REALLY BIG-PLAY PACKER
There is a little Gilbert Brown in all of us. Or more to the point, there is all of us in Gilbert Brown. Gaining weight? Want to feel better about...
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BRONCOS’ SUPER CAUSE IS A MOUTHFUL
Today's little heart tugger from the Super Bowl is about . . . well, it is about spit. You know spit. The epoxy of glory. The resin of union. The...
A POSSIBLE ANSWER: MAYBE FAVRE IS EL NINO
And now all the really big news from Toonerville-by-the-Sea, home to the little red trolley, Shamu and most of the surviving members of McHale's Navy. Question--What is the Super Bowl...
MJ, BARKLEY: MEMORIES MADE, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
Old enemies are the best. They don't drop by as much anymore. Michael Jordan has outlasted most of them. Or taken them on as teammates. On this day Isiah Thomas...
A SPARED ROD, A SPOILED CHILD
Some things you suspect, some things you guess at and some things you just know. No problem with Rod Beck fitting the Cubs; he can wear Don Zimmer's old pants,...
SAFETY ON THE SLOPES: TRIM THE TREES WAY BACK
The day after Sonny Bono was killed by a tree, a San Francisco newspaper ran a front-page, full-color picture of the tree, identifying it as the tree that killed the...
AN NBA FINALS PREVIEW? NOT IF WE’RE FORTUNATE
Take the Sonics. Please. They will meet again only if it matters most, the Bulls and Seattle, and if the Bulls can pick a team from the West for the...
FAVRE FINDS THE FUN–AGAIN
The Pack is back to back. Brett Favre bounced up from the tackle, the only sack the 49ers would get on the Packers quarterback the long miserable day. Favre whacked...
IN DESPERATE NEED OF AN ENEMY
Pardon me while I throw up. What is this, a football game or a class reunion? Hey, dynasties are colliding here. "We're just grateful to be thought of in the...
49ERS TAKE `MOOCHIE’ SERIOUSLY
The guy ought ought to be called Buzz or Skipper, one of those peppy preppy names. If Steve Mariucci is a pro football coach, bubble bath is a solvent. "The...