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Mark Ribowski´s "Howard Cosell: The Man, the Myth, and the Transformation of American Sports," and Jeff Pearlman´s "Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton."
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Cosell biography one of only a handful of memorable 2011 titles
By Stan Hochman, stanrhoch@comcast.net
Posted 12/24/2011
Howard Cosell was loud, arrogant, pompous, snobbish. He was also smart, daring, controversial and ahead of his time. And now, 16 years after Cosell's death, Mark Ribowsky has written a fascinating biography, "Howard Cosell," subtitled "The Man, the Myth, and the
 
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Sixers must focus on winning, not mascot
Hey, Sixers: Forget about Bens, Doggs and Mooses and just figure out a way to win
Posted 12/10/2011
Stan Hochman: The Sixers are asking the fans to choose one of three concepts for their new mascot. The ideas seem dumb, dumber and dumbest. You want a second opinion? They're ugly!
 
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Sandusky’s story fooled us all - 11/11/2011
Stan Hochman: When I asked Jerry Sandusky about his departure from Penn State, he grumbled, he shouted, he resented the question. I backed off, because I had planned to write a positive piece about a guy helping disadvantaged kids. Little did I know.
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Frazier was full of heart - 11/08/2011
Stan Hochman: Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali brought out the best in each other in the ring and the worst in each other outside the ring. And now Frazier is gone and Ali cannot put two sentences together to mourn our loss. And that is terribly sad.
Hochman's Breeders' Cup selections - 11/04/2011
Hunches for Breeders' Cup: TODAY: Juvenile Sprint: Secret Circle, Vexor, Seeker, Sum of the Parts Juvenile Fillies & Mares Turf: Somali Lemonade, Elusive Kate, Sweet Cat, StopShoppingMaria
Some gimmicks the Phillies should consider - 10/22/2011
Gimmicks the Phillies should consider
By STAN HOCHMAN
The 2012 Phillies will need somebody not named Ryan Howard to play first base the first 6 weeks of the season. They will need a slick third baseman with some pop in his bat. They will need either a fresh shortstop or a brand-new closer, one or the other, because they can't afford to re-up Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Madson, even if they start selling tickets atop Bull's barbecue stand.
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Did the Fates Mauch us? - 10/12/2011
CHARLIE MANUEL said that he "rolled the marbles" when he sent Ben Francisco to pinch-hit for Cole Hamels in Game 3 of the NLCS, and added a folksy reminder that he was once the state marbles champion of Virginia.
A few cracks in this 'Fan's Code' - 09/13/2011
MIKE TANIER thinks he has his finger on the pulse of Philadelphia sports fans. He knows why they embrace certain guys and shun certain other guys. Why they cheer, why they boo.
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Remembering the 1961 Phillies - 08/05/2011
Stan Hochman: Ruben Amaro Sr. was the shortstop on that 1961 Phillies team that lost 23 games in a row. Ruben Amaro Jr. is the GM of these 2011 Phillies. Same town, same team, same family. Fifty years apart.
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No Sugar-coating old wounds in Leonard's book - 07/19/2011
FIGHT NIGHTS, Sugar Ray Leonard would spend time in front of a mirror. He'd look into his eyes, the windows to his soul. He wanted to see them clear and focused. He wanted to see sparks reflecting the fire in his belly. He wanted to see the fury he'd need to knock the other guy's head off his shoulders.
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Film waters down Flood's contributions - 07/12/2011
Stan Hochman: Back in the day, when major league baseball resembled a half-vast plantation and teams owned players forever and a day, the Cardinals traded centerfielder Curt Flood to the Phillies.
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Jeter can do no wrong in new biography - 07/06/2011
DEREK JETER is about to go where no other pin-striped, single-digit Yankee has ever gone before. Not Babe Ruth, not Lou Gehrig, not Joe DiMaggio. Jeter is about to become the first New York Yankee to grind out 3,000 hits.
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