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Len Berman | Posted 12.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Tiger Woods Affair, Jewish Major Leaguers, New York Mets, Plaxico Burress, Rick Pitino, Pittsburgh Steelers, Usain Bolt, Roger Federer, Boston Red Sox, Holiday Bowl, New York News
Len Berman

Collected here are my Top 5 best and worst sports stories of the year.

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Len Berman | Posted 12.23.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, New York Mets, Tiger Woods Affair, Rex Ryan, Johnny Damon, New York Giants, Boston Red Sox, New York News
Len Berman

Here's a warning to wayward athletes and other denizens of the sports world. Word is that the launch of TMZsports.com is right around the corner. That's not good news if you misbehave.

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Len Berman | Posted 12.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Green Bay Packers, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Hideki Matsui, New York Giants, Boston Red Sox, New York News
Len Berman

In Monday night football, the Giants awaken and roll over Washington 45-12. Where was this team all season?

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Len Berman | Posted 12.21.2009 | New York

Read More: Tiger Woods Affair, Indianapolis Colts, Dallas Cowboys, New Orleans Saints, Mike Lowell, Boston Red Sox, New York News
Len Berman

And then there was one. The Saints were beaten by the Cowboys for their first loss of the season. That leaves the Indianapolis Colts as the only undefeated team in the NFL at 14-0.

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Len Berman | Posted 12.15.2009 | New York

Read More: New England Patriots, Philadelphia Phillies, Mark Ingram Heisman Trophy, Tiger Woods, Boston Red Sox, New York News
Len Berman

Tag Heuer watches said yesterday they'll continue with Tiger Woods because his personal life isn't their business. Later in the day it apparently became their business.

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John Lackey, Red Sox Nearing Agreement

ESPN Boston | Posted 12.14.2009 | Sports

Read More: Mlb, John Lackey Red Sox, John Lackey Boston, John Lackey, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, Sports News

John Lackey traveled to Boston for a physical exam Monday, and a baseball source said the Red Sox are making progress toward an agreement with the fre...

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Joe Mauer: A $300 Million Dollar Man

Michael Pina | Posted 12.10.2009 | Sports

Read More: New York Yankees, Sports, Texas Rangers, Mlb, Boston Red Sox, Joe Mauer, Sports News
Michael Pina

A $300 million dollar perfect storm is brewing. One that will help the rich get richer and keep the poor mucking around their farm systems.

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Len Berman | Posted 12.10.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, Andy Pettitte, Los Angeles Lakers, Philadelphia Eagles, Chad Ochocinco, Tiger Woods, Boston Red Sox, New York News
Len Berman

California Congressman Joe Baca says forget about that legislation that he proposed to honor Tiger Woods with a Congressional Gold Medal. Good call, Joe.

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Len Berman | Posted 12.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Ari Fleischer, New York Jets, George W. Bush, Bcs, Boston Red Sox, Tiger Woods, New York News
Len Berman

There will never be another feel good football story out of Hofstra like wide receiver Wayne Chrebet overcoming all odds to make the Jets. Hofstra has eliminated football.

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The Myth of Complacency in Boston Sports

Steve Buckley | Posted 12.04.2009 | Sports

Read More: Jonathan Papelbon, New York Yankees, Mark Teixeira, NBA Champion Celtics, Bill Belichick Decision, Bill Belichick, World Series, Boston Red Sox, Sports News
Steve Buckley

I have yet to make the acquaintance of a Boston sports fan who, having witnessed six championships in a little more than six years, is capable of sitting back and saying, "OK, I'm good."

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Len Berman | Posted 11.20.2009 | New York

Read More: Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants, Jayson Williams, New York Knicks, Boston Red Sox, Ireland World Cup, New York News
Len Berman

Ireland's demand is rejected that their World Cup qualifying loss to France be replayed. France won the game thanks to a handball. Baseball umpires are relieved that for once it wasn't their fault.

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Baseball's New Market Inefficiency

Jonah Keri | Posted 11.19.2009 | Sports

Read More: New York Yankees, Social Anxiety Disorder, Kansas City Royals, Zack Greinke, Mlb, Boston Red Sox, Sports News
Jonah Keri

As expected, the baseball cognoscenti has gone ga-ga for Tyler Kepner's New York Times piece on AL Cy Young winner Zack Greinke. And why not?

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Len Berman | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: New England Patriots, Bud Adams, Washington Redskins, Bill Belichick, Allen Iverson, Babe Ruth, Boston Red Sox, New York News
Len Berman

Are the Knicks interested in 34-year old free agent Allen Iverson? His best days are behind him, so the answer is probably yes.

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Yanks Spending Money -- The American Way

Bruce Tenenbaum | Posted 11.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, New York Rangers, Nfl, Baseball, World Series, Chicago Cubs, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, Entertainment News
Bruce Tenenbaum

Read the sports pages today and you'll find a whole lot of jealous Yankee haters moaning and whining about the Yankees' payroll. But business is the business of America.

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Yankees Buy Another World Series Title

Av Sinensky | Posted 11.05.2009 | Comedy

Read More: New York Yankees, Baseball, Mlb, Major League Baseball, YES Network, Baseball Free Agents, Salary Cap, American League Championship, Yankee Stadium, 200 World Series, Yankees Phillies World Series, Kansas City Royals, George Steinbrenner, World Series, Hank Steinbrenner, John-Sterling, Philadelphia Phillies, Ticker Tape Parade, Boston Red Sox, Comedy News
Av Sinensky

Sources inside the Yankees revealed late last night that they will be holding a press conference to announce that they have acquired the rights to the Florida Marlins' 2003 World Series Championship.

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Len Berman | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, Sports, San Antonio Spurs, World Series, Manu-Ginobili-Bat-Video, Washington Redskins, Pedro Martinez, Sacramento Kings, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, NFL Standings, New York News
Len Berman

It's a mess in Washington and we're not talking politics, it's the Redskins. The organization is blaming the media -- if it would stop printing the NFL standings, fans would have no idea the team stinks.

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Len Berman | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

Read More: 2010 Olympics, New York Yankees, Carl Yastrzemski, World Series, Espn, Steve Phillips, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels, Boston Red Sox, New York News
Len Berman

Let's make marathons more interesting. How about crawling through windmills? We could combine the very best that marathon racing and miniature golf have to offer.

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What's Wrong With Baseball? Money, to Start With

Robert E. Murphy | Posted 10.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Yankees, Bob Gibson, Tony Kubek, Designated-Hitter, Free Agency, Baseball Players' Salaries, Baseball Ticket Prices, Reggie Jackson, Oakland a's, St. Louis Cardinals, Johnny Damon, Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Entertainment News
Robert E. Murphy

Major league baseball players simply make far, far too much money for the good of the game and its fans.

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Len Berman | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Cincinnati Bengals, Sports, Colorado Rockies, 2010 World Cup, New York Yankees, Logan-Campbell-Brothel, Los Angeles Angels, New Zealand Olympic Committee, Boston Red Sox, New York News
Len Berman

A golfer in South Carolina went to retrieve his ball from a pond. An alligator bit off part of his arm. Your wet ball just isn't that valuable.

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Con Games: I'm Allergic To New England

Michael Conniff | Posted 10.08.2009 | Denver

Read More: Travel, New England, Boston Red Sox, Denver, Boston, Sports, Fenway Park, The West, Outdoors, Rocky Mountains, Denver News
Michael Conniff

I can't wait to get back to Denver, Aspen, and the West -- the wide open spaces and really cool place, the wildlife, the rivers, the mountains, the light. I won't be allergic to anything once I get off the plane.

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Ted Williams Head: How SI and the Mainstream Sports Media Gave John Henry Williams a Bum Rap

Brian Ross | Posted 10.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Ted-Williams, Baseball, Sports Legends, Mlb, Cryogenic Preservation, Alcor-Life-Extension-Foundation, Alcor Laboratories, Ted Williams Head, Larry Johnson, Ted-Williams-Head, Sports, Alcor Life Extension Foundation, Ted Williams, Cryonics, Cryogenics, Alcor, Larry-Johnson, Boston Red Sox, Media, Media News
Brian Ross

Let us finally put to rest one myth: Ted Williams was not frozen by his evil son, John Henry Williams.

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Len Berman | Posted 11.30.2009 | New York

Read More: Arnold Palmer, Wild Card, 2016 Olympics Chicago, New York Yankees, Obama Copenhagen, Rex Ryan, Chad Pennington, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, New York News
Len Berman

At Texas Tech the coach has banned all of his players from tweeting after one of his linebackers tweeted that the coach was late for a meeting. Doesn't the First Amendment guarantee freedom of tweech?

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Curt Schilling Considering Run For Ted Kennedy's Senate Seat (VIDEO)

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Massachusetts-Senate-Vacancy, Gop, Massachusetts, Curt Schilling, Ted Kennedy, Boston Red Sox, Politics News

BOSTON — Curt Schilling, the former major league pitcher who won the allegiance of Bostonians by leading the Red Sox to the 2004 World Series, s...

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Len Berman | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Omar Minaya, Sports, Mike Schmidt, New York Yankees, Fred Wilpon, Yankees Red Sox, Pete Rose, Chicago Cubs, Boston Red Sox, Cowboys Stadium, Josh Becket, New York Mets, Yankees, Pedro Martinez, New York News
Len Berman

The video screens at the new Cowboys Stadium are the 8th wonder of the world. They are 60 yards long and stretch from 20-yard line to 20-yard line. Cost? $40-million.

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Yankees Blast Red Sox In 5-HR Outburst, Jeter Homers On First Pitch

AP | HOWARD ULMAN | Posted 09.24.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Yankees, Yankees/Red Sox, Yankees Baseball, Yankees Score, Yankees Win, Yankees Red Sox, Yankees Red Sox Score, CC Sabathia, Derek Jeter, Boston Red Sox Score, Josh Beckett, Yankees Game, Boston Red Sox, New York News

BOSTON — CC Sabathia against Josh Beckett loomed as a low-scoring duel between two of baseball's best pitchers. Neither lived up to the hype, e...

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