The stadium scene.

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• College Football Art: A Slide Show The master painters of the gridiron and the fans who love them.
  Mike DeBonis Dec. 31, 2004
  
• Locker Room Affairs The sordid history of the biggest taboo in sports.
  Josh Levin Dec. 22, 2004
  
• Joe Montana Joins the Cowboys The quarterback takes the field again. On a horse.
  Robert Weintraub Dec. 16, 2004
  
• Crossed Off They're God's favorite basketball team … of course nobody wants to play them.
  Josh Levin Dec. 3, 2004
  
• Upon Further Review NFL officials on the lookout for late hits and loogies.
  Dan Kois Nov. 24, 2004
  
• Fight! Fight! Fight! Why we need more NBA brawls.
  Ben Mathis-Lilley Nov. 23, 2004
  
• Satellite of Love Sirius is a sports radio fan's paradise.
  Robert Weintraub Nov. 18, 2004
  
• Wait 'Til This Year The Red Sox win the World Series. Finally.
  Charles P. Pierce Oct. 28, 2004
  
• Waving the Bloody Sock Curt Schilling: Great pitcher, better self-promoter.
  Charles P. Pierce Oct. 25, 2004
  
• Disastros Houston's baseball team is cursed, too.
  Josh Levin Oct. 22, 2004
  
• I Got You, Babe The Red Sox finally beat the Yankees.
  Charles P. Pierce Oct. 21, 2004
  
• Red Sox vs. Yankees, By the Numbers An obsessive fan's guide to Game 7 of the ALCS.
  Josh Levin Oct. 20, 2004
  
• Roberts Rules A pinch runner is Boston's MVP.
  Josh Levin Oct. 19, 2004
  
• Beyond Borders Minnesota's backup catcher isn't the first scrub to get thrown off the gravy train.
  Stephen Rodrick Oct. 11, 2004
  
• Anger in the Outfield The Dodgers defend the furious Milton Bradley.
  Kevin Arnovitz Oct. 8, 2004
  
• Au Revoir, Les Expos Saying goodbye to baseball in Montreal.
  Robert Weintraub Sept. 30, 2004
  
• The Fans in Japan Why they're happy when baseball players go on strike.
  Robert Whiting Sept. 29, 2004
  
• Fumble on the Kerry The truth about John Kerry's sports flubs.
  Mike Pesca Sept. 28, 2004
  
• Kent Buy Me Love What's eating Houston's second baseman?
  Robert Weintraub Sept. 23, 2004
  
• Empty Backfield Why running backs are overrated.
  Aaron Schatz Sept. 1, 2004
  
• Stakes Is High How breaking up the Triple Crown will save horse racing.
  John Williams Aug. 27, 2004
  
• Coach Lit How to succeed the Riley way. And the Coach K way. And the Shanahan way…
  Jeremy Derfner Aug. 6, 2004
  
• Pained by Numbers Who really cares about Fred McGriff's 500th homer?
  Stephen Rodrick Aug. 4, 2004
  
• Is Math a Sport? And what about target shooting, Skee-Ball, and standing on one foot?
  Jordan Ellenberg July 15, 2004
  
• Roger and Me Why I hate the greatest pitcher of all time.
  Seth Stevenson July 12, 2004
  
• What's That Racket? How high-tech equipment is destroying tennis.
  Nick Schulz July 1, 2004
  
• Uni Watch The return of colored baseball pants.
  Paul Lukas June 29, 2004
  
• The Ultimate Driving Machine How Michael Schumacher and Ferrari dominate Formula 1 racing.
  Nick Schulz June 23, 2004
  
• Adding Insults to Injuries Why fans don't feel athletes' pain.
  Stephen Rodrick June 17, 2004
  
• Uni Watch Meet the Mets' sewing machine.
  Paul Lukas June 9, 2004
  
• Kobe and the Beanstalk The Lakers strain to shoot over Detroit's lanky Tayshaun Prince.
  Felix Gillette June 8, 2004
  
• Not in the Cards How the World Series stacks the deck against the gods of poker.
  Jonathan M. Katz June 4, 2004
  
• Deaf Jams The NBA's war against silence.
  Robert Weintraub May 28, 2004
  
• Eight Seconds in Heaven Learning to love rock 'n' roll bull riding.
  Lily Burana May 26, 2004
  
• Labrum, It Nearly Killed Him Why the torn labrum is baseball's most fearsome injury.
  Will Carroll May 20, 2004
  
• Uni Watch You're dead. Here's your uniform tribute.
  Paul Lukas May 17, 2004
  
• Last Man Crouching The cushy life of the backup catcher.
  Stephen Rodrick May 10, 2004
  
• Suicide Kings Will Sacramento let Chris Webber kill its chance for an NBA title?
  John Hollinger May 6, 2004
  
• No Hitter Why pitchers are worthless when they pick up a bat.
  Nate Silver April 28, 2004
  
• Angry Wide Men Why some NFL players are meaner than others.
  Brendan I. Koerner April 23, 2004
  
• Tales From the Dark (Under)Side What do the Anaheim Angels have beneath their caps?
  Paul Lukas April 21, 2004
  
• Rocky Mountain Lie The Colorado Rockies shouldn't blame Coors Field for their lousy record.
  Chris Kahrl April 14, 2004
  
• If You Build It, Will They Shut Up? They knocked down the Vet. Philadelphia's culture of losing should go with it.
  Allen Barra April 9, 2004
  
• Uni Watch The sports coat of champions.
  Paul Lukas April 6, 2004
  
• This Is SportsCenter? The decline and fall of ESPN's franchise.
  Matt Feeney April 1, 2004
  
• Uni Watch Baseball's spring wardrobe blowout.
  Paul Lukas March 25, 2004
  
• Uni Watch How the zebra got its stripes.
  Paul Lukas March 10, 2004
  
• Uni Watch Which sport has the best all-star duds?
  Paul Lukas Feb. 16, 2004
  
• Gear Lust in Utah Ice-climbing tools! Hummer footwear! How to shop for outdoor gadgets you don't need.
  Alex Heard Feb. 9, 2004
  
• This Is the Super Bowl? Patriots vs. Panthers turns into super-junk.
  Allen Barra Feb. 2, 2004
  
• Uni Watch New England sets Super Bowl record!
  Paul Lukas Jan. 27, 2004
  
• The Gray Panthers Filling in the blanks of the NFL's most anonymous Super Bowl team.
  Josh Levin Jan. 22, 2004
  
• Uni Watch Hey, old man, I've got your number!
  Paul Lukas Jan. 19, 2004
  
• Requiem for a Swim Coach Poolside with Doc Counsilman, 1920-2004.
  R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. Jan. 14, 2004
  
• Uni Watch Blue in the facemask.
  Paul Lukas Jan. 12, 2004
  
• New England Patsies The myth of the rough, tough Boston sports fan.
  Charles P. Pierce Jan. 8, 2004
  
• God's Coach How Bill Parcells raised the Cowboys from the dead.
  Mike Shropshire Jan. 7, 2004
  
• My Own Private Cooperstown Jack Voigt! Cleon Jones! Immortalize your idols in the Baseball Hall of Love.
  Tom Scocca Jan. 6, 2004