a difference a week makes. When the Jets-Ravens game was over last Monday night, the cry was that Rex Ryan was just another guy with a big mouth who had let his team get distracted by the lure of reality TV while Giants coach Tom Coughlin was the quiet, confident leader content with the ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 1, 2010

    ELI EXPRESSWAY

    Don’t even think about driving to the Giants game

  • Columns

    August 18, 2010

    Free Will Astrology: August 18 through 24, 2010

    Don’t even think about driving to the Giants game

  • Columns

    July 13, 2010

    Free Will Astrology: July 14 - 20, 2010

    Don’t even think about driving to the Giants game

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2010

    When the Knicks Were the Best Team in Town

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. April 10, 1969, Vol. XIV, No. 26 Only the Knicks Can Make Us Respectable Now by Joe Flaherty and Ross Wetzsteon After years of false pregnancies, the New York sporting crowd may at last father a legitimate champion. For a long time now ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    Willie Mays Is Old, but What's the Daily News's Excuse For Remembering Things So Badly?

    ​Every baseball fan will want to watch Bob Costas interview Willie Mays tonight on the MLB Network's Studio 42 (8:00 pm EST). But fans should also be cautioned that Willie's memory isn't what it once was. According to a column attributed to Wayne Coffey, Michael O'Keefe, and Mark Lelinwalla in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Jockbeat: Was Missing Bengie Molina the Mets' First Error of the Season?

    ​Can we stop talking about Carlos Beltran's knee surgery for just a minute? Bengie Molina is far from the best catcher in baseball, but he was clearly the best on the free agent market. And with 20 home runs and 80 RBIs last season, he was a significant upgrade from anyone the Mets had or wer ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Drag Queen Sings National Anthem at Ball Game!

    It took balls--two of them, to be precise--for the lovely Donna Sachet to get up and belt the National Anthem yesterday at a game between the Giants and the Diamondbacks. And she did us proud. The accessories alone!

  • Columns

    May 6, 2009

    Free Will Astrology: May 6 through 12

    It took balls--two of them, to be precise--for the lovely Donna Sachet to get up and belt the National Anthem yesterday at a game between the Giants and the Diamondbacks. And she did us proud. The accessories alone!

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Daily Flog: Barack Obama -- already a virtual star

    It took balls--two of them, to be precise--for the lovely Donna Sachet to get up and belt the National Anthem yesterday at a game between the Giants and the Diamondbacks. And she did us proud. The accessories alone!

  • News

    March 25, 2008

    The Mets and Yankees Seek an Armed Revolution

    How Joba Chamberlain and Johan Santana will make us forget last year's miserable baseball legacy

  • Columns

    January 1, 2008

    Horoscope

    How Joba Chamberlain and Johan Santana will make us forget last year's miserable baseball legacy

  • News

    July 10, 2007

    Rehabilitating Barry

    Baseball's new feel-good story of the summer has Allen Barra feeling burned

  • Columns

    November 15, 2005

    Horoscope

    Baseball's new feel-good story of the summer has Allen Barra feeling burned

  • News

    November 8, 2005

    Bloomberg's Gift Horse

    Yanks and Mets stadiums could cost taxpayers $800 million

  • Film

    April 26, 2005

    Film

    Yanks and Mets stadiums could cost taxpayers $800 million

  • NYC Life

    December 14, 2004

    Drug Bunt

    If faith in stats is a baseball fan's lifeblood, what to do when the numbers are doped up?

  • News

    September 23, 2003

    Kill the Empire!

    Yankee Bashing Catches On Even With the Local Hacks

  • News

    August 19, 2003

    Sports

    Yankee Bashing Catches On Even With the Local Hacks

  • News

    March 25, 2003

    Men in Uniform

    Fifth Annual Major League Baseball Roundup

  • News

    February 11, 2003

    Sports

    Fifth Annual Major League Baseball Roundup

  • News

    December 31, 2002

    A Year of Self-Parity

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • News

    November 12, 2002

    Sports

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • News

    October 29, 2002

    Sports

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • News

    October 22, 2002

    Sports

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • Columns

    September 17, 2002

    Horoscope

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • News

    September 17, 2002

    Sports

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • News

    May 7, 2002

    Sports

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • News

    March 19, 2002

    Sports

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • News

    August 28, 2001

    Sports

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • News

    January 2, 2001

    Our Year in Sports

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • Theater

    October 31, 2000

    Theater

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • News

    August 15, 2000

    Sports

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • News

    August 1, 2000

    Sports

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • News

    July 25, 2000

    Sports

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • News

    April 11, 2000

    Sports

    Who's Best? Who's the Underdog? When Anybody Can Win, Who Can Tell?

  • News

    March 7, 2000

    Punch Like a Man

    Big-Time Sports’ Domestic Violence Problem

  • News

    January 18, 2000

    From Combat to Camaraderie

    Big-Time Sports’ Domestic Violence Problem

  • News

    January 11, 2000

    The Century in Sports

    The Eighth Annual Village Voice Sportswriters' Poll

  • News

    October 26, 1999

    The People's Game

    The Eighth Annual Village Voice Sportswriters' Poll

  • News

    March 9, 1999

    Your Name Here

    The Eighth Annual Village Voice Sportswriters' Poll

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